# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 13, 14 and 15 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Natasha Hastings United States |
| Silver | Sonita Sutherland Jamaica |
| Bronze | Ashlee Kidd United States |

## Results
### Final

15 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Natasha Hastings | United States | 52.04 |
| | Sonita Sutherland | Jamaica | 52.41 |
| | Ashlee Kidd | United States | 52.45 |
| 4 | Tang Xiaoyin | China | 52.87 |
| 5 | Olga Soldatova | Russia | 52.99 |
| 6 | Asami Tanno | Japan | 53.34 |
| 7 | Annemarie Schulte | Netherlands | 53.67 |
| 8 | Liliya Pilyuhina | Ukraine | 53.82 |

### Semifinals

14 July

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olga Soldatova | Russia | 53.56 | Q |
| 2 | Tang Xiaoyin | China | 53.61 | Q |
| 3 | Annemarie Schulte | Netherlands | 53.93 | Q |
| 4 | Sonita Sutherland | Jamaica | 54.19 | Q |
| 5 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan | 54.49 | |
| 6 | Amanda Kotze | South Africa | 56.08 | |
| 7 | Kineke Alexander | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.42 | |
| 8 | Abigail David | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.15 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Natasha Hastings | United States | 53.50 | Q |
| 2 | Asami Tanno | Japan | 53.83 | Q |
| 3 | Ashlee Kidd | United States | 53.93 | Q |
| 4 | Liliya Pilyuhina | Ukraine | 54.04 | Q |
| 5 | Anja Pollmächer | Germany | 54.24 | |
| 6 | Jaimee-Lee Hoebergen | Australia | 54.59 | |
| 7 | Özge Gürler | Turkey | 55.50 | |
| 8 | Monique Williams | New Zealand | 56.13 | |

### Heats

13 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Natasha Hastings | United States | 52.61 | Q |
| 2 | Asami Tanno | Japan | 53.37 | Q |
| 3 | Jaimee-Lee Hoebergen | Australia | 53.48 | Q |
| 4 | Amanda Kotze | South Africa | 54.32 | q |
| 5 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 55.05 | |
| 6 | Pınar Saka | Turkey | 55.50 | |
| 7 | Angela Makaha | Zimbabwe | 55.88 | |
| 8 | Wu Shanshan | China | 56.31 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ashlee Kidd | United States | 53.56 | Q |
| 2 | Annemarie Schulte | Netherlands | 53.67 | Q |
| 3 | Kineke Alexander | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.00 | Q |
| 4 | Emma Björkman | Sweden | 54.41 | |
| 5 | Gabriela Medina | Mexico | 55.95 | |
| 6 | Maria Spacca | Italy | 56.50 | |
| 7 | Mounira Al-Saleh | Syria | 57.10 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sonita Sutherland | Jamaica | 53.52 | Q |
| 2 | Liliya Pilyuhina | Ukraine | 54.05 | Q |
| 3 | Monique Williams | New Zealand | 54.85 | Q |
| 4 | Maris Mägi | Estonia | 54.93 | |
| 5 | Carline Muir | Canada | 55.15 | |
| 6 | Jacqueline Davies | Australia | 55.76 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Abigail David | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.48 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Soldatova | Russia | 53.54 | Q |
| 3 | Tang Xiaoyin | China | 53.74 | Q |
| 4 | Anja Pollmächer | Germany | 53.78 | q |
| 5 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan | 54.25 | q |
| 6 | Özge Gürler | Turkey | 54.41 | q |
| 7 | Gemma Nicol | United Kingdom | 54.77 | |
| 8 | Liga Zauna | Latvia | 58.21 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Canada (1)
* China (2)
* Estonia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Russia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Sudan (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Syria (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Turkey (2)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)