2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Shade Abugan Nigeria |
| Silver | Jessica Beard United States |
| Bronze | Susana Clement Cuba |
Results
Final
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shade Abugan | Nigeria | 51.84 | |
 | Jessica Beard | United States | 52.09 | |
 | Susana Clement | Cuba | 52.36 | |
| 4 | Racheal Nachula |  Zambia | 52.44 | |
| 5 | Yuliya Baraley |  Ukraine | 53.18 | |
| 6 | Angeline Blackburn | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 53.43 | |
| 7 | Lanie Whittaker | United States | 53.98 | |
| 8 | Fabienne Kohlmann |  Germany | 54.12 |
Semifinals
9 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shade Abugan | Nigeria | 51.92 | Q |
| 2 | Angeline Blackburn | Australia | 52.90 | Q |
| 3 | Lanie Whittaker | United States | 53.61 | q |
| 4 | Moa Hjelmer |  Sweden | 54.12 | |
| 5 | Latoya McDermott |  Jamaica | 54.15 | |
| 6 | Aleksandra Bulanova |  Russia | 54.18 | |
| 7 | Alyssa Johnson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 55.86 | |
| Britney St. Louis |  Trinidad and Tobago | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susana Clement | Cuba | 52.90 | Q |
| 2 | Racheal Nachula | Zambia | 52.95 | Q |
| 3 | Fabienne Kohlmann | Germany | 53.78 | q |
| 4 | Natália Zsigovics |  Hungary | 54.15 | |
| 5 | Meliz Redif |  Turkey | 54.29 | |
| 6 | Natalie Geiger | Canada | 54.50 | |
| 7 | Olha Zemlyak | Ukraine | 54.66 | |
| 8 | Mara Weekes |  Barbados | 55.61 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Beard | United States | 52.59 | Q |
| 2 | Yuliya Baraley | Ukraine | 53.48 | Q |
| 3 | Olesea Cojuhari |  Moldova | 53.80 | |
| 4 | Berenice Manimba |  France | 53.85 | |
| 5 | Liliya Gafiyatullina | Russia | 54.17 | |
| 6 | Chantel Malone |  British Virgin Islands | 54.98 | |
| 7 | Josefin Magnusson | Sweden | 55.34 | |
| Karla Dueñas |  Mexico | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heats
8 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuliya Baraley | Ukraine | 54.61 | Q |
| 2 | Lanie Whittaker | United States | 54.74 | Q |
| 3 | Moa Hjelmer | Sweden | 55.32 | Q |
| 4 | Mara Weekes | Barbados | 55.34 | Q |
| 5 | Antonique Campbell | Jamaica | 56.27 | |
| 6 | Alexandra Štuková |  Slovakia | 56.33 | |
| 7 | Joceline Monteiro |  Portugal | 56.57 | |
| 8 | Martina Xuereb |  Malta | 56.84 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shade Abugan | Nigeria | 53.71 | Q |
| 2 | Fabienne Kohlmann | Germany | 53.85 | Q |
| 3 | Natália Zsigovics | Hungary | 54.67 | Q |
| 4 | Karla Dueñas | Mexico | 54.90 | Q |
| 5 | Josefin Magnusson | Sweden | 54.93 | q |
| 6 | Olha Zemlyak | Ukraine | 55.12 | q |
| 7 | Mihaela Nunu |  Romania | 56.01 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racheal Nachula | Zambia | 52.65 | Q |
| 2 | Susana Clement | Cuba | 53.85 | Q |
| 3 | Berenice Manimba | France | 54.16 | Q |
| 4 | Aleksandra Bulanova | Russia | 54.38 | Q |
| 5 | Latoya McDermott | Jamaica | 54.62 | q |
| 6 | Alyssa Johnson | Canada | 55.66 | q |
| 7 | Julia Müller-Foell | Germany | 55.99 | |
| 8 | Francesca Xuereb | Malta | 56.33 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Beard | United States | 53.65 | Q |
| 2 | Olesea Cojuhari | Moldova | 54.56 | Q |
| 3 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 54.91 | Q |
| 4 | Natalie Geiger | Canada | 55.13 | Q |
| 5 | Valeria Palacios | Mexico | 56.07 | |
| 6 | Benedikte Hauge |  Norway | 56.08 | |
| 7 | Yen Tai-Ting |  Chinese Taipei | 57.52 | |
| 8 | Machettira Poovamma |  India | 57.94 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angeline Blackburn | Australia | 53.82 | Q |
| 2 | Britney St. Louis | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.67 | Q |
| 3 | Liliya Gafiyatullina | Russia | 54.95 | Q |
| 4 | Chantel Malone | British Virgin Islands | 55.38 | Q |
| 5 | Floria Guei | France | 55.74 | |
| 6 | Florina Rusu | Romania | 57.12 | |
| 7 | Oslyn Collins |  Guyana | 61.20 | |
| Rania Al-Qebali |  Jordan | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 39 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Barbados (1)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Canada (2)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Cuba (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Guyana (1)
- Hungary (1)
- India (1)
- Jamaica (2)
- Jordan (1)
- Malta (2)
- Mexico (2)
- Moldova (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Norway (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (2)
- Russia (2)
- Slovakia (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Turkey (1)
- Ukraine (2)
- United States (2)
- Zambia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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