# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 23, 24 and 25 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jaheel Hyde Jamaica |
| Silver | Ali Khamis Khamis Bahrain |
| Bronze | Tim Holmes United States |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Danny Harris (USA) | 48.02 | Los Angeles, United States | 17 June 1984 |
| Championship Record | Kerron Clement (USA) | 48.51 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Jaheel Hyde (JAM) | 49.49 | Kingston, Jamaica | 28 March 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
| World Junior Leading | Jaheel Hyde (JAM) | 49.29 | Eugene, United States | 25 July 2014 |

## Results
### Final

25 July Start time: 19:33 Temperature: 27 °C Humidity: 37 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 5 | 0.169 | 49.29 | WJL |
| | Ali Khamis Khamis | Bahrain | 3 | 0.172 | 49.55 | NJR |
| | Tim Holmes | United States | 6 | 0.200 | 50.07 | |
| 4 | Jonas Hanssen | Germany | 4 | 0.165 | 51.07 | |
| 5 | Yi Sihang | China | 2 | 0.184 | 51.32 | PB |
| 6 | Leandro Zamora | Cuba | 1 | 0.157 | 51.49 | |
| 7 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 8 | 0.225 | 51.71 | |
| | Ruan Mentz | South Africa | 7 | 0.203 | DNF | |

### Semifinals

24 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ali Khamis Khamis | Bahrain | 49.93 | Q NJR |
| 2 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 50.77 | Q |
| 3 | Tim Holmes | United States | 50.80 | Q |
| 4 | Jonas Hanssen | Germany | 50.93 | Q |
| 5 | Ruan Mentz | South Africa | 51.03 | Q |
| 6 | Leandro Zamora | Cuba | 51.30 | q |
| 7 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 51.37 | Q |
| 8 | Yi Sihang | China | 51.39 | q PB |
| 9 | Wang Guozhong | China | 51.61 | |
| 10 | Yusuke Sakanashi | Japan | 51.68 | |
| 11 | Luca Cacopardo | Italy | 51.90 | |
| 12 | Creve Armando Machava | Mozambique | 51.97 | PB |
| 13 | Jucian Rafael Pereira | Brazil | 51.98 | |
| 14 | Rivaldo Leacock | Barbados | 52.16 | |
| 15 | Kenneth Selmon | United States | 52.18 | |
| 16 | Avotriniaina Rakotoarimiandry | Madagascar | 52.33 | |
| 17 | Bryce Collins | Australia | 52.62 | |
| 18 | Lukáš Hodboď | Czech Republic | 52.75 | |
| 19 | Jared Kerr | Canada | 52.91 | |
| 20 | Martin Tucek | Czech Republic | 53.17 | |
| 21 | Jordan Sherwood | Canada | 53.41 | |
| 22 | Jacob Paul | United Kingdom | 54.36 | |
| 23 | Francesco Proietti | Italy | 55.28 | |
| 24 | Okeen Williams | Jamaica | 56.37 | |

#### Details

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

##### Semifinal 1

25 July Start time: 12:23 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tim Holmes | United States | 6 | 0.198 | 50.80 | Q |
| 2 | Jonas Hanssen | Germany | 4 | 0.165 | 50.93 | Q |
| 3 | Yusuke Sakanashi | Japan | 3 | 0.148 | 51.68 | |
| 4 | Luca Cacopardo | Italy | 5 | 0.174 | 51.90 | |
| 5 | Jucian Rafael Pereira | Brazil | 2 | 0.244 | 51.98 | |
| 6 | Lukáš Hodboď | Czech Republic | 8 | 0.173 | 52.75 | |
| 7 | Jordan Sherwood | Canada | 1 | 0.140 | 53.41 | |
| 8 | Okeen Williams | Jamaica | 7 | 0.200 | 56.37 | |

##### Semifinal 2

25 July Start time: 12:29 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 6 | 0.189 | 50.77 | Q |
| 2 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 5 | 0.191 | 51.37 | Q |
| 3 | Wang Guozhong | China | 3 | 0.150 | 51.61 | |
| 4 | Rivaldo Leacock | Barbados | 1 | 0.221 | 52.16 | |
| 5 | Avotriniaina Rakotoarimiandry | Madagascar | 4 | 0.156 | 52.33 | |
| 6 | Bryce Collins | Australia | 7 | 0.152 | 52.62 | |
| 7 | Jacob Paul | United Kingdom | 8 | 0.174 | 54.36 | |
| 8 | Francesco Proietti | Italy | 2 | 0.182 | 55.28 | |

##### Semifinal 3

25 July Start time: 12:35 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ali Khamis Khamis | Bahrain | 6 | 0.164 | 49.93 | Q NJR |
| 2 | Ruan Mentz | South Africa | 2 | 0.161 | 51.03 | Q |
| 3 | Leandro Zamora | Cuba | 8 | 0.170 | 51.30 | q |
| 4 | Yi Sihang | China | 3 | 0.171 | 51.39 | q PB |
| 5 | Creve Armando Machava | Mozambique | 7 | 0.219 | 51.97 | PB |
| 6 | Kenneth Selmon | United States | 5 | 0.216 | 52.18 | |
| 7 | Jared Kerr | Canada | 1 | 0.172 | 52.91 | |
| 8 | Martin Tucek | Czech Republic | 4 | 0.159 | 53.17 | |

### Heats

23 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ali Khamis Khamis | Bahrain | 51.10 | Q NJR |
| 2 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 51.60 | Q |
| 3 | Jonas Hanssen | Germany | 51.71 | Q |
| 4 | Wang Guozhong | China | 51.92 | Q |
| 5 | Avotriniaina Rakotoarimiandry | Madagascar | 51.96 | Q NJR |
| 6 | Luca Cacopardo | Italy | 51.97 | Q |
| 7 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 52.00 | Q |
| 8 | Tim Holmes | United States | 52.03 | Q |
| 9 | Kenneth Selmon | United States | 52.15 | Q |
| 10 | Martin Tucek | Czech Republic | 52.17 | Q |
| 11 | Bryce Collins | Australia | 52.40 | q |
| 11 | Creve Armando Machava | Mozambique | 52.40 | q |
| 13 | Jared Kerr | Canada | 52.41 | q |
| 14 | Yi Sihang | China | 52.44 | Q |
| 15 | Lukáš Hodboď | Czech Republic | 52.45 | Q |
| 16 | Yusuke Sakanashi | Japan | 52.46 | Q |
| 17 | Leandro Zamora | Cuba | 52.50 | Q |
| 18 | Jucian Rafael Pereira | Brazil | 52.57 | q |
| 19 | Rivaldo Leacock | Barbados | 52.70 | q |
| 20 | Jacob Paul | United Kingdom | 52.79 | Q |
| 21 | Okeen Williams | Jamaica | 52.88 | Q |
| 22 | Francesco Proietti | Italy | 52.96 | q |
| 23 | Jordan Sherwood | Canada | 53.04 | q |
| 24 | Ruan Mentz | South Africa | 53.06 | q |
| 24 | Larona Obakwe Thabe | Botswana | 53.06 | |
| 26 | Derick Díaz | Puerto Rico | 53.10 | |
| 27 | Diogo Mestre | Portugal | 53.16 | |
| 28 | Wilson Bello | Venezuela | 53.23 | |
| 29 | Dany Brand | Switzerland | 53.32 | |
| 30 | Hanno Coetzer | South Africa | 53.34 | |
| 31 | Lin Chih-Hao | Chinese Taipei | 53.48 | |
| 32 | D'Mitry Charlton | Bahamas | 53.49 | |
| 33 | Christian Martínez | Puerto Rico | 53.54 | |
| 34 | Íñigo Rodríguez | Spain | 53.55 | |
| 35 | Edward Duvan Peralta | Colombia | 53.58 | |
| 36 | Enis Ünsal | Turkey | 53.60 | |
| 37 | Jean Lindsay Emilien | Mauritius | 53.66 | |
| 38 | Javier Delgado | Spain | 53.92 | |
| 39 | Stephen Kipkoech | Kenya | 53.95 | |
| 40 | Zoltán Rády | Hungary | 54.05 | |
| 41 | Salvador García | Mexico | 54.12 | |
| 42 | Enej Vrhunec | Slovenia | 54.18 | |
| 43 | Kyron McMaster | British Virgin Islands | 54.21 | |
| 43 | Iván Reyes | Mexico | 54.21 | |
| 45 | Pride Juma Lusinga | Zimbabwe | 54.25 | |
| 46 | Jerrad Mason | Barbados | 54.26 | |
| 47 | Idris Ayil Sufyani | Saudi Arabia | 54.38 | |
| 48 | Geofrey Kipkoech Cheruiyot | Kenya | 54.60 | |
| 49 | Joachim Sandberg | Norway | 54.62 | |
| 50 | Iago Martins | Brazil | 54.91 | |
| 51 | Kwon Sang-Hyeok | South Korea | 55.13 | |
| 52 | Welington Zaza | Liberia | 55.38 | |
| 53 | Andrea Ercolani Volta | San Marino | 56.11 | NR |
| 54 | Steven Medina | Ecuador | 57.32 | |
| 55 | Oneyker Aragón | Nicaragua | 57.41 | NJR |
| | Ned Justeen Azemia | Seychelles | DQ | 168.7(a) |
| | Sid-Ali Khedim | Algeria | DQ | 168.7(a) |
| | Bienvenu Sawadogo | Burkina Faso | DNS | |

#### Details

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

##### Heat 1

25 July Start time: 12:09 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jonas Hanssen | Germany | 3 | 0.158 | 51.71 | Q |
| 2 | Avotriniaina Rakotoarimiandry | Madagascar | 5 | 0.156 | 51.96 | Q NJR |
| 3 | Jared Kerr | Canada | 7 | 0.170 | 52.41 | q |
| 4 | Wilson Bello | Venezuela | 6 | 0.245 | 53.23 | |
| 5 | Lin Chih-Hao | Chinese Taipei | 8 | 0.171 | 53.48 | |
| 6 | Christian Martínez | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0.161 | 53.54 | |
| 7 | Zoltán Rády | Hungary | 4 | 0.306 | 54.05 | |

##### Heat 2

25 July Start time: 12:14 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tim Holmes | United States | 7 | 0.195 | 52.03 | Q |
| 2 | Lukáš Hodboď | Czech Republic | 5 | 0.201 | 52.45 | Q |
| 3 | Rivaldo Leacock | Barbados | 3 | 0.182 | 52.70 | q |
| 4 | Dany Brand | Switzerland | 6 | 0.220 | 53.32 | |
| 5 | Iván Reyes | Mexico | 4 | 0.213 | 54.21 | |
| 6 | Iago Martins | Brazil | 2 | 0.246 | 54.91 | |
| 7 | Steven Medina | Ecuador | 8 | 0.230 | 57.32 | |

##### Heat 3

25 July Start time: 12:20 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Wang Guozhong | China | 4 | 0.156 | 51.92 | Q |
| 2 | Luca Cacopardo | Italy | 5 | 0.169 | 51.97 | Q |
| 3 | Bryce Collins | Australia | 6 | 0.164 | 52.40 | q |
| 4 | Creve Armando Machava | Mozambique | 8 | 0.220 | 52.40 | q |
| 5 | Edward Duvan Peralta | Colombia | 7 | 0.204 | 53.58 | |
| 6 | Salvador García | Mexico | 3 | 0.166 | 54.12 | |
| 7 | Enej Vrhunec | Slovenia | 2 | 0.140 | 54.18 | |

##### Heat 4

25 July Start time: 12:28 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yusuke Sakanashi | Japan | 3 | 0.157 | 52.46 | Q |
| 2 | Okeen Williams | Jamaica | 8 | 0.176 | 52.88 | Q |
| 3 | Jordan Sherwood | Canada | 4 | 0.132 | 53.04 | q |
| 4 | Javier Delgado | Spain | 7 | 0.235 | 53.92 | |
| 5 | Kwon Sang-Hyeok | South Korea | 1 | 0.256 | 55.13 | |
| 6 | Oneyker Aragón | Nicaragua | 5 | 0.251 | 57.41 | NJR |
| | Ned Justeen Azemia | Seychelles | 6 | 0.327 | DQ | 168.7(a) |
| | Sid-Ali Khedim | Algeria | 2 | 0.204 | DQ | 168.7(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 168.7(a) - Trailing leg

##### Heat 5

25 July Start time: 12:31 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kenneth Selmon | United States | 5 | 0.222 | 52.15 | Q |
| 2 | Yi Sihang | China | 6 | 0.178 | 52.44 | Q |
| 3 | Larona Obakwe Thabe | Botswana | 8 | 0.214 | 53.06 | |
| 4 | Hanno Coetzer | South Africa | 7 | 0.214 | 53.34 | |
| 5 | D'Mitry Charlton | Bahamas | 4 | 0.193 | 53.49 | |
| 6 | Idris Ayil Sufyani | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.179 | 54.38 | |
| 7 | Welington Zaza | Liberia | 2 | 0.166 | 55.38 | |
Note: BIB 1020 Welington Zaza - Yellow Card - 162.5(b) Delaying the start

##### Heat 6

25 July Start time: 12:41 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ali Khamis Khamis | Bahrain | 8 | 0.190 | 51.10 | Q NJR |
| 2 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 7 | 0.229 | 51.60 | Q |
| 3 | Jucian Rafael Pereira | Brazil | 4 | 0.204 | 52.57 | q |
| 4 | Derick Díaz | Puerto Rico | 5 | 0.153 | 53.10 | |
| 5 | Diogo Mestre | Portugal | 3 | 0.192 | 53.16 | |
| 6 | Enis Ünsal | Turkey | 6 | 0.211 | 53.60 | |
| 7 | Geofrey Kipkoech Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2 | 0.194 | 54.60 | |

##### Heat 7

25 July Start time: 12:46 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 4 | 0.208 | 52.00 | Q |
| 2 | Jacob Paul | United Kingdom | 6 | 0.201 | 52.79 | Q |
| 3 | Íñigo Rodríguez | Spain | 8 | 0.175 | 53.55 | |
| 4 | Kyron McMaster | British Virgin Islands | 7 | 0.205 | 54.21 | |
| 5 | Pride Juma Lusinga | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0.161 | 54.25 | |
| 6 | Jerrad Mason | Barbados | 3 | 0.199 | 54.26 | |
| 7 | Joachim Sandberg | Norway | 5 | 0.154 | 54.62 | |

##### Heat 8

25 July Start time: 12:51 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Martin Tucek | Czech Republic | 6 | 0.193 | 52.17 | Q |
| 2 | Leandro Zamora | Cuba | 7 | 0.225 | 52.50 | Q |
| 3 | Francesco Proietti | Italy | 3 | 0.179 | 52.96 | q |
| 4 | Ruan Mentz | South Africa | 2 | 0.165 | 53.06 | q |
| 5 | Jean Lindsay Emilien | Mauritius | 5 | 0.174 | 53.66 | |
| 6 | Stephen Kipkoech | Kenya | 8 | 0.205 | 53.95 | |
| 7 | Andrea Ercolani Volta | San Marino | 4 | 0.231 | 56.11 | NR |
| | Bienvenu Sawadogo | Burkina Faso | 1 | | DNS | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 57 athletes from 43 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (1)
* Bahamas (1)
* Bahrain (1)
* Barbados (2)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (2)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Canada (2)
* China (2)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (1)
* Cuba (2)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Ecuador (1)
* Germany (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Liberia (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Mozambique (1)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Norway (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* San Marino (1)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Venezuela (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)