2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres
The girls' 400 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Nord Lille Métropole on 6 and 8 July.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Shaunae Miller  Bahamas |
Christian Brennan  Canada |
Olivia James  Jamaica
|
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Li Jing (CHN)
|
50.01 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record |  Nawal El Jack (SUD)
|
51.19 | Marrakesh, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading | Chrisann Gordon (JAM)
|
51.62 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2 April 2011 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Heats[edit]
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bianca Răzor |  Romania |
54.15 | Q |
| 2 | Ella Räsänen |  Finland |
54.43 | Q |
| 3 | Bárbara Camblor |  Spain |
55.64 | Q |
| 4 | Dorotea Rebernik |  Slovenia |
55.95 | q, PB |
| 5 | Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo |  Italy |
56.19 | q |
| 6 | Ines Futterknecht |  Austria |
56.49 | |
| 7 | Ingrid Yahoska Narvaez |  Nicaragua |
58.74 | PB |
| 8 | Tahlie Cablayan |  Philippines |
59.58 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas |
54.39 | Q |
| 2 | Brigitte Ntiamoah |  France |
57.06 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Parfenova |  Russia |
57.07 | Q |
| 4 | Stephanie Wicksell |  South Africa |
57.19 | |
| 5 | Selam Abrhaley |  Ethiopia |
57.52 | PB |
| 6 | Elvira Vázquez | Spain |
57.98 | |
| 7 | Bojana Kalicanin |  Serbia |
58.97 | |
| 8 | Park Seong-myun |  South Korea |
59.28 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica |
53.52 | Q |
| 2 | Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz |  Poland |
53.71 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Modesta Morauskaitė |  Lithuania |
55.81 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Kristina Dudek |  Croatia |
55.89 | q, PB |
| 5 | Anastasiya Aslanidi | Russia |
56.38 | |
| 6 | Lourdes Dallazem |  Brazil |
57.21 | |
| 7 | Tiguida Diarouma | France |
58.14 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Reynolds |  United States |
54.59 | Q |
| 2 | Florence Uwakwe |  Nigeria |
54.72 | Q |
| 3 | Blanka Kuta | Poland |
56.86 | Q |
| 4 | Ayaka Nagura |  Japan |
57.01 | |
| 5 | Frédérique Hansen |  Luxembourg |
57.13 | SB |
| 6 | Christine Botlogetswe |  Botswana |
59.13 | |
| 7 | Naomi Blaz |  Guam |
1:03.18 | |
| – | Glenda Davis |  Costa Rica |
DNF |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia James | Jamaica |
54.78 | Q |
| 2 | Kendall Baisden | United States |
55.58 | Q |
| 3 | Anja Benko | Slovenia |
55.97 | Q |
| 4 | Bianka Kéri |  Hungary |
56.26 | q |
| 5 | Oksana Ralko |  Ukraine |
56.41 | |
| 6 | Mareike Wolhüter | South Africa |
58.92 | |
| 7 | Elina Mikhina |  Kazakhstan |
1:00.44 | SB |
| 8 | Loth Toni |  Benin |
1:01.37 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Brennan | Canada |
53.83 | Q |
| 2 | Rita Ossai | Nigeria |
55.11 | Q |
| 3 | Ylenia Vitale | Italy |
55.63 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Kateryna Klymyuk | Ukraine |
55.91 | q |
| 5 | Priyanka Mondal |  India |
56.27 | q, PB |
| 6 | Neviah Mongina Michira |  Kenya |
57.46 | PB |
| 7 | Lorayna Lima | Brazil |
57.55 | |
| 8 | Asli Arik |  Turkey |
57.64 |
Semifinal[edit]
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[3]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica |
52.79 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Robin Reynolds | United States |
53.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | Poland |
53.97 | |
| 4 | 8 | Ylenia Vitale | Italy |
55.29 | PB |
| 5 | 7 | Anna Parfenova | Russia |
55.40 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kristina Dudek | Croatia |
56.49 | |
| 7 | 1 | Priyanka Mondal | India |
57.16 | |
| 8 | 4 | Brigitte Ntiamoah | France |
57.38 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas |
52.92 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Kendall Baisden | United States |
53.32 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Bianca Răzor | Romania |
53.51 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Florence Uwakwe | Nigeria |
54.11 | |
| 5 | 8 | Modesta Morauskaité | Lithuania |
55.55 | PB |
| 6 | 7 | Anja Benko | Slovenia |
55.89 | |
| 7 | 1 | Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo | Italy |
56.46 | |
| 8 | 2 | Bianka Kéri | Hungary |
56.97 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Christian Brennan | Canada |
53.15 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Olivia James | Jamaica |
53.51 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ella Räsänen | Finland |
53.92 | q |
| 4 | 6 | Rita Ossai | Nigeria |
54.02 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kateryna Klymyuk | Ukraine |
56.15 | |
| 6 | 8 | Bárbara Camblor | Spain |
56.25 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dorotea Rebernik | Slovenia |
57.05 | |
| 8 | 7 | Blanka Kuta | Poland |
58.35 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas |
51.84 | |
 |
5 | Christian Brennan | Canada |
52.12 | |
 |
7 | Olivia James | Jamaica |
52.14 | |
| 4 | 3 | Robin Reynolds | United States |
52.72 | |
| 5 | 1 | Bianca Răzor | Romania |
52.82 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kendall Baisden | United States |
53.01 | |
| 7 | 4 | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica |
53.31 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ella Räsänen | Finland |
54.55 |