2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueKasarani Stadium
Dates18 August (heats)
21 August (final)
Competitors21 from 16 nations
Winning time51.55
Medalists
 Imaobong Nse Uko   Nigeria
 Kornelia Lesiewicz   Poland
 Sylvia Chelangat   Kenya
← 2018
2022 →
Events at the
2021 World U20 Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
10000 m walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 400 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium 18 and 21 August.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record  Grit Breuer (GER) 49.42 Tokyo, Japan 27 August 1991
Championship Record  Ashley Spencer (USA) 50.50 Barcelona, Spain 13 July 2012
World U20 Leading  Christine Mboma (NAM) 49.22 Windhoek, Namibia 17 April 2021

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 Imaobong Nse Uko  Nigeria 52.33 Q
2 1 Kornelia Lesiewicz  Poland 52.63 Q
3 3 Sylvia Chelangat  Kenya 53.49 Q, PB
4 3 Priya Mohan  India 53.79 q
5 2 Oneika McAnnuff  Jamaica 54.13 Q
6 2 Precious Molepo  South Africa 54.41 Q
7 1 Ella Clayton  Canada 54.51 Q
8 1 Tetyana Kharashchuk  Ukraine 54.65 q
9 2 Anna Orlova  Ukraine 54.68
10 2 Veronika Arkhipova  Authorised Neutral Athletes 54.87
11 3 Erica Barbosa  Brazil 54.94
12 2 Summy  India 55.43
13 1 Mathilde Descoux  France 55.54
14 2 Alexandra Almici  Italy 55.70
15 3 Koumba Sidibe  Mali 56.49
16 1 Annalee Robinson  Jamaica 56.56
17 1 Opeyemi Deborah Oke  Nigeria 57.30
18 2 Aishath Himna Hassan  Maldives 58.90 NR
1 Lucie Zavadilová  Czech Republic DNF
3 Nikola Bisová  Czech Republic DQ TR16.8
3 Caitlyn Bobb  Bermuda DQ TR17.3.1

Final

The final was held on 21 August at 16:59.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
6 Imaobong Nse Uko  Nigeria 51.55 PB
5 Kornelia Lesiewicz  Poland 51.97 PB
4 Sylvia Chelangat  Kenya 52.23 PB
4 3 Priya Mohan  India 52.77 PB
5 8 Precious Molepo  South Africa 53.98
6 7 Ella Clayton  Canada 54.10 PB
7 1 Tetyana Kharashchuk  Ukraine 54.49
3 Oneika McAnnuff  Jamaica DNS

References

  1. ^ "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Women − Round 1 − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ "400 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.