2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres
The Girls' 400 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–12 July.
Medalists[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 400 metres |  Sabrina Bakare (GBR)
|
 Olivia Baker (USA)
|
 Tiffany James (JAM)
|
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 | Marrakech, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading | Olivia Baker (USA)
|
52.71 | Edwardsville, IL, United States | 26 June 2013 |
Heats[edit]
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tiffany James | Jamaica |
54.66 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Alanna Lally |  Ireland |
55.15 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf |  Germany |
55.34 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Zdenka Seidlová |  Czech Republic |
55.65 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Sonia Nasarre |  Spain |
57.54 | |
| 6 | 5 | Emilija Rudytė |  Lithuania |
58.15 | |
| 7 | 3 | Livia Cristurean |  Romania |
58.30 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Olivia Baker |  United States |
54.41 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Liang Xiaojing | China |
55.19 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Susanne Walli |  Austria |
55.33 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Abimbola Junaid |  Nigeria |
55.62 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Maja Pogorevc |  Slovenia |
55.80 | |
| 6 | 3 | Astrid Balanta |  Colombia |
56.39 | |
| 7 | 4 | Anamarija Petters |  Croatia |
57.40 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yanique McNeil | Jamaica |
54.69 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Huang Guifen | China |
54.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Anastasiya Kudryavtseva |  Russia |
55.51 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Viktória Zahradníčková |  Slovakia |
55.62 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Liliya Manasipova |  Uzbekistan |
57.35 | |
| 6 | 6 | Laurence Jones |  Luxembourg |
57.60 | |
| 2 | Büsra Yildirim |  Turkey |
DQ |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria |
55.18 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Emily Rose Norum |  Norway |
56.24 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid |  Canada |
56.80 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | María Simancas |  Venezuela |
57.21 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eleonora Marchiando |  Italy |
57.48 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kianeth Galván |  Panama |
57.64 | |
| 7 | 4 | Fathin Faqihah Mohd Yusuf |  Malaysia |
59.52 |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sabrina Bakare | Great Britain |
54.16 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Molly Blakey |  Australia |
55.05 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Tarika Moses |  British Virgin Islands |
55.87 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Yana Kachur |  Ukraine |
56.00 | |
| 5 | 4 | Andreea Timofei | Romania |
56.48 | |
| 6 | 5 | Jimena Copara |  Peru |
58.29 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nirmali M.P. Gamage |  Sri Lanka |
59.24 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nanako Matsumoto |  Japan |
55.07 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Melissa Gomis |  France |
55.34 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Shannon Gearey |  New Zealand |
55.69 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Daniela Ledecká | Slovakia |
56.32 | |
| 5 | 6 | Jaydean Joseph |  Grenada |
56.89 | |
| 6 | 4 | Mariana Perez |  Dominican Republic |
57.23 | |
| 7 | 2 | Fanjalina |  Madagascar |
59.99 | |
| 8 | Galefele Moroko |  Botswana |
DQ |
Heat 7[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nguyen Thi Oanh |  Vietnam |
54.64 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Kendra Clarke | Canada |
54.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Luca Palásti |  Hungary |
55.67 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alice Mangione | Italy |
56.76 | |
| 5 | 5 | Yvonne Vanhuvaone |  Zimbabwe |
57.07 | |
| 6 | 6 | Kadeisha Hield |  Bahamas |
57.63 | |
| 3 | Kseniia Prokopeva |  Kyrgyzstan |
DQ |
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabrina Bakare | Great Britain |
53.23 | Q | |
| 2 | Edidiong Ofinome Odiong | Nigeria |
54.15 | Q | |
| 3 | Luca Palásti | Hungary |
54.47 | q | |
| 4 | Nanako Matsumoto | Japan |
54.64 | q | |
| 5 | Zdeňka Seidlová | Czech Republic |
54.94 | ||
| 6 | Liang Xiaojing | China |
55.46 | ||
| 7 | Shannon Gearey | New Zealand |
55.77 | ||
| 8 | Melissa Gomis | France |
56.03 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany James | Jamaica |
53.70 | Q | |
| 2 | Thi Oanh Nguyen | Vietnam |
54.25 | Q | |
| 3 | Molly Blakey | Australia |
54.95 | ||
| 4 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf | Germany |
55.14 | ||
| 5 | Susanne Walli | Austria |
55.29 | ||
| 6 | Viktória Zahradníčková | Slovakia |
55.99 | ||
| 7 | Kendra Clarke | Canada |
56.01 | ||
| 8 | Abimbola Junaid | Nigeria |
56.33 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia Baker | United States |
53.63 | Q | |
| 2 | Anastasiya Kudryavtseva | Russia |
54.85 | Q | |
| 3 | Huang Guifen | China |
54.92 | ||
| 4 | Emily Rose Norum | Norway |
55.17 | ||
| 5 | Alanna Lally | Ireland |
55.40 | ||
| 6 | Tarika Moses | British Virgin Islands |
56.65 | ||
| 7 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada |
56.70 | ||
| Yanique McNeil | Jamaica |
DQ |
Final[edit]
The final was won by Sabrika Bakare in 52.77 seconds.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sabrina Bakare | Great Britain |
52.77 | ||
 |
Olivia Baker | United States |
53.38 | ||
 |
Tiffany James | Jamaica |
53.56 | ||
| 4 | Thi Oanh Nyugen | Vietnam |
53.80 | ||
| 5 | Edidiong Ofinome Odiong | Nigeria |
54.14 | ||
| 6 | Nanako Matsumoto | Japan |
54.59 | ||
| 7 | Anastasiya Kudryavtseva | Russia |
54.69 | ||
| 8 | Luca Palásti | Hungary |
54.81 |