2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres

The Boys' 400 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 8, 9, and 10 July.[1] The event was won by Kirani James of Grenada, who also won the 200 metres.[2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Kirani James
  Grenada
Joshua Mance
  United States
Awad El Karim Makki
  Sudan

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best   Obea Moore (USA) 45.14 Santiago, Chile 2 September 1995
Championship Record   Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (SUD) 46.10 Sherbrooke, Canada 12 July 2003
World Youth Leading   Kirani James (GRN) 45.45 Vieux Fort, St. Lucia 11 April 2009

Kirani James set a new Championship Record and World Youth Leading in the final.

Heats

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Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinals

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Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Javere Bell   Jamaica 48.03 Q
2 8 Varg Königsmark   Germany 48.04 Q
3 3 Alexander Beck   Australia 48.17
4 2 Leandro de Araújo   Brazil 48.19
5 5 Anthony Chemut   Kenya 48.60
6 4 Lestrod Roland   Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.61
7 7 Mohamed Chetoui   Algeria 49.40
8 1 Nadir Abdelrahman   Sudan 49.85

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Kirani James   Grenada 46.43 Q
2 3 Joshua Mance   United States 46.65 Q
3 4 Nathan Wake   Great Britain 46.86 q, PB
4 6 Shogo Momiki   Japan 47.51 q
5 7 Hadi Nsamba   Uganda 48.05 PB
6 8 Deon Lendore   Trinidad and Tobago 48.20 PB
7 1 Benjamin Ayesu-Attah   Canada 48.72
8 2 Michael Kruger   South Africa 48.89

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Awad El Karim Makki   Sudan 47.49 Q, SB
2 6 Frazer Wickes   New Zealand 48.05 Q
3 4 Jacques de Swardt   South Africa 48.29
4 3 Ko Kayada   Japan 48.59
5 1 Greg Louden   Great Britain 48.71
6 2 Bertrán Alcaraz   Spain 49.63
7 7 Nathan Kibiwot   Kenya 50.04
8 8 Davide Re   Italy 50.63

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Kirani James   Grenada 45.24 PB, CR, WYL
  4 Joshua Mance   United States 46.22 PB
  6 Awad El Karim Makki   Sudan 47.15 SB
4 2 Nathan Wake   Great Britain 47.20
5 7 Frazer Wickes   New Zealand 47.66
6 5 Javere Bell   Jamaica 47.89 PB
7 1 Shogo Momiki   Japan 48.01
8 8 Varg Königsmark   Germany 48.12

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, CR = Championship record, WYL = World Youth Leading

References

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