1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Nduka Awazie Nigeria
|
| Silver | Casey Vincent Australia
|
| Bronze | Fawzi Al-Shammari Kuwait
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nduka Awazie | Nigeria |
45.54 | |
 |
Casey Vincent | Australia |
45.55 | |
 |
Fawzi Al-Shammari | Kuwait |
45.89 | |
| 4 | Marc-Alexander Scheer |  Germany |
45.91 | |
| 5 | Simon Pierre |  Trinidad and Tobago |
46.22 | |
| 6 | Andrew Pierce |  United States |
46.30 | |
| 7 | Alloy Wilson |  United Kingdom |
46.64 | |
| 8 | Tony Berrian | United States |
47.30 |
Semifinals[edit]
29 July
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Pierce | United States |
46.32 | Q |
| 2 | Fawzi Al-Shammari | Kuwait |
46.40 | Q |
| 3 | Marc-Alexander Scheer | Germany |
46.57 | q |
| 4 | Kim Jae-Da |  South Korea |
46.94 | |
| 5 | Amin Goma'a |  Egypt |
47.60 | |
| 6 | Xu Zizhou |  China |
47.62 | |
| 7 | David Naismith | United Kingdom |
47.73 | |
| 8 | Liam Card |  Canada |
48.03 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Vincent | Australia |
46.49 | Q |
| 2 | Simon Pierre | Trinidad and Tobago |
46.66 | Q |
| 3 | Alloy Wilson | United Kingdom |
46.69 | q |
| 4 | Ousmane Niang |  Senegal |
46.88 | |
| 5 | Ruwen Faller | Germany |
46.96 | |
| 6 | Fernando Augustin |  Mauritius |
47.42 | |
| 7 | Evanson Ndungu |  Kenya |
47.51 | |
| 8 | Przemyslaw Dunaj |  Poland |
48.03 |
Semifinal 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nduka Awazie | Nigeria |
45.90 | Q |
| 2 | Tony Berrian | United States |
46.56 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Coman |  Ireland |
46.82 | |
| 4 | Masayuki Okusako |  Japan |
47.36 | |
| 5 | Daniel Batman | Australia |
47.41 | |
| 6 | Hamdan Al-Bishi |  Saudi Arabia |
47.47 | |
| 7 | Luys Freitas |  Portugal |
48.11 | |
| 8 | William Hernández |  Venezuela |
48.77 |
Heats[edit]
28 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nduka Awazie | Nigeria |
46.76 | Q |
| 2 | Ousmane Niang | Senegal |
47.01 | Q |
| 3 | Fawzi Al-Shammari | Kuwait |
47.42 | Q |
| 4 | Sanjay Ayre |  Jamaica |
47.51 | |
| 5 | Michał Węglarski | Poland |
47.57 | |
| 6 | Casper Pule |  Solomon Islands |
49.65 | |
| 7 | Charles Shaw |  Liberia |
51.32 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Pierce | United States |
46.51 | Q |
| 2 | Tom Coman | Ireland |
47.14 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Batman | Australia |
47.17 | Q |
| 4 | David Naismith | United Kingdom |
47.47 | q |
| 5 | Ranga Wimalawansa |  Sri Lanka |
47.55 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Bezegrari |  Algeria |
49.39 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamdan Al-Bishi | Saudi Arabia |
46.93 | Q |
| 2 | Evanson Ndungu | Kenya |
47.04 | Q |
| 3 | Ruwen Faller | Germany |
47.08 | Q |
| 4 | Fernando Augustin | Mauritius |
47.31 | q |
| 5 | Paul Oppermann | Ireland |
47.81 | |
| 6 | Alexander Petrov |  Bulgaria |
48.72 | |
| 7 | Isaac Yaya |  Tahiti |
50.10 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alloy Wilson | United Kingdom |
46.81 | Q |
| 2 | Xu Zizhou | China |
46.92 | Q |
| 3 | Simon Pierre | Trinidad and Tobago |
46.99 | Q |
| 4 | Masayuki Okusako | Japan |
47.37 | q |
| 5 | Ahmed Torkhani |  Tunisia |
48.08 | |
| 6 | Damian Spector |  Argentina |
48.35 | |
| 7 | Harmon Harmon |  Cook Islands |
51.82 |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Vincent | Australia |
46.87 | Q |
| 2 | Luys Freitas | Portugal |
47.66 | Q |
| 3 | William Hernández | Venezuela |
47.81 | Q |
| 4 | Takahiko Yamamura | Japan |
47.95 | |
| 5 | Andrea Barberi |  Italy |
47.96 | |
| 6 | Ryad Cheragui | Algeria |
49.77 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Jae-Da | South Korea |
47.17 | Q |
| 2 | Marc-Alexander Scheer | Germany |
47.27 | Q |
| 3 | Przemyslaw Dunaj | Poland |
48.08 | Q |
| 4 | Marc Reuter |  Luxembourg |
48.28 | |
| 5 | Vicente Erut | Argentina |
49.14 | |
| 6 | Edward Grech |  Malta |
51.21 |
Heat 7[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Berrian | United States |
47.06 | Q |
| 2 | Amin Goma'a | Egypt |
47.57 | Q |
| 3 | Liam Card | Canada |
47.71 | Q |
| 4 | Tshepo Thobelangope |  South Africa |
47.90 | |
| 5 | Hicham Mihjane |  Morocco |
48.03 | |
| 6 | Clement Abai |  Papua New Guinea |
48.41 | |
| 7 | Troy Wickham |  Barbados |
48.65 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (2)
Argentina (2)
Australia (2)
Barbados (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (1)
China (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Egypt (1)
Germany (2)
Ireland (2)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (1)
Kuwait (1)
Liberia (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (1)
Morocco (1)
Nigeria (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Poland (2)
Portugal (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Senegal (1)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (1)
Sri Lanka (1)
Tahiti (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Tunisia (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Venezuela (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015