1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 September.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu Romania
|
| Silver | Claudine Williams Jamaica
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| Bronze | Ionela Tîrlea Romania
|
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania |
51.84 | |
 |
Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
52.03 | |
 |
Ionela Tîrlea | Romania |
52.13 | |
| 4 | Camille Noel |  Canada |
52.98 | |
| 5 | Hana Benešová |  Czechoslovakia |
53.39 | |
| 6 | Kazue Kakinuma |  Japan |
53.45 | |
| 7 | Imke Köhler |  Germany |
53.73 | |
| 8 | Bai Xiaoyun |  China |
54.30 |
Semifinals[edit]
17 September
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
52.88 | Q |
| 2 | Ionela Tîrlea | Romania |
52.90 | Q |
| 3 | Imke Köhler | Germany |
53.44 | Q |
| 4 | Bai Xiaoyun | China |
54.26 | Q |
| 5 | Monique Hennagan |  United States |
54.27 | |
| 6 | Rachel Hale |  Australia |
55.27 | |
| 7 | Barbora Dostálová | Czechoslovakia |
55.55 | |
| Rabia Abdul Salam |  Malaysia |
DNS |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania |
52.87 | Q |
| 2 | Camille Noel | Canada |
53.26 | Q |
| 3 | Hana Benešová | Czechoslovakia |
53.58 | Q |
| 4 | Kazue Kakinuma | Japan |
53.81 | Q |
| 5 | Catherine Scott | Jamaica |
53.91 | |
| 6 | Hsu Pei-Chin |  Chinese Taipei |
54.69 | |
| 7 | Donna Adamson | Australia |
55.17 | |
| 8 | Sharon Lev |  Israel |
55.91 |
Heats[edit]
16 September
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camille Noel | Canada |
53.20 | Q |
| 2 | Catherine Scott | Jamaica |
54.55 | Q |
| 3 | Hana Benešová | Czechoslovakia |
54.71 | Q |
| 4 | Donna Adamson | Australia |
54.91 | q |
| 5 | Sharon Lev | Israel |
55.44 | q |
| 6 | Keiko Amano | Japan |
55.61 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ionela Tîrlea | Romania |
53.49 | Q |
| 2 | Kazue Kakinuma | Japan |
53.92 | Q |
| 3 | Hsu Pei-Chin | Chinese Taipei |
55.03 | Q |
| 4 | Patrizia Spuri |  Italy |
55.85 | |
| 5 | Cynthia Newsome | United States |
56.07 | |
| Yana Burtasenkova |  Commonwealth of Independent States |
DNF |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
53.53 | Q |
| 2 | Bai Xiaoyun | China |
54.50 | Q |
| 3 | Imke Köhler | Germany |
54.83 | Q |
| 4 | Barbora Dostálová | Czechoslovakia |
55.45 | q |
| 5 | Helen Frost |  United Kingdom |
55.94 | |
| 6 | Grace Birungi |  Uganda |
56.10 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania |
53.65 | Q |
| 2 | Monique Hennagan | United States |
54.19 | Q |
| 3 | Rachel Hale | Australia |
54.78 | Q |
| 4 | Rabia Abdul Salam | Malaysia |
54.91 | q |
| 5 | Saidat Onanuga |  Nigeria |
55.61 | |
| 6 | Zhang Hengyun | China |
56.06 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Canada (1)
China (2)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Germany (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Malaysia (1)
Nigeria (1)
Romania (2)
Uganda (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015