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

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 24, 25 and 26 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Shamier Little United States |
| Silver | Shona Richards United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Jade Miller United States |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Wang Xing (CHN) | 54.40 | Nanjing, China | 21 October 2005 |
| Championship Record | Lashinda Demus (USA) | 54.70 | Kingston, Jamaica | 19 July 2002 |
| World Junior Leading | Shamier Little (USA) | 55.07 | Eugene, United States | 13 June 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

26 July Start time: 16:08 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | Shamier Little | United States | 5 | 0.213 | 55.66 | |
| | Shona Richards | United Kingdom | 6 | 0.192 | 56.16 | NJR |
| | Jade Miller | United States | 3 | 0.174 | 56.22 | PB |
| 4 | Zurian Hechavarría | Cuba | 4 | 0.308 | 56.89 | NJR |
| 5 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada | 2 | 0.238 | 57.42 | PB |
| 6 | Genekee Leith | Jamaica | 8 | 0.237 | 58.33 | |
| 7 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 7 | 0.272 | 58.34 | PB |
| 8 | Joan Medjid | France | 1 | 0.185 | 58.84 | |

### Semifinals

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

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shona Richards | United Kingdom | 57.08 | Q |
| 2 | Shamier Little | United States | 57.18 | Q |
| 3 | Jade Miller | United States | 57.28 | Q |
| 4 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada | 57.89 | q PB |
| 5 | Zurian Hechavarría | Cuba | 58.03 | Q PB |
| 6 | Genekee Leith | Jamaica | 58.05 | Q PB |
| 7 | Joan Medjid | France | 58.46 | q |
| 8 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 58.47 | Q PB |
| 9 | Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados | 58.59 | |
| 10 | Jana Reissová | Czech Republic | 59.35 | |
| 11 | Tetiana Melnyk | Ukraine | 59.37 | |
| 12 | Dihia Haddar | Algeria | 59.40 | |
| 13 | Akiko Ito | Japan | 1:00.11 | |
| 14 | Ashley Taylor | Canada | 1:00.12 | |
| 15 | Maryia Roshchyn | Spain | 1:00.37 | |
| 16 | Alena Hrusoci | Croatia | 1:00.44 | |
| 17 | Jessica Turner | United Kingdom | 1:00.39 | |
| 18 | Ella Solin | Australia | 1:00.62 | |
| 19 | Laura Gläsner | Germany | 1:00.72 | |
| 20 | Jackie Baumann | Germany | 1:00.87 | |
| 21 | Valentina Cavalleri | Italy | 1:00.98 | |
| 22 | Lenka Svobodová | Czech Republic | 1:01.78 | |
| 23 | Nenah de Coninck | Belgium | 1:02.33 | |
| 24 | Aneja Simončič | Slovenia | 1:02.51 | |

#### Details

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

##### Semifinal 1

26 July Start time: 19:06 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 33%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zurian Hechavarría | Cuba | 3 | 0.177 | 58.03 | Q PB |
| 2 | Genekee Leith | Jamaica | 4 | 0.279 | 58.05 | Q PB |
| 3 | Joan Medjid | France | 5 | 0.176 | 58.46 | q |
| 4 | Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados | 6 | 0.195 | 58.59 | |
| 5 | Akiko Ito | Japan | 1 | 0.196 | 1:00.11 | |
| 6 | Ashley Taylor | Canada | 7 | 0.205 | 1:00.12 | |
| 7 | Maryia Roshchyn | Spain | 8 | 0.231 | 1:00.37 | |
| 8 | Valentina Cavalleri | Italy | 2 | 0.189 | 1:00.98 | |

##### Semifinal 2

26 July Start time: 19:14 Temperature: 27 °C Humidity: 37%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shona Richards | United Kingdom | 3 | 0.146 | 57.08 | Q |
| 2 | Jade Miller | United States | 4 | 0.216 | 57.28 | Q |
| 3 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada | 5 | 0.213 | 57.89 | q PB |
| 4 | Jana Reissová | Czech Republic | 6 | 0.218 | 59.35 | |
| 5 | Alena Hrusoci | Croatia | 2 | 0.236 | 1:00.44 | |
| 6 | Jackie Baumann | Germany | 8 | 0.242 | 1:00.87 | |
| 7 | Nenah de Coninck | Belgium | 7 | 0.233 | 1:02.33 | |
| 8 | Aneja Simončič | Slovenia | 1 | 0.219 | 1:02.51 | |

##### Semifinal 3

26 July Start time: 19:21 Temperature: 27 °C Humidity: 37%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shamier Little | United States | 4 | 0.274 | 57.18 | Q |
| 2 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 3 | 0.213 | 58.47 | Q PB |
| 3 | Tetiana Melnyk | Ukraine | 5 | 0.198 | 59.37 | |
| 4 | Dihia Haddar | Algeria | 6 | 0.225 | 59.40 | |
| 5 | Jessica Turner | United Kingdom | 8 | 0.209 | 1:00.39 | |
| 6 | Ella Solin | Australia | 2 | 0.221 | 1:00.62 | |
| 7 | Laura Gläsner | Germany | 7 | 0.249 | 1:00.72 | |
| 8 | Lenka Svobodová | Czech Republic | 1 | 0.252 | 1:01.78 | |

### Heats

24 July First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jade Miller | United States | 57.85 | Q |
| 2 | Shamier Little | United States | 57.94 | Q |
| 3 | Zurian Hechavarría | Cuba | 58.21 | Q PB |
| 4 | Shona Richards | United Kingdom | 58.37 | Q |
| 5 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada | 58.60 | Q |
| 6 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 58.79 | Q |
| 7 | Dihia Haddar | Algeria | 58.97 | Q SB |
| 8 | Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados | 59.05 | Q |
| 9 | Jana Reissová | Czech Republic | 59.14 | Q |
| 10 | Tetiana Melnyk | Ukraine | 59.38 | Q |
| 11 | Jessica Turner | United Kingdom | 59.58 | Q |
| 12 | Genekee Leith | Jamaica | 59.59 | Q |
| 13 | Joan Medjid | France | 59.63 | Q |
| 14 | Maryia Roshchyn | Spain | 59.67 | Q |
| 15 | Laura Gläsner | Germany | 59.78 | Q |
| 16 | Ashley Taylor | Canada | 59.82 | Q |
| 16 | Valentina Cavalleri | Italy | 59.82 | q PB |
| 18 | Lenka Svobodová | Czech Republic | 59.97 | Q |
| 19 | Akiko Ito | Japan | 1:00.06 | q |
| 20 | Nenah de Coninck | Belgium | 1:00.17 | Q |
| 21 | Jackie Baumann | Germany | 1:00.22 | Q |
| 22 | Ella Solin | Australia | 1:00.27 | q |
| 23 | Alena Hrusoci | Croatia | 1:00.66 | q |
| 24 | Tatiana Sánchez | Colombia | 1:00.68 | |
| 25 | Daniela Ledecká | Slovakia | 1:00.75 | |
| 26 | Aneja Simončič | Slovenia | 1:00.77 | Q |
| 27 | Julija Praprotnik | Slovenia | 1:00.95 | |
| 28 | Mesha Newbold | Bahamas | 1:01.24 | |
| 29 | Imola Boglarka Blazer | Romania | 1:01.65 | |
| 30 | Alexandra Tierney | Thailand | 1:01.96 | |
| 31 | Andreea Timofei | Romania | 1:02.20 | |
| 32 | Talia Thompson | Bahamas | 1:02.33 | |
| 33 | Büsra Yildirim | Turkey | 1:02.40 | |
| 34 | Meaza Kebede | Ethiopia | 1:03.53 | |
| 35 | Virginia Villalba | Ecuador | 1:03.73 | |
| 36 | D'Jané Kriedemann | South Africa | 1:07.38 | |

#### Details

First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals

##### Heat 1

26 July Start time: 12:44 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jade Miller | United States | 5 | 0.203 | 57.85 | Q |
| 2 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Canada | 4 | 0.204 | 58.60 | Q |
| 3 | Jana Reissová | Czech Republic | 3 | 0.201 | 59.14 | Q |
| 4 | Laura Gläsner | Germany | 8 | 0.276 | 59.78 | Q |
| 5 | Valentina Cavalleri | Italy | 7 | 0.221 | 59.82 | q PB |
| 6 | Alena Hrusoci | Croatia | 2 | 0.247 | 1:00.66 | q |
| 7 | Daniela Ledecká | Slovakia | 6 | 0.164 | 1:00.75 | |

##### Heat 2

26 July Start time: 12:50 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tetiana Melnyk | Ukraine | 6 | 0.174 | 59.38 | Q |
| 2 | Joan Medjid | France | 4 | 0.211 | 59.63 | Q |
| 3 | Nenah de Coninck | Belgium | 2 | 0.179 | 1:00.17 | Q |
| 4 | Aneja Simončič | Slovenia | 5 | 0.196 | 1:00.77 | Q |
| 5 | Mesha Newbold | Bahamas | 3 | 0.219 | 1:01.24 | |
| 6 | Alexandra Tierney | Thailand | 8 | 0.204 | 1:01.96 | |
| 7 | Meaza Kebede | Ethiopia | 7 | 0.227 | 1:03.53 | |
| 8 | D'Jané Kriedemann | South Africa | 1 | 0.187 | 1:07.38 | |

##### Heat 3

26 July Start time: 12:56 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zurian Hechavarría | Cuba | 8 | 0.215 | 58.21 | Q PB |
| 2 | Shona Richards | United Kingdom | 3 | 0.163 | 58.37 | Q |
| 3 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 4 | 0.199 | 58.79 | Q |
| 4 | Maryia Roshchyn | Spain | 5 | 0.182 | 59.67 | Q |
| 5 | Tatiana Sánchez | Colombia | 2 | 0.190 | 1:00.68 | |
| 6 | Andreea Timofei | Romania | 6 | 0.213 | 1:02.20 | |
| 7 | Virginia Villalba | Ecuador | 7 | 0.208 | 1:03.73 | |

##### Heat 4

26 July Start time: 13:02 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tia-Adana Belle | Barbados | 2 | 0.193 | 59.05 | Q |
| 2 | Genekee Leith | Jamaica | 7 | 0.422 | 59.59 | Q |
| 3 | Ashley Taylor | Canada | 3 | 0.173 | 59.82 | Q |
| 4 | Lenka Svobodová | Czech Republic | 4 | 0.146 | 59.97 | Q |
| 5 | Akiko Ito | Japan | 8 | 0.208 | 1:00.06 | q |
| 6 | Julija Praprotnik | Slovenia | 5 | 0.300 | 1:00.95 | |
| 7 | Talia Thompson | Bahamas | 6 | 0.183 | 1:02.33 | |

##### Heat 5

26 July Start time: 13:08 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shamier Little | United States | 3 | 0.222 | 57.94 | Q |
| 2 | Dihia Haddar | Algeria | 7 | 0.296 | 58.97 | Q SB |
| 3 | Jessica Turner | United Kingdom | 2 | 0.207 | 59.58 | Q |
| 4 | Jackie Baumann | Germany | 4 | 0.316 | 1:00.22 | Q |
| 5 | Ella Solin | Australia | 8 | 0.268 | 1:00.27 | q |
| 6 | Imola Boglarka Blazer | Romania | 6 | 0.214 | 1:01.65 | |
| 7 | Büsra Yildirim | Turkey | 5 | 0.233 | 1:02.40 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (1)
* Bahamas (2)
* Barbados (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Canada (2)
* Colombia (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Ecuador (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (1)
* Romania (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (2)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (1)
* Thailand (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)