The Girls' 400 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–12 July.
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 400m hurdles |  Heleen Swanepoel (RSA)
|
 Tia-Adana Belle (BAR)
|
 Lisa-Marie Jacoby (GER)
|
Records
editPrior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Leslie Maxie (USA)
|
55.20 | San José, United States | 9 June 1984 |
| Championship Record | Ebony Collins (USA)
|
55.96 | Marrakech, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading | Helene Swanepoel (RSA)
|
58.48 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 25 May 2013 |
Heats
editQualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados |
59.29 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Eileen Demes | Germany |
59.67 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Klerianne Casi |  Puerto Rico |
59.85 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Tatiana Sánchez |  Colombia |
1:00.79 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Yang Qiao |  China |
1:01.60 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Elisa Rovere |  Italy |
1:04.07 | |
| 7 | 4 | Glory Onome Nathaniel |  Nigeria |
1:07.06 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ewa Ochocka |  Poland |
1:00.81 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Rebecca Sartori | Italy |
1:01.05 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Andrenette Knight |  Jamaica |
1:01.25 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Mónika Zsiga |  Hungary |
1:01.25 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | D'Jane Kriedemann | South Africa |
1:01.26 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Yevheniya Sendetska |  Ukraine |
1:04.28 | |
| 7 | 6 | Talia Thompson |  Bahamas |
1:04.43 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Helene Swanepoel | South Africa |
1:00.34 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Stephanie Cho |  Canada |
1:01.10 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kaho Horiike |  Japan |
1:01.11 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Kateryna Khasanova | Ukraine |
1:01.63 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Virginia Villalba |  Ecuador |
1:01.74 | q |
| 6 | 7 | Lorena Almasan |  Romania |
1:03.02 | |
| 7 | 4 | Busra Yildirim |  Turkey |
1:03.82 |
Heat 4
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Samantha Gonzalez |  United States |
59.66 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Lisa-Marie Jacoby | Germany |
1:00.56 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Julija Praprotnik |  Slovenia |
1:01.72 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Andreea Timofei | Romania |
1:02.98 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Martina Samenková |  Slovakia |
1:03.04 | |
| 6 | 6 | Mesha Newbold | Bahamas |
1:05.72 | |
| 7 | Daisy Faith Akpofa | Nigeria |
DQ |
Heat 5
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jana Reissová |  Czech Republic |
59.11 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Nenah De Coninck |  Belgium |
1:01.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Briannill Cardona |  Venezuela |
1:01.84 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Eva Pivk | Slovenia |
1:02.59 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | María Dolores Cobo | Ecuador |
1:02.95 | q |
| 6 | 7 | Anastasiia Volkova |  Russia |
1:02.99 | |
| 7 | 3 | Lexi Aitken | Canada |
1:03.27 |
Semifinals
editQualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heleen Swanepoel | South Africa |
59.02 | Q | |
| 2 | Nenah De Coninck | Belgium |
59.73 | Q | |
| 3 | Samantha Gonzalez | United States |
59.74 | q | |
| 4 | Tatiana Sanchez | Colombia |
59.75 | q | |
| 5 | Stephanie Cho | Canada |
1:00.05 | ||
| 6 | Yang Qiao | China |
1:00.18 | ||
| 7 | Virginia Elizabeth Villalba | Ecuador |
1:01.06 | ||
| 8 | Briannill Cardona | Venezuela |
1:04.57 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Demes | Germany |
59.87 | Q | |
| 2 | Andrenette Knight | Jamaica |
1:00.16 | Q | |
| 3 | Kaho Horiike | Japan |
1:00.39 | ||
| 4 | Kateryna Khasanova | Ukraine |
1:01.70 | ||
| 5 | Eva Pivk | Slovenia |
1:02.42 | ||
| 6 | Rebecca Sartori | Italy |
1:03.25 | ||
| 7 | Maria Dolores Cobo | Ecuador |
1:05.15 | ||
| 8 | Jana Reissová | Czech Republic |
1:06.57 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados |
58.81 | Q | |
| 2 | Lisa-Marie Jacoby | Germany |
59.12 | Q | |
| 3 | Ewa Ochocka | Poland |
59.88 | ||
| 4 | Klerianne Casi | Puerto Rico |
1:01.26 | ||
| 5 | Djane Kriedemann | South Africa |
1:01.47 | ||
| 6 | Mónika Zsiga | Hungary |
1:01.80 | ||
| 7 | Andreea Timofei | Romania |
1:02.74 | ||
| 8 | Julija Praprotnik | Slovenia |
1:07.59 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Heleen Swanepoel | South Africa |
58.08 | ||
 |
Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados |
58.42 | ||
 |
Lisa-Marie Jacoby | Germany |
58.75 | ||
| 4 | Eileen Demes | Germany |
58.92 | ||
| 5 | Samantha Gonzalez | United States |
59.74 | ||
| 6 | Tatiana Sanchez | Colombia |
1:00.13 | ||
| 7 | Nenah De Coninck | Belgium |
1:00.61 | ||
| 8 | Andrenette Knight | Jamaica |
1:02.22 |