2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles
| Girls' 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | |||||||||
| Dates | 15, 16 and 18 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.94 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The girls' 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 15, 16 and 18 July 2015.[1]
Sydney McLaughlin set a championship record with a time of 55.94 s to win the gold medal.[2]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Leslie Maxie (USA)
|
55.20 | San Jose, United States | 9 June 1984 |
| Championship Record | Ebony Collins (USA)
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55.96 | Marrakesh, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading | Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
|
55.28 | Lisle, United States | 1 July 2015 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.[3]
Semifinal
[edit]First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sydney McLaughlin |  United States |
56.79 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Brandeé Johnson | United States |
58.51 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Anne Kirkegaard |  Denmark |
58.56 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ilaria Verderio |  Italy |
58.56 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | Junelle Bromfield |  Jamaica |
58.67 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Xahria Santiago |  Canada |
58.70 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Lea Ahrens |  Germany |
58.90 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | Amanda Holmberg |  Sweden |
58.92 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Linda Olivieri | Italy |
59.03 | PB |
| 10 | 2 | Wang Chen |  China |
59.18 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | Mizuki Murakami |  Japan |
59.35 | |
| 12 | 2 | Aneja Simončič |  Slovenia |
59.87 | PB |
| 13 | 1 | Lada Vondrová |  Czech Republic |
1:00.84 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ánna Kiáfa |  Greece |
1:02.12 | |
| 15 | 1 | Olibía-Nikoléta Karayiánni | Greece |
1:03.38 | |
| 16 | 2 | Chisa Kitazawa | Japan |
1:11.08 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sydney McLaughlin | United States |
55.94 | CR |
 |
Xahria Santiago | Canada |
56.79 | PB |
 |
Brandeé Johnson | United States |
57.47 | PB |
| 4 | Ilaria Verderio | Italy |
57.75 | PB |
| 5 | Anne Kirkegaard | Denmark |
57.88 | PB |
| 6 | Lea Ahrens | Germany |
58.21 | PB |
| 7 | Junelle Bromfield | Jamaica |
58.49 | |
| 8 | Amanda Holmberg | Sweden |
59.89 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Timetable". World Athletics.
- ^ "15-year-old McLaughlin runs huge 55.94 to win WYC gold in 400m hurdles". Watch Athletics. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 July 2015.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 July 2015.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 July 2015.