2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 28 and 29 August 2024.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[1]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		49.42	Tokyo, Japan	27 August 1991
Championship Record		50.50	Barcelona, Spain	13 July 2012
World U20 Leading		51.24	Eugene, United States	22 June 2024

Results

Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	9	Charlotte Henrich		53.07
2	5	Johanna Martin		53.22
3	8	Zita Szentgyörgyi		53.63
4	6	Madeleine Waddell		54.02
5	3	Camila Rodríguez		55.24
6	4	Kenya Maturana		55.45
7	2	T'anna Liburd		55.91
8	7	Jithma Wijethunga		56.16

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Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1	Dianna Proctor		52.73	,
2	4	Lurdes Gloria Manuel		52.76
3	2	Dominika Duraj		53.16
4	3	Julia Ribeiro		53.87
5	8	Borghild Oline Holstad		54.48
6	5	Narissa McPherson		54.67
7	9	Elena Cambiolo		55.61
8	7	Chiara Risi		56.11
9	6	Lina Keder		56.54

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	6	Ella Onojuvwevwo		52.19
2	4	Paola Loboa		52.81	,
3	9	Jemma Pollard		53.45
4	3	Line Safaa		53.64	,
5	1	Jonbibi Hukmova		54.12	,
6	8	Abrina Wright		54.63
7	7	Angelique Abberley		54.66
8	2	Malena Galvan		53.37	=
9	5	Neeru Pahtak		55.58

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	8	Zaya Akins		52.69
2	5	Kara Dacosta		53.59
3	3	Maria Denisa Capotă		54.03
4	6	Precious Molepo		54.11
5	1	Lenka Gymerská		55.01
6	2	Ana Prieto		55.75
7	4	Paola Mireles		56.58
8	9	Grazielly Sena		56.75
9	7	Giuliana Oroná		58.42

Heat 5

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Elisa Valensin		53.82
2	7	Karolina Zbičajnik		53.86
3	4	Amelia Rowe		54.19
4	3	Tianna Springer		54.49
5	1	Michelle Liem		55.42
6	8	Eir Hlesdottir		55.48
7	6	Chrysi Fountoulaki		55.54
8	2	Tyhra Charles		55.87
9	9	Salamatou Halidou Hassane

Heat 6

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	9	Michaela Mouton		53.29
2	6	Nahomy Castro		53.37	,
3	4	Shanque Williams		54.22
4	7	Chane Vermeulen		54.49
5	3	Kiara Webb		54.60
6	5	Laavinia Jaiganth		54.66
7	2	Stefania Balint		55.05
8	8	Kristina Petkova		55.09
9	1	Anuskha Kumbhar		56.52

Semi-finals

The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	6	Zaya Akins		52.11
2	8	Elisa Valensin		52.23	,
3	5	Paola Loboa		53.17
4	9	Jemma Pollard		53.49
5	3	Borghild Oline Holstad		53.99
6	7	Kara Dacosta		54.24
7	4	Shanque Williams		54.57
8	2	Julia Ribeiro		55.12

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Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	7	Dianna Proctor		52.59	,
2	8	Johanna Martin		52.69
3	6	Charlotte Henrich		52.74
4	2	Madeleine Waddell		53.50
5	5	Nahomy Castro		53.75
6	9	Zita Szentgyörgyi		53.94
7	4	Maria Denisa Capotă		53.96
8	3	Precious Molepo		54.55

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	8	Lurdes Gloria Manuel		51.91
2	5	Ella Onojuvwevwo		51.99
3	7	Michaela Mouton		52.72
4	6	Karolina Zbičajnik		53.19
5	9	Dominika Duraj		53.35
6	4	Amelia Rowe		53.47
7	3	Line Safaa		53.99
8	2	Jonbibi Hukmova		54.87

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	5	Lurdes Gloria Manuel		51.29
	8	Dianna Proctor		51.98
	7	Zaya Akins		52.00
4	4	Johanna Martin		52.49
5	6	Ella Onojuvwevwo		52.61
6	9	Elisa Valensin		52.69
7	3	Charlotte Henrich		52.71
8	2	Michaela Mouton		53.09

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 400 Metres Women - Round 1 - Start list . World Athletics . 27 August 2024 . 27 August 2024.
2. Web site: 400 Metres Women - Round 1 results . World Athletics . 29 August 2024 . 28 August 2024.
3. Web site: 400 Metres Women - Semi-Final - Start list . World Athletics . 31 August 2024 . 28 August 2024.
4. Web site: 400 Metres Women - Semi-Final results . World Athletics . 31 August 2024 . 28 August 2024.
5. Web site: 400 Metres Women - Final results . World Athletics . 31 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.