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

The men's 400 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 22, 23 and 24 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago |
| Silver | Nobuya Kato Japan |
| Bronze | Abbas Abubakar Abbas Bahrain |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Steve Lewis (USA) | 43.87 | Seoul, South Korea | 28 September 1988 |
| Championship Record | Hamdan Al-Bishi (KSA) | 44.66 | Santiago, Chile | 20 October 2000 |
| World Junior Leading | Machel Cedenio (TRI) | 45.23 | George Town, Cayman Islands | 7 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

24 July Start time: 19:44 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.204 | 45.13 | WJL |
| | Nobuya Kato | Japan | 3 | 0.178 | 46.17 | SB |
| | Abbas Abubakar Abbas | Bahrain | 7 | 0.254 | 46.20 | |
| 4 | Alexander Lerionka Sampao | Kenya | 5 | 0.223 | 46.55 | |
| 5 | Jack Crosby | United Kingdom | 1 | 0.180 | 46.63 | |
| 6 | Lamar Bruton-Grinnage | United States | 8 | 0.181 | 46.75 | |
| 7 | Kaisei Yui | Japan | 2 | 0.150 | 47.08 | |
| 8 | Tyler Brown | United States | 6 | 0.185 | 47.30 | |

### Semifinals

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

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.90 | Q |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | United States | 45.97 | Q |
| 3 | Alexander Lerionka Sampao | Kenya | 46.21 | Q |
| 4 | Nobuya Kato | Japan | 46.26 | Q |
| 5 | Abbas Abubakar Abbas | Bahrain | 46.28 | Q |
| 6 | Jack Crosby | United Kingdom | 46.35 | q PB |
| 7 | Lamar Bruton-Grinnage | United States | 46.67 | Q |
| 8 | Kaisei Yui | Japan | 46.68 | q PB |
| 9 | Berend Koekemoer | South Africa | 46.87 | |
| 10 | Elliot Rutter | United Kingdom | 46.93 | |
| 11 | Sam Reiser | Australia | 47.02 | |
| 12 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 47.06 | PB |
| 13 | Warren Hazel | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.22 | |
| 14 | Oleksiy Pozdnyakov | Ukraine | 47.43 | |
| 15 | Batuhan Altıntaş | Turkey | 47.46 | |
| 16 | Nathon Allen | Jamaica | 47.56 | |
| 17 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 47.64 | |
| 18 | Joshua Robinson | Australia | 47.72 | |
| 19 | Henri Delauze | Bahamas | 47.78 | |
| 20 | Janeko Cartwright | Bahamas | 47.88 | |
| 21 | Joshua Cunningham | Canada | 47.91 | |
| 22 | Karabo Sibanda | Botswana | 48.30 | |
| 23 | Martin Manley | Jamaica | 48.38 | |
| | Jamal Walton | Cayman Islands | DNF | |

#### Details

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

##### Semifinal 1

24 July Start time: 18:43 Temperature: 18 °C Humidity: 56%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tyler Brown | United States | 5 | 0.178 | 45.97 | Q |
| 2 | Alexander Lerionka Sampao | Kenya | 4 | 0.223 | 46.21 | Q |
| 3 | Kaisei Yui | Japan | 3 | 0.170 | 46.68 | q PB |
| 4 | Elliot Rutter | United Kingdom | 2 | 0.160 | 46.93 | |
| 5 | Oleksiy Pozdnyakov | Ukraine | 7 | 0.213 | 47.43 | |
| 6 | Batuhan Altıntaş | Turkey | 6 | 0.175 | 47.46 | |
| 7 | Joshua Robinson | Australia | 1 | 0.172 | 47.72 | |
| 8 | Karabo Sibanda | Botswana | 8 | 0.206 | 48.30 | |

##### Semifinal 2

24 July Start time: 18:50 Temperature: 18 °C Humidity: 56%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nobuya Kato | Japan | 3 | 0.172 | 46.26 | Q |
| 2 | Abbas Abubakar Abbas | Bahrain | 4 | 0.242 | 46.28 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Crosby | United Kingdom | 5 | 0.150 | 46.35 | q PB |
| 4 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 8 | 0.205 | 47.06 | PB |
| 5 | Warren Hazel | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 0.161 | 47.22 | |
| 6 | Janeko Cartwright | Bahamas | 1 | 0.184 | 47.88 | |
| 7 | Martin Manley | Jamaica | 6 | 0.173 | 48.38 | |
| | Jamal Walton | Cayman Islands | 7 | 0.200 | DNF | |

##### Semifinal 3

24 July Start time: 18:57 Temperature: 18 °C Humidity: 56%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.214 | 45.90 | Q |
| 2 | Lamar Bruton-Grinnage | United States | 6 | 0.196 | 46.67 | Q |
| 3 | Berend Koekemoer | South Africa | 5 | 0.181 | 46.87 | |
| 4 | Sam Reiser | Australia | 8 | 0.186 | 47.02 | |
| 5 | Nathon Allen | Jamaica | 1 | 0.218 | 47.56 | |
| 6 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.164 | 47.64 | |
| 7 | Henri Delauze | Bahamas | 7 | 0.263 | 47.78 | |
| 8 | Joshua Cunningham | Canada | 2 | 0.158 | 47.91 | |

### Heats

22 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nobuya Kato | Japan | 46.23 | Q |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | United States | 46.45 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Crosby | United Kingdom | 46.48 | Q PB |
| 4 | Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.60 | Q |
| 5 | Lamar Bruton-Grinnage | United States | 46.74 | Q |
| 6 | Berend Koekemoer | South Africa | 46.89 | Q |
| 7 | Alexander Lerionka Sampao | Kenya | 46.91 | Q |
| 8 | Abbas Abubakar Abbas | Bahrain | 46.92 | Q |
| 9 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 47.02 | Q |
| 10 | Kaisei Yui | Japan | 47.06 | Q |
| 11 | Henri Delauze | Bahamas | 47.07 | Q |
| 11 | Sam Reiser | Australia | 47.07 | Q |
| 13 | Janeko Cartwright | Bahamas | 47.10 | q |
| 14 | Batuhan Altıntaş | Turkey | 47.15 | Q |
| 15 | Oleksiy Pozdnyakov | Ukraine | 47.18 | Q PB |
| 16 | Martin Manley | Jamaica | 47.20 | Q |
| 17 | Jamal Walton | Cayman Islands | 47.22 | Q |
| 18 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 47.30 | Q |
| 19 | Warren Hazel | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.37 | Q |
| 20 | Joshua Cunningham | Canada | 47.40 | q |
| 21 | Joshua Robinson | Australia | 47.47 | Q |
| 22 | Elliot Rutter | United Kingdom | 47.55 | q |
| 23 | Bálint Móricz | Hungary | 47.66 | |
| 24 | Wiktor Suwara | Poland | 47.71 | |
| 25 | Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel | Nigeria | 47.77 | |
| 26 | Leungo Scotch | Botswana | 47.81 | |
| 27 | Mazen Al Yasen | Saudi Arabia | 47.85 | |
| 28 | Raymond Kibet | Kenya | 47.91 | |
| 29 | Batinisavu Uluiyata | Fiji | 47.95 | |
| 30 | Karabo Sibanda | Botswana | 47.96 | Q |
| 31 | Abdullah Tütünci | Turkey | 48.00 | |
| 32 | Sina Rohani | Iran | 48.03 | |
| 32 | Mateo Kovačić | Croatia | 48.03 | |
| 34 | Nathon Allen | Jamaica | 48.06 | Q |
| 35 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel | Denmark | 48.13 | |
| 36 | Sonwabiso Skhosana | South Africa | 48.16 | |
| 37 | Brandon Valentine-Parris | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.36 | NJR |
| 38 | Wang Wei-Hsu | Chinese Taipei | 48.61 | |
| 39 | Shaddy Melu | Zambia | 48.74 | |
| 40 | Graeme Thompson | Canada | 49.01 | |
| 41 | Asa Guevara | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.48 | |
| 42 | Kyle Webb | Bermuda | 49.79 | |
| 43 | Derick St Jean | Dominica | 50.32 | |
| 44 | Vitsanu Phosri | Thailand | 50.40 | |
| 45 | Hussain Riza | Maldives | 52.42 | PB |
| 46 | Karl Baldachino | Gibraltar | 54.56 | PB |
| 47 | Luatimu Samau | Samoa | 56.71 | |
| | Fasasi Adekunle Rilwan | Nigeria | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Mohamed Nasir Abbas | Qatar | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Mikhail Litvin | Kazakhstan | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Bachir Mahamat | Chad | DNS | |
| | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | DNS | |

#### Details

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

##### Heat 1

24 July Start time: 17:32 Temperature: 26 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alexander Lerionka Sampao | Kenya | 4 | 0.214 | 46.91 | Q |
| 2 | Jamal Walton | Cayman Islands | 6 | 0.163 | 47.22 | Q |
| 3 | Joshua Robinson | Australia | 8 | 0.172 | 47.47 | Q |
| 4 | Elliot Rutter | United Kingdom | 7 | 0.204 | 47.55 | q |
| 5 | Batinisavu Uluiyata | Fiji | 5 | 0.192 | 47.95 | |
| 6 | Asa Guevara | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0.222 | 49.48 | |
| 7 | Vitsanu Phosri | Thailand | 3 | 0.214 | 50.40 | |

##### Heat 2

24 July Start time: 17:41 Temperature: 26 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kaisei Yui | Japan | 7 | 0.296 | 47.06 | Q |
| 2 | Karabo Sibanda | Botswana | 5 | 0.181 | 47.96 | Q |
| 3 | Nathon Allen | Jamaica | 4 | 0.203 | 48.06 | Q |
| 4 | Sonwabiso Skhosana | South Africa | 2 | 0.230 | 48.16 | |
| 5 | Wang Wei-Hsu | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0.186 | 48.61 | |
| 6 | Graeme Thompson | Canada | 3 | 0.138 | 49.01 | |
| 7 | Hussain Riza | Maldives | 8 | 0.215 | 52.42 | PB |
| | Bachir Mahamat | Chad | 6 | | DNS | |

##### Heat 3

24 July Start time: 17:47 Temperature: 26 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nobuya Kato | Japan | 6 | 0.187 | 46.23 | Q |
| 2 | Lamar Bruton-Grinnage | United States | 8 | 0.208 | 46.74 | Q |
| 3 | Oleksiy Pozdnyakov | Ukraine | 4 | 0.198 | 47.18 | Q PB |
| 4 | Joshua Cunningham | Canada | 2 | 0.167 | 47.40 | q |
| 5 | Leungo Scotch | Botswana | 1 | 0.220 | 47.81 | |
| 6 | Brandon Valentine-Parris | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 0.191 | 48.36 | NJR |
| 7 | Luatimu Samau | Samoa | 7 | 0.225 | 56.71 | |
| | Rosel Lusanga Kafwa | DR Congo | 3 | | DNS | |

##### Heat 4

24 July Start time: 17:53 Temperature: 26 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Abbas Abubakar Abbas | Bahrain | 3 | 0.250 | 46.92 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Manley | Jamaica | 7 | 0.180 | 47.20 | Q |
| 3 | Luka Janežič | Slovenia | 6 | 0.207 | 47.30 | Q |
| 4 | Bálint Móricz | Hungary | 5 | 0.325 | 47.66 | |
| 5 | Sina Rohani | Iran | 4 | 0.199 | 48.03 | |
| 6 | Kyle Webb | Bermuda | 2 | 0.192 | 49.79 | |
| | Mikhail Litvin | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0.218 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Heat 5

24 July Start time: 18:05 Temperature: 26 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tyler Brown | United States | 3 | 0.198 | 46.45 | Q |
| 2 | Jack Crosby | United Kingdom | 4 | 0.167 | 46.48 | Q PB |
| 3 | Sam Reiser | Australia | 2 | 0.187 | 47.07 | Q |
| 4 | Janeko Cartwright | Bahamas | 8 | 0.183 | 47.10 | q |
| 5 | Wiktor Suwara | Poland | 7 | 0.166 | 47.71 | |
| 6 | Raymond Kibet | Kenya | 5 | 0.243 | 47.91 | |
| 7 | Shaddy Melu | Zambia | 6 | 0.184 | 48.74 | |

##### Heat 6

24 July Start time: 18:11 Temperature: 27 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 0.255 | 46.60 | Q |
| 2 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 5 | 0.179 | 47.02 | Q |
| 3 | Henri Delauze | Bahamas | 4 | 0.255 | 47.07 | Q |
| 4 | Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel | Nigeria | 2 | 0.190 | 47.77 | |
| 5 | Abdullah Tütünci | Turkey | 6 | 0.160 | 48.00 | |
| 6 | Mateo Kovačić | Croatia | 3 | 0.187 | 48.03 | |
| | Mohamed Nasir Abbas | Qatar | 8 | 0.199 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Heat 7

24 July Start time: 18:17 Temperature: 27 °C Humidity: 39%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Berend Koekemoer | South Africa | 7 | 0.228 | 46.89 | Q |
| 2 | Batuhan Altıntaş | Turkey | 3 | 0.153 | 47.15 | Q |
| 3 | Warren Hazel | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 0.153 | 47.37 | Q |
| 4 | Mazen Al Yasen | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 0.219 | 47.85 | |
| 5 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel | Denmark | 5 | 0.165 | 48.13 | |
| 6 | Derick St Jean | Dominica | 1 | 0.182 | 50.32 | |
| 7 | Karl Baldachino | Gibraltar | 4 | 0.299 | 54.56 | PB |
| | Fasasi Adekunle Rilwan | Nigeria | 8 | 0.187 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 50 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bahamas (2)
* Bahrain (1)
* Bermuda (1)
* Botswana (2)
* Canada (2)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Fiji (1)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Iran (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (2)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Maldives (1)
* Nigeria (2)
* Poland (1)
* Qatar (1)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (1)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Thailand (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Turkey (2)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Zambia (1)