1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

Events at the
1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
5000 m walk women
10,000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 400 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Natalya Nazarova
 Russia
Silver Nakiya Johnson
 United States
Bronze Yudalis Díaz
 Cuba

Results

Final

31 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Natalya Nazarova  Russia 52.02
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nakiya Johnson  United States 52.09
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yudalis Díaz  Cuba 52.39
4 Alina Rîpanu  Romania 52.89
5 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 53.16
6 Justine Bayiga  Uganda 53.29
7 Keasha Downer  Jamaica 53.68
8 Mikele Barber  United States 54.24

Semifinals

29 July

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 51.95 Q
2 Nakiya Johnson  United States 52.80 Q
3 Keasha Downer  Jamaica 53.01 Q
4 Alina Rîpanu  Romania 53.34 q
5 Zulia Calatayúd  Cuba 53.65
6 Kristin Götz  Germany 54.41
7 Martina Morawska  Czech Republic 54.48
8 Carey Easton  United Kingdom 54.70

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Justine Bayiga  Uganda 52.73 Q
2 Yudalis Díaz  Cuba 53.07 Q
3 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 53.20 Q
4 Mikele Barber  United States 53.44 q
5 Kristina Perica  Croatia 53.60
6 Rosemary Hayward  Australia 54.34
7 Alexia Oberstolz  Italy 54.51
8 Katerina Glosová  Czech Republic 54.58

Heats

28 July

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 52.98 Q
2 Justine Bayiga  Uganda 53.23 Q
3 Rosemary Hayward  Australia 53.90 Q
4 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 54.18 q
5 Carey Easton  United Kingdom 54.28 q
6 Aleksandra Pielużek  Poland 54.69
7 Lotte Visschers  Netherlands 55.72

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nakiya Johnson  United States 53.07 Q
2 Alina Rîpanu  Romania 53.36 Q
3 Zulia Calatayúd  Cuba 54.00 Q
4 Svetlana Pospelova  Russia 54.80
5 Jennifer Marshall  Australia 54.88
6 Sashanie Simpson  Jamaica 54.96
7 Lucy-Ann Richards  Barbados 55.29

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kristina Perica  Croatia 53.89 Q
2 Keasha Downer  Jamaica 53.94 Q
3 Alexia Oberstolz  Italy 54.48 Q
4 Katerina Glosová  Czech Republic 54.53 q
5 Hazel-Ann Regis  Grenada 55.55
6 Oksana Luneva  Kyrgyzstan 57.54

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yudalis Díaz  Cuba 52.74 Q
2 Mikele Barber  United States 53.86 Q
3 Martina Morawska  Czech Republic 54.13 Q
4 Kristin Götz  Germany 54.27 q
5 Lu Minling  China 55.35
6 Yolandé Neethling  South Africa 56.28
7 Diala El-Chabi  Lebanon 58.92
8 Mariama Diaby  Guinea 59.06

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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