1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21, 22 and 23 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Andrea Burlacu Romania |
| Silver | Suziann Reid United States |
| Bronze | Rosemary Hayward.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Results
Final
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrea Burlacu | Romania | 52.32 | |
 | Suziann Reid | United States | 53.17 | |
 | Rosemary Hayward | Australia | 53.28 | |
| 4 | Yuliya Taranova |  Russia | 53.43 | |
| 5 | Cindy Ega |  France | 53.45 | |
| 6 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 53.87 | |
| 7 | Doreen Harstick |  Germany | 54.46 | |
| 8 | Li Jing |  China | 54.61 |
Semifinals
22 August
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Burlacu | Romania | 53.05 | Q |
| 2 | Suziann Reid | United States | 53.11 | Q |
| 3 | Doreen Harstick | Germany | 53.86 | Q |
| 4 | Yuliya Taranova | Russia | 53.95 | Q |
| 5 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia | 54.55 | |
| 6 | Justine Bayiga |  Uganda | 55.07 | |
| 7 | Ana Guevara |  Mexico | 55.24 | |
| 8 | Žana Minina | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania | 56.30 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosemary Hayward | Australia | 53.60 | Q |
| 2 | Li Jing | China | 53.70 | Q |
| 3 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 53.89 | Q |
| 4 | Cindy Ega | France | 53.98 | Q |
| 5 | Jitka Burianová |  Czech Republic | 54.52 | |
| 6 | Barbara Petráhn |  Hungary | 55.38 | |
| 7 | Yekaterina Solovyova | Russia | 55.79 | |
| Malika Edmonson | United States | DNS |
Heats
21 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Harstick | Germany | 54.09 | Q |
| 2 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 54.14 | Q |
| 3 | Li Jing | China | 54.56 | Q |
| 4 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 55.64 | q |
| 5 | Yekaterina Solovyova | Russia | 56.40 | q |
| 6 | Gabriella Edwards |  Trinidad and Tobago | 59.30 | |
| 7 | Dijana Kojic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.04 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suziann Reid | United States | 53.88 | Q |
| 2 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia | 54.39 | Q |
| 3 | Justine Bayiga | Uganda | 54.94 | Q |
| 4 | Jarita Dill |  Bermuda | 57.37 | |
| 5 | Wang Xuemei | China | 58.11 | |
| 6 | Sherlene Williams |  Barbados | 59.09 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindy Ega | France | 53.98 | Q |
| 2 | Andrea Burlacu | Romania | 54.04 | Q |
| 3 | Yuliya Taranova | Russia | 54.34 | Q |
| 4 | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 56.54 | q |
| 5 | Anastasía Thomatdou |  Greece | 59.00 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosemary Hayward | Australia | 54.00 | Q |
| 2 | Barbara Petráhn | Hungary | 54.71 | Q |
| 3 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic | 54.83 | Q |
| 4 | Malika Edmonson | United States | 55.89 | q |
| 5 | Karina Soto |  Uruguay | 56.91 | |
| 6 | Erum Khanum |  Pakistan | 59.14 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Barbados (1)
- Bermuda (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- China (2)
- Czech Republic (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (1)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Lithuania (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Pakistan (1)
- Romania (2)
- Russia (2)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Uganda (1)
- United States (2)
- Uruguay (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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