2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres
The Boys' 400 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the on 8, 9, and 10 July.[1] The event was won by Kirani James of Grenada, who also won the 200 metres.[2]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kirani James Grenada |
Joshua Mance United States |
Awad El Karim Makki Sudan |
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World Youth Best | Obea Moore (USA) | 45.14 | Santiago, Chile | 2 September 1995 |
Championship Record | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (SUD) | 46.10 | Sherbrooke, Canada | 12 July 2003 |
World Youth Leading | Kirani James (GRN) | 45.45 | Vieux Fort, St. Lucia | 11 April 2009 |
Kirani James set a new Championship Record and World Youth Leading in the final.
Heats[]
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.
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Semifinals[]
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Javere Bell | Jamaica | 48.03 | Q |
2 | 8 | Germany | 48.04 | Q | |
3 | 3 | Alexander Beck | Australia | 48.17 | |
4 | 2 | Leandro de Araújo | Brazil | 48.19 | |
5 | 5 | Anthony Chemut | Kenya | 48.60 | |
6 | 4 | Lestrod Roland | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.61 | |
7 | 7 | Algeria | 49.40 | ||
8 | 1 | Sudan | 49.85 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Heat 2[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Kirani James | Grenada | 46.43 | Q |
2 | 3 | Joshua Mance | United States | 46.65 | Q |
3 | 4 | Great Britain | 46.86 | q, PB | |
4 | 6 | Japan | 47.51 | q | |
5 | 7 | Uganda | 48.05 | PB | |
6 | 8 | Deon Lendore | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.20 | PB |
7 | 1 | Benjamin Ayesu-Attah | Canada | 48.72 | |
8 | 2 | South Africa | 48.89 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Heat 3[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Awad El Karim Makki | Sudan | 47.49 | Q, SB |
2 | 6 | New Zealand | 48.05 | Q | |
3 | 4 | South Africa | 48.29 | ||
4 | 3 | Japan | 48.59 | ||
5 | 1 | Great Britain | 48.71 | ||
6 | 2 | Spain | 49.63 | ||
7 | 7 | Kenya | 50.04 | ||
8 | 8 | Davide Re | Italy | 50.63 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Kirani James | Grenada | 45.24 | PB, CR, WYL | |
4 | Joshua Mance | United States | 46.22 | PB | |
6 | Awad El Karim Makki | Sudan | 47.15 | SB | |
4 | 2 | Great Britain | 47.20 | ||
5 | 7 | New Zealand | 47.66 | ||
6 | 5 | Javere Bell | Jamaica | 47.89 | PB |
7 | 1 | Japan | 48.01 | ||
8 | 8 | Germany | 48.12 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, CR = Championship record, WYL = World Youth Leading
References[]
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