The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20, 21 and 22 July.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Olabisi Afolabi Nigeria
|
| Silver | Monique Hennagan United States
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| Bronze | Hana Benešová Czech Republic
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Results edit
Final edit
22 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria |
51.97 | |
 |
Monique Hennagan | United States |
52.25 | |
 |
Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
52.60 | |
| 4 | Li Yajun |  China |
52.62 | |
| 5 | Tracey Barnes |  Jamaica |
53.46 | |
| 6 | Tamsyn Lewis |  Australia |
53.51 | |
| 7 | Cicely Scott | United States |
53.57 | |
| Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
DNF |
Semifinals edit
21 July
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
52.43 | Q |
| 2 | Li Yajun | China |
52.99 | Q |
| 3 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
53.48 | Q |
| 4 | Cicely Scott | United States |
53.65 | Q |
| 5 | Žana Minina |  Lithuania |
53.81 | |
| 6 | Florence Ekpo-Umoh | Nigeria |
53.84 | |
| 7 | Heidi Suomi |  Finland |
54.49 | |
| 8 | Sandrine Thiébaud |  France |
55.73 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria |
52.27 | Q |
| 2 | Monique Hennagan | United States |
52.74 | Q |
| 3 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia |
53.91 | Q |
| 4 | Tracey Barnes | Jamaica |
53.92 | Q |
| 5 | Daimí Pernía |  Cuba |
54.09 | |
| 6 | Larisa Bolenok |  Russia |
54.85 | |
| 7 | Claudia Angerhausen |  Germany |
55.02 | |
| 8 | Zhang Yu | China |
55.54 |
Heats edit
20 July
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria |
53.60 | Q |
| 2 | Cicely Scott | United States |
54.63 | Q |
| 3 | Žana Minina | Lithuania |
54.88 | Q |
| 4 | Vernetta Rolle |  Bahamas |
55.12 | |
| 5 | Melissa Straker |  Barbados |
55.76 | |
| 6 | Kaltouma Nadjina |  Chad |
56.08 | |
| 7 | Militza Castro |  Puerto Rico |
56.16 | |
| 8 | Natalya Dorokhina |  Kazakhstan |
57.78 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
53.82 | Q |
| 2 | Florence Ekpo-Umoh | Nigeria |
54.69 | Q |
| 3 | Claudia Angerhausen | Germany |
54.71 | Q |
| 4 | Zhang Yu | China |
54.81 | q |
| 5 | Yolande Venter |  South Africa |
54.93 | |
| 6 | Barbora Dostálová | Czech Republic |
55.88 | |
| 7 | Valentina Golovko | Russia |
55.97 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Yajun | China |
53.38 | Q |
| 2 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
53.89 | Q |
| 3 | Tamsyn Lewis | Australia |
54.42 | Q |
| 4 | Louretta Thorne |  United Kingdom |
55.06 | |
| 5 | Lidurka Torres | Cuba |
55.37 | |
| 6 | Onica Fraser |  Guyana |
55.82 | |
| Tonique Williams | Bahamas |
DQ |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monique Hennagan | United States |
53.50 | Q |
| 2 | Tracey Barnes | Jamaica |
53.92 | Q |
| 3 | Daimí Pernía | Cuba |
54.17 | Q |
| 4 | Heidi Suomi | Finland |
54.36 | q |
| 5 | Larisa Bolenok | Russia |
54.77 | q |
| 6 | Sandrine Thiébaud | France |
54.91 | q |
| 7 | Andrea Burlacu |  Romania |
55.30 | |
| 8 | Tacko Diouf |  Senegal |
59.02 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Bahamas (2)
Barbados (1)
Chad (1)
China (2)
Cuba (2)
Czech Republic (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Germany (1)
Guyana (1)
Jamaica (2)
Kazakhstan (1)
Lithuania (1)
Nigeria (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (2)
Senegal (1)
South Africa (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1994 Lisbon POR Jul 20-24, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 August 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015