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

The women's 400 metres 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 | Kendall Baisden United States |
| Silver | Gilda Casanova Cuba |
| Bronze | Olivia Baker United States |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Grit Breuer (GER) | 49.42 | Tokyo, Japan | 27 August 1991 |
| Championship Record | Ashley Spencer (USA) | 50.50 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading | Kendall Baisden (USA) | 50.46 | Lubbock, United States | 18 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

25 July Start time: 20:29 Temperature: 25 °C Humidity: 41 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time |
| | Kendall Baisden | United States | 6 | 0.250 | 51.85 |
| | Gilda Casanova | Cuba | 4 | 0.207 | 52.59 |
| | Olivia Baker | United States | 3 | 0.210 | 53.00 |
| 4 | Laura Müller | Germany | 8 | 0.193 | 53.40 |
| 5 | Yana Glotova | Russia | 5 | 0.197 | 53.63 |
| 6 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria | 7 | 0.335 | 54.06 |
| 7 | Christian Brennan | Canada | 1 | 0.179 | 54.15 |
| 8 | Susanne Walli | Austria | 2 | 0.238 | 54.61 |

### 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 | Gilda Casanova | Cuba | 52.45 | Q |
| 2 | Kendall Baisden | United States | 52.52 | Q |
| 3 | Olivia Baker | United States | 53.08 | Q |
| 4 | Yana Glotova | Russia | 53.39 | Q |
| 5 | Laura Müller | Germany | 53.64 | Q |
| 6 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria | 53.75 | Q |
| 7 | Christian Brennan | Canada | 53.81 | q |
| 8 | Susanne Walli | Austria | 53.94 | q PB |
| 9 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf | Germany | 53.95 | |
| 10 | Madeline Price | Canada | 54.06 | |
| 10 | Tiffany James | Jamaica | 54.06 | |
| 12 | Adrianna Janowicz | Poland | 54.21 | |
| 13 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | Latvia | 54.23 | |
| 14 | Modesta Morauskaitė | Lithuania | 54.25 | |
| 15 | Kateryna Klymiuk | Ukraine | 54.63 | |
| 16 | Maja Pogorevc | Slovenia | 54.64 | |
| 17 | Ylenia Vitale | Italy | 54.80 | |
| 18 | Yanique McNeil | Jamaica | 54.98 | |
| 19 | Helena Jiranová | Czech Republic | 55.06 | |
| 20 | Emily Lawson | Australia | 55.33 | |
| 21 | Melissa Torres | Colombia | 55.36 | |
| 22 | Chelsea Zoller | Switzerland | 55.47 | |
| 23 | Liliya Manasipova | Uzbekistan | 56.72 | |
| 24 | María Simancas | Venezuela | 57.10 | |

#### Details

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

##### Semifinal 1

25 July Start time: 19:03 Temperature: 23 °C Humidity: 44%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olivia Baker | United States | 6 | 0.257 | 53.08 | Q |
| 2 | Yana Glotova | Russia | 4 | 0.215 | 53.39 | Q |
| 3 | Tiffany James | Jamaica | 3 | 0.181 | 54.06 | |
| 4 | Kateryna Klymiuk | Ukraine | 7 | 0.195 | 54.63 | |
| 5 | Maja Pogorevc | Slovenia | 5 | 0.233 | 54.64 | |
| 6 | Emily Lawson | Australia | 1 | 0.195 | 55.33 | |
| 7 | Melissa Torres | Colombia | 2 | 0.244 | 55.36 | |
| 8 | Liliya Manasipova | Uzbekistan | 8 | 0.314 | 56.72 | |

##### Semifinal 2

25 July Start time: 19:11 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kendall Baisden | United States | 4 | 0.312 | 52.52 | Q |
| 2 | Laura Müller | Germany | 3 | 0.177 | 53.64 | Q |
| 3 | Madeline Price | Canada | 6 | 0.251 | 54.06 | |
| 4 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | Latvia | 5 | 0.191 | 54.23 | |
| 5 | Ylenia Vitale | Italy | 7 | 0.255 | 54.80 | |
| 6 | Yanique McNeil | Jamaica | 2 | 0.181 | 54.98 | |
| 7 | Helena Jiranová | Czech Republic | 8 | 0.189 | 55.06 | |
| 8 | Chelsea Zoller | Switzerland | 1 | 0.232 | 55.47 | |

##### Semifinal 3

25 July Start time: 19:17 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gilda Casanova | Cuba | 5 | 0.193 | 52.45 | Q |
| 2 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria | 4 | 0.252 | 53.75 | Q |
| 3 | Christian Brennan | Canada | 8 | 0.219 | 53.81 | q |
| 4 | Susanne Walli | Austria | 2 | 0.259 | 53.94 | q PB |
| 5 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf | Germany | 3 | 0.188 | 53.95 | |
| 6 | Adrianna Janowicz | Poland | 7 | 0.222 | 54.21 | |
| 7 | Modesta Morauskaitė | Lithuania | 6 | 0.249 | 54.25 | |
| 8 | María Simancas | Venezuela | 1 | 0.360 | 57.10 | |

### Heats

23 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 | Kendall Baisden | United States | 53.28 | Q |
| 2 | Gilda Casanova | Cuba | 53.43 | Q |
| 3 | Yana Glotova | Russia | 53.61 | Q |
| 4 | Madeline Price | Canada | 53.86 | Q |
| 5 | Olivia Baker | United States | 54.09 | Q |
| 5 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria | 54.09 | Q |
| 7 | Laura Müller | Germany | 54.19 | Q |
| 8 | Modesta Morauskaitė | Lithuania | 54.29 | Q |
| 9 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | Latvia | 54.30 | Q |
| 10 | Kateryna Klymiuk | Ukraine | 54.43 | Q |
| 11 | Helena Jiranová | Czech Republic | 54.51 | Q |
| 12 | Tiffany James | Jamaica | 54.58 | Q |
| 13 | Adrianna Janowicz | Poland | 54.70 | Q |
| 14 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf | Germany | 54.71 | Q |
| 15 | Maja Pogorevc | Slovenia | 54.80 | Q |
| 16 | Melissa Torres | Colombia | 54.81 | q SB |
| 17 | Emily Lawson | Australia | 54.83 | q |
| 18 | Christian Brennan | Canada | 54.84 | Q |
| 19 | Ylenia Vitale | Italy | 54.86 | Q |
| 20 | Susanne Walli | Austria | 54.99 | q |
| 21 | Yanique McNeil | Jamaica | 55.01 | q |
| 22 | Chelsea Zoller | Switzerland | 55.12 | Q PB |
| 23 | Shaquania Dorsett | Bahamas | 55.53 | |
| 24 | Zdenka Seidlová | Czech Republic | 55.83 | |
| 25 | Liliya Manasipova | Uzbekistan | 56.00 | Q |
| 26 | Paola Vázquez | Mexico | 56.35 | |
| 27 | Siti Nur Afiqah Abdul Razak | Malaysia | 56.54 | |
| 28 | María Simancas | Venezuela | 56.91 | Q |
| 29 | Janet Richard | Malta | 57.13 | |
| 30 | Lin Yen-Tong | Chinese Taipei | 58.21 | |
| | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Dora Filipovic | Croatia | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu | Nigeria | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya | Kenya | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines | DQ | 163.3(a) |

#### Details

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

##### Heat 1

25 July Start time: 11:34 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 82%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kendall Baisden | United States | 4 | 0.271 | 53.28 | Q |
| 2 | Tiffany James | Jamaica | 5 | 0.211 | 54.58 | Q |
| 3 | Liliya Manasipova | Uzbekistan | 7 | 0.211 | 56.00 | Q |
| 4 | María Simancas | Venezuela | 3 | 0.206 | 56.91 | Q |
| 5 | Janet Richard | Malta | 6 | 0.193 | 57.13 | |
| | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines | 2 | 0.178 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu | Nigeria | 8 | 0.207 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Heat 2

25 July Start time: 11:40 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yana Glotova | Russia | 5 | 0.201 | 53.61 | Q |
| 2 | Laura Müller | Germany | 2 | 0.164 | 54.19 | Q |
| 3 | Helena Jiranová | Czech Republic | 3 | 0.168 | 54.51 | Q |
| 4 | Chelsea Zoller | Switzerland | 6 | 0.209 | 55.12 | Q PB |
| 5 | Siti Nur Afiqah Abdul Razak | Malaysia | 8 | 0.239 | 56.54 | |
| | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | 7 | 0.274 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
| | Dora Filipovic | Croatia | 4 | 0.180 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Heat 3

25 July Start time: 11:47 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf | Germany | 6 | 0.184 | 54.71 | Q |
| 2 | Maja Pogorevc | Slovenia | 7 | 0.307 | 54.80 | Q |
| 3 | Christian Brennan | Canada | 3 | 0.160 | 54.84 | Q |
| 4 | Ylenia Vitale | Italy | 5 | 0.219 | 54.86 | Q |
| 5 | Susanne Walli | Austria | 2 | 0.229 | 54.99 | q |
| 6 | Yanique McNeil | Jamaica | 8 | 0.195 | 55.01 | q |
| 7 | Lin Yen-Tong | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0.180 | 58.21 | |

##### Heat 4

25 July Start time: 11:52 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olivia Baker | United States | 2 | 0.263 | 54.09 | Q |
| 2 | Modesta Morauskaitė | Lithuania | 7 | 0.260 | 54.29 | Q |
| 3 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | Latvia | 6 | 0.244 | 54.30 | Q |
| 4 | Adrianna Janowicz | Poland | 4 | 0.198 | 54.70 | Q |
| 5 | Zdenka Seidlová | Czech Republic | 8 | 0.192 | 55.83 | |
| 6 | Paola Vázquez | Mexico | 3 | 0.208 | 56.35 | |
| | Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya | Kenya | 5 | 0.200 | DQ | 163.3(a) |
Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

##### Heat 5

25 July Start time: 11:57 Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 88%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gilda Casanova | Cuba | 3 | 0.203 | 53.43 | Q |
| 2 | Madeline Price | Canada | 7 | 0.233 | 53.86 | Q |
| 3 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria | 4 | 0.271 | 54.09 | Q |
| 4 | Kateryna Klymiuk | Ukraine | 2 | 0.181 | 54.43 | Q |
| 5 | Melissa Torres | Colombia | 8 | 0.233 | 54.81 | q SB |
| 6 | Emily Lawson | Australia | 6 | 0.193 | 54.83 | q |
| 7 | Shaquania Dorsett | Bahamas | 5 | 0.153 | 55.53 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Austria (1)
* Bahamas (1)
* Canada (2)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Germany (2)
* Guyana (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Kenya (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Malaysia (1)
* Malta (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Nigeria (2)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Venezuela (1)