2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Marcus Boyd United States
|
| Silver | Kirani James Grenada
|
| Bronze | O'Neal Wilder United States
|
Results[]
Final[]
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marcus Boyd | United States |
45.53 | |
 |
Kirani James | Grenada |
45.70 | |
 |
O'Neal Wilder | United States |
45.76 | |
| 4 |  Australia |
46.54 | ||
| 5 |  Germany |
46.78 | ||
| 6 | Daniel Harper |  Canada |
47.20 | |
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
47.81 | ||
| Brian Gregan |  Ireland |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Semifinals[]
9 July
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirani James | Grenada |
46.55 | Q |
| 2 | Marcus Boyd | United States |
46.88 | Q |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
47.22 | ||
| 4 | Marcell Deák Nagy |  Hungary |
47.43 | |
| 5 | Jānis Leitis |  Latvia |
47.51 | |
| 6 |  Sudan |
48.21 | ||
| 7 | Juan Lewis |  Bahamas |
48.30 | |
| 8 | Hideyuki Hirose |  Japan |
48.30 | |
| 9 | Japan |
48.34 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
46.78 | Q | |
| 2 | Brian Gregan | Ireland |
46.88 | Q |
| 3 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
47.14 | |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
47.36 | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Krasnov |  Russia |
47.38 | |
| 6 |  Kenya |
47.73 | ||
| 7 |  Greece |
48.03 | ||
| 8 | Ismail Al-Sabani |  Saudi Arabia |
48.04 |
Semifinal 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Wilder | United States |
46.08 | Q |
| 2 | Australia |
46.56 | Q | |
| 3 | Daniel Harper | Canada |
46.81 | q |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
47.13 | q | |
| 5 | Rondell Bartholomew | Grenada |
47.60 | |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico |
47.94 | ||
| 7 |  Norway |
48.22 | ||
| 8 |  Netherlands Antilles |
48.36 |
Heats[]
8 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
47.34 | Q | |
| 2 | Juan Lewis | Bahamas |
47.78 | Q |
| 3 | Marcell Deák Nagy | Hungary |
47.85 | Q |
| 4 |  Poland |
48.17 | ||
| 5 |  Comoros |
48.38 | ||
| 6 |  Spain |
49.20 | ||
| 7 |  Italy |
50.80 | ||
 Nigeria |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideyuki Hirose | Japan |
47.86 | Q |
| 2 | Jānis Leitis | Latvia |
47.95 | Q |
| 3 | Greece |
48.24 | Q | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
48.42 | ||
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
48.47 | ||
| 6 |  Ukraine |
48.90 | ||
| 7 | Juraj Mokráš |  Slovakia |
49.29 | |
| 8 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria |
49.45 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Wilder | United States |
46.82 | Q |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
48.03 | Q | |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles |
48.21 | Q | |
| 4 |  Jamaica |
48.42 | ||
| 5 | Ukraine |
48.49 | ||
| 6 | Spain |
48.61 | ||
| 7 |  France |
49.06 | ||
| 8 |  Dominica |
52.08 | ||
| 9 |  Montserrat |
54.87 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirani James | Grenada |
46.53 | Q |
| 2 | Daniel Harper | Canada |
47.18 | Q |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
47.38 | Q | |
| 4 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia |
47.73 | q |
| 5 | Italy |
47.99 | ||
| 6 | Germany |
48.06 | ||
| 7 | La'Sean Pickstock | Bahamas |
48.54 | |
| 8 | Jamaica |
49.08 |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gregan | Ireland |
47.32 | Q |
| 2 | Kenya |
47.34 | Q | |
| 3 | Ismail Al-Sabani | Saudi Arabia |
47.39 | Q |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
47.78 | q | |
| 5 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland |
47.97 | |
| 6 |  Denmark |
48.46 | ||
| 7 | France |
48.56 | ||
| 8 |  Yemen |
51.53 |
Heat 6[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Boyd | United States |
47.56 | Q |
| 2 | Rondell Bartholomew | Grenada |
47.85 | Q |
| 3 | Sudan |
47.93 | Q | |
| 4 |  Slovenia |
48.20 | ||
| 5 | Hungary |
48.25 | ||
| 6 |  Georgia |
48.58 | ||
| 7 |  Mexico |
49.36 | ||
| 8 |  Fiji |
49.40 | ||
| 9 |  Macau |
54.57 |
Heat 7[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
47.35 | Q | |
| 2 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
47.38 | Q |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
47.45 | Q | |
| 4 | Norway |
47.75 | q | |
| 5 | Bereket Desta |  Ethiopia |
47.80 | |
| 6 | Japan |
48.07 | ||
| 7 |  Belgium |
48.47 | ||
| 8 |  Barbados |
49.10 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 58 athletes from 42 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Bahamas (2)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Canada (1)
Comoros (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (1)
Dominica (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Fiji (1)
France (2)
Georgia (1)
Germany (2)
Greece (1)
Grenada (2)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (1)
Latvia (1)
Macau (1)
Mexico (1)
Montserrat (1)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (1)
Saudi Arabia (2)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
Spain (2)
Sudan (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Yemen (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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