# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15, 16 and 17 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kaliese Spencer Jamaica |
| Silver | Nicole Leach United States |
| Bronze | Sherene Pinnock Jamaica |

## Results
### Final

17 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Kaliese Spencer | Jamaica | 55.11 |
| | Nicole Leach | United States | 55.55 |
| | Sherene Pinnock | Jamaica | 56.67 |
| 4 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan | 57.03 |
| 5 | Ajoke Odumusu | Nigeria | 57.38 |
| 6 | Anastasiya Ott | Russia | 57.47 |
| 7 | Ghofrane Mohammad | Syria | 58.49 |
| 8 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | United Kingdom | 59.37 |

### Semifinals

16 August

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nicole Leach | United States | 56.10 | Q |
| 2 | Sherene Pinnock | Jamaica | 57.11 | Q |
| 3 | Anastasiya Ott | Russia | 57.19 | Q |
| 4 | Ghofran Al-Mouhmad | Syria | 57.42 | Q |
| 5 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | 57.65 | |
| 6 | Wang Hui | China | 57.69 | |
| 7 | Lauren Boden | Australia | 58.05 | |
| 8 | Laetitia Denis | France | 58.55 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kaliese Spencer | Jamaica | 56.11 | Q |
| 2 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan | 56.55 | Q |
| 3 | Ajoke Odumusu | Nigeria | 57.00 | Q |
| 4 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | United Kingdom | 57.52 | Q |
| 5 | Tina Polak | Poland | 57.65 | |
| 6 | Darya Korableva | Russia | 58.16 | |
| 7 | Frederike Schönfeld | Germany | 58.64 | |
| 8 | Ebony Collins | United States | 60.70 | |

### Heats

15 August

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kaliese Spencer | Jamaica | 57.49 | Q |
| 2 | Lauren Boden | Australia | 57.95 | Q |
| 3 | Ghofran Al-Mouhmad | Syria | 58.00 | Q |
| 4 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | United Kingdom | 58.04 | q |
| 5 | Corri-Ann Campbell-Fell | Canada | 59.22 | |
| 6 | Aya Miyahara | Japan | 60.10 | |
| 7 | Amélie Auge | France | 61.68 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sherene Pinnock | Jamaica | 57.39 | Q |
| 2 | Anastasiya Ott | Russia | 58.12 | Q |
| 3 | Wang Hui | China | 59.42 | Q |
| 4 | Gisele Cruz | Brazil | 59.48 | |
| 5 | Sandra Mazan | Poland | 59.52 | |
| 6 | Andreea Patrasc | Romania | 60.94 | |
| 7 | Kalyn Sheehan | Ireland | 61.74 | |
| 8 | Hsu Ju-Yin | Chinese Taipei | 62.07 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nicole Leach | United States | 57.27 | Q |
| 2 | Frederike Schönfeld | Germany | 58.60 | Q |
| 3 | Darya Korableva | Russia | 58.88 | Q |
| 4 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | 58.89 | q |
| 5 | Chen Yumei | China | 59.58 | |
| 6 | Sarah Wells | Canada | 60.62 | |
| 7 | Zoe Anello | Italy | 61.06 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ajoke Odumusu | Nigeria | 57.11 | Q |
| 2 | Ebony Collins | United States | 57.35 | Q |
| 3 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan | 57.55 | Q |
| 4 | Laetitia Denis | France | 58.48 | q |
| 5 | Tina Polak | Poland | 59.14 | q |
| 6 | Julia Müller-Foell | Germany | 61.30 | |
| 7 | Ellen Howarth-Brown | United Kingdom | 61.49 | |
| 8 | Hayat Lambarki | Morocco | 63.54 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (2)
* China (2)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Denmark (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Sudan (1)
* Syria (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)