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

GoldAndrea Burlacu
 Romania
SilverSuziann Reid
 United States
BronzeRosemary Hayward
 Australia

Results

Final

23 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Andrea Burlacu Romania52.32
Suziann Reid United States53.17
Rosemary Hayward Australia53.28
4Yuliya Taranova Russia53.43
5Cindy Ega France53.45
6Otilia Ruicu Romania53.87
7Doreen Harstick Germany54.46
8Li Jing China54.61

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Andrea Burlacu Romania53.05Q
2Suziann Reid United States53.11Q
3Doreen Harstick Germany53.86Q
4Yuliya Taranova Russia53.95Q
5Tamsyn Lewis Australia54.55
6Justine Bayiga Uganda55.07
7Ana Guevara Mexico55.24
8Žana Minina Lithuania56.30

Semifinal 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Rosemary Hayward Australia53.60Q
2Li Jing China53.70Q
3Otilia Ruicu Romania53.89Q
4Cindy Ega France53.98Q
5Jitka Burianová Czech Republic54.52
6Barbara Petráhn Hungary55.38
7Yekaterina Solovyova Russia55.79
Malika Edmonson United StatesDNS

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Doreen Harstick Germany54.09Q
2Otilia Ruicu Romania54.14Q
3Li Jing China54.56Q
4Žana Minina Lithuania55.64q
5Yekaterina Solovyova Russia56.40q
6Gabriella Edwards Trinidad and Tobago59.30
7Dijana Kojic Bosnia and Herzegovina60.04

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Suziann Reid United States53.88Q
2Tamsyn Lewis Australia54.39Q
3Justine Bayiga Uganda54.94Q
4Jarita Dill Bermuda57.37
5Wang Xuemei China58.11
6Sherlene Williams Barbados59.09

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Cindy Ega France53.98Q
2Andrea Burlacu Romania54.04Q
3Yuliya Taranova Russia54.34Q
4Ana Guevara Mexico56.54q
5Anastasía Thomatdou Greece59.00

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Rosemary Hayward Australia54.00Q
2Barbara Petráhn Hungary54.71Q
3Jitka Burianová Czech Republic54.83Q
4Malika Edmonson United States55.89q
5Karina Soto Uruguay56.91
6Erum Khanum Pakistan59.14

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. 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
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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