2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue	Kasarani Stadium
Dates	19 August (heats) 22 August (final)
Competitors	20 from 17 nations
Winning time	56.94
Medalists
Heidi Salminen    Finland   Ludivine Aubert    France   Savannah Sutherland    Canada
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19 and 22 August. ^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record	Sydney McLaughlin  (USA)	53.60	Fayetteville, United States	27 April 2018
Championship Record	Lashinda Demus  (USA)	54.70	Kingston, Jamaica	19 July 2002
World U20 Leading	Ashton Lindley  (USA)	56.74	Eugene, United States	12 June 2021

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final. ^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1	Heidi Salminen	Finland	58.12	Q, PB
2	3	Savannah Sutherland	Canada	58.45	Q
3	1	Ludivine Aubert	France	58.46	Q
4	2	Garriel White	Jamaica	58.65	Q
5	1	Angelica Ghergo	Italy	58.84	q
6	3	Moseiha Bridgen	Jamaica	58.88	Q
7	3	Maria Tarabanskaya	Authorised Neutral Athletes	59.18	q
8	2	Alicja Kaczmarek	Poland	59.32	Q
9	2	Jada van Staden	South Africa	59.33
10	3	Aada Aho	Finland	59.50
11	2	Ilana Hanssens	Belgium	59.60
12	1	Ester Bendová	Czech Republic	59.91
13	3	Rahela Leščak	Croatia	1:00.20
14	2	Anna Konstantina Chatzipourgani	Greece	1:00.67
15	2	Neža Dolenc	Slovenia	1:01.37
16	3	Sofia Lavreshina	Portugal	1:01.53
17	2	Andrea Švecová	Slovakia	1:02.60
18	1	Agnes Ngumbi	Kenya	1:02.65	PB
19	1	Lara Bezgovšek	Slovenia	1:08.29
	1	Martha Rasmussen	Denmark	DQ	TR22.6.1
	1	Sarah Ochigbo	Nigeria	DNS
	3	Charlize Eilerd	South Africa	DNS

Final

The final was held on 22 August at 15:00. ^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	5	Heidi Salminen	Finland	56.94	PB
	6	Ludivine Aubert	France	57.16	PB
	3	Savannah Sutherland	Canada	57.27	PB
4	2	Angelica Ghergo	Italy	57.69	PB
5	1	Maria Tarabanskaya	Authorised Neutral Athletes	57.96	PB
6	7	Alicja Kaczmarek	Poland	58.62
7	8	Moseiha Bridgen	Jamaica	58.64
	4	Garriel White	Jamaica	DNS

References

1. "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
2. "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Round 1 − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.