The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 17 and 19 July.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Lashinda Demus United States
|
| Silver | Melaine Walker Jamaica
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| Bronze | Camille Robinson Jamaica
|
Results edit
Final edit
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lashinda Demus | United States |
54.70 | |
 |
Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
56.03 | |
 |
Camille Robinson | Jamaica |
56.14 | |
| 4 | Tiffany Ross | United States |
56.52 | |
| 5 | Zuzana Hejnová |  Czech Republic |
58.42 | |
| 6 | Yusmelys García |  Venezuela |
58.46 | |
| 7 | Monique Balsamo |  South Africa |
58.60 | |
| 8 | Olga Nikolayeva |  Russia |
59.97 |
Heats edit
17 July
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lashinda Demus | United States |
57.38 | Q |
| 2 | Camille Robinson | Jamaica |
57.71 | Q |
| 3 | Yusmelys García | Venezuela |
59.07 | q |
| 4 | Monique Balsamo | South Africa |
59.25 | q |
| 5 | Amanda Dias |  Brazil |
60.74 | |
| 6 | Céline Landmann |  France |
60.85 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany Ross | United States |
59.54 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Nikolayeva | Russia |
59.83 | Q |
| 3 | Raquel da Costa | Brazil |
59.93 | |
| 4 | Sara Jander |  Germany |
60.53 | |
| 5 | Gabriela Plocka |  Poland |
61.11 | |
| 6 | Chisa Nishio |  Japan |
61.80 | |
| 7 | Géraldine Lécefel | France |
63.15 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
57.39 | Q |
| 2 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic |
59.31 | Q |
| 3 | Sachiko Eguchi | Japan |
59.43 | |
| 4 | Chantelle Terblanche | South Africa |
59.98 | |
| 5 | Katharina Gröb | Germany |
61.27 | |
| 6 | Lucy Jaramillo |  Ecuador |
62.97 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Brazil (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Ecuador (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Poland (1)
Russia (1)
South Africa (2)
United States (2)
Venezuela (1)
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, 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