2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres
The Girls' 400 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–12 July.
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 400 metres |  (GBR)
|
 (USA)
|
 Tiffany James (JAM)
|
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  (CHN)
|
50.01 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record |  Nawal El Jack (SUD)
|
51.19 | Marrakech, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading | Olivia Baker (USA)
|
52.71 | Edwardsville, IL, United States | 26 June 2013 |
Heats[]
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tiffany James | Jamaica |
54.66 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  Ireland |
55.15 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 |  Germany |
55.34 | Q | |
| 4 | 8 |  Czech Republic |
55.65 | q | |
| 5 | 7 |  Spain |
57.54 | ||
| 6 | 5 |  Lithuania |
58.15 | ||
| 7 | 3 |  Romania |
58.30 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | United States |
54.41 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Liang Xiaojing | China |
55.19 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Susanne Walli |  Austria |
55.33 | Q |
| 4 | 6 |  Nigeria |
55.62 | q | |
| 5 | 7 |  Slovenia |
55.80 | ||
| 6 | 3 |  Colombia |
56.39 | ||
| 7 | 4 |  Croatia |
57.40 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jamaica |
54.69 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Huang Guifen | China |
54.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 |  Russia |
55.51 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 |  Slovakia |
55.62 | q | |
| 5 | 8 |  Uzbekistan |
57.35 | ||
| 6 | 6 |  Luxembourg |
57.60 | ||
| 2 |  Turkey |
DQ |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria |
55.18 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  Norway |
56.24 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 |  Canada |
56.80 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 |  Venezuela |
57.21 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Eleonora Marchiando |  Italy |
57.48 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Panama |
57.64 | ||
| 7 | 4 |  Malaysia |
59.52 |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Great Britain |
54.16 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 |  Australia |
55.05 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 |  British Virgin Islands |
55.87 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Yana Kachur |  Ukraine |
56.00 | |
| 5 | 4 | Romania |
56.48 | ||
| 6 | 5 |  Peru |
58.29 | ||
| 7 | 8 |  Sri Lanka |
59.24 |
Heat 6[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Japan |
55.07 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 |  France |
55.34 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 |  New Zealand |
55.69 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Slovakia |
56.32 | ||
| 5 | 6 |  Grenada |
56.89 | ||
| 6 | 4 |  Dominican Republic |
57.23 | ||
| 7 | 2 |  Madagascar |
59.99 | ||
| 8 | Galefele Moroko |  Botswana |
DQ |
Heat 7[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Vietnam |
54.64 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Kendra Clarke | Canada |
54.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 |  Hungary |
55.67 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Alice Mangione | Italy |
56.76 | |
| 5 | 5 |  Zimbabwe |
57.07 | ||
| 6 | 6 |  Bahamas |
57.63 | ||
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan |
DQ |
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 | Great Britain |
53.23 | Q | ||
| 2 | Nigeria |
54.15 | Q | ||
| 3 | Hungary |
54.47 | q | ||
| 4 | Japan |
54.64 | q | ||
| 5 | Czech Republic |
54.94 | |||
| 6 | Liang Xiaojing | China |
55.46 | ||
| 7 | New Zealand |
55.77 | |||
| 8 | France |
56.03 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany James | Jamaica |
53.70 | Q | |
| 2 | Vietnam |
54.25 | Q | ||
| 3 | Australia |
54.95 | |||
| 4 | Germany |
55.14 | |||
| 5 | Susanne Walli | Austria |
55.29 | ||
| 6 | Slovakia |
55.99 | |||
| 7 | Kendra Clarke | Canada |
56.01 | ||
| 8 | Nigeria |
56.33 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
53.63 | Q | ||
| 2 | Russia |
54.85 | Q | ||
| 3 | Huang Guifen | China |
54.92 | ||
| 4 | Norway |
55.17 | |||
| 5 | Ireland |
55.40 | |||
| 6 | British Virgin Islands |
56.65 | |||
| 7 | Canada |
56.70 | |||
| Jamaica |
DQ |
Final[]
The final was won by Sabrika Bakare in 52.77 seconds.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Great Britain |
52.77 | |||
 |
United States |
53.38 | |||
 |
Tiffany James | Jamaica |
53.56 | ||
| 4 | Vietnam |
53.80 | |||
| 5 | Nigeria |
54.14 | |||
| 6 | Japan |
54.59 | |||
| 7 | Russia |
54.69 | |||
| 8 | Hungary |
54.81 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics