# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Monique Henderson United States |
| Silver | Sanya Richards United States |
| Bronze | Sheryl Morgan Jamaica |

## Results
### Final

18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Monique Henderson | United States | 51.10 |
| | Sanya Richards | United States | 51.49 |
| | Sheryl Morgan | Jamaica | 52.61 |
| 4 | Tatyana Popova | Russia | 52.68 |
| 5 | Lisa Miller | United Kingdom | 53.20 |
| 6 | Joanne Cuddihy | Ireland | 53.36 |
| 7 | Mariya Dryakhlova | Russia | 53.76 |
| 8 | Yemi Fagbamila | Nigeria | 54.44 |

### Semifinals

17 July

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sanya Richards | United States | 52.72 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Popova | Russia | 52.94 | Q |
| 3 | Lisa Miller | United Kingdom | 53.28 | Q |
| 4 | Yemi Fagbamila | Nigeria | 53.30 | Q |
| 5 | Davita Prendergast | Jamaica | 53.76 | |
| 5 | Olga Tereshkova | Kazakhstan | 53.76 | |
| 7 | Kate Pedley | Australia | 54.36 | |
| 8 | Kundai Sengudzwa | Zimbabwe | 55.13 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Monique Henderson | United States | 52.31 | Q |
| 2 | Sheryl Morgan | Jamaica | 53.20 | Q |
| 3 | Joanne Cuddihy | Ireland | 53.77 | Q |
| 4 | Mariya Dryakhlova | Russia | 53.80 | Q |
| 5 | Kim Wall | United Kingdom | 54.05 | |
| 6 | Ayden Ollivier | Canada | 54.11 | |
| 7 | Rebecca Irwin | Australia | 54.45 | |
| 8 | Kiza Francis | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.63 | |

### Heats

16 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tatyana Popova | Russia | 53.46 | Q |
| 2 | Joanne Cuddihy | Ireland | 54.07 | Q |
| 3 | Kim Wall | United Kingdom | 54.18 | Q |
| 4 | Davita Prendergast | Jamaica | 54.65 | q |
| 5 | Ursula Ellecosta | Italy | 55.95 | |
| 6 | Gabriela Ciuca | Romania | 56.81 | |
| 7 | Shifana Ali | Maldives | 64.10 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sheryl Morgan | Jamaica | 54.14 | Q |
| 2 | Rebecca Irwin | Australia | 54.69 | Q |
| 3 | Kundai Sengudzwa | Zimbabwe | 55.08 | Q |
| 4 | Olatunde Okusanya | Nigeria | 55.11 | |
| 5 | Ioana Ciurila | Romania | 55.19 | |
| 6 | Gabriela Medina | Mexico | 56.05 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Monique Henderson | United States | 52.81 | Q |
| 2 | Yemi Fagbamila | Nigeria | 54.12 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Tereshkova | Kazakhstan | 54.64 | Q |
| 4 | Kiza Francis | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.96 | q |
| 5 | Patricia Mayers | Canada | 55.40 | |
| 6 | Tiandra Ponteen | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.41 | |
| 7 | Gretta Taslakian | Lebanon | 57.34 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sanya Richards | United States | 53.14 | Q |
| 2 | Lisa Miller | United Kingdom | 54.39 | Q |
| 3 | Mariya Dryakhlova | Russia | 54.42 | Q |
| 4 | Ayden Ollivier | Canada | 54.47 | q |
| 5 | Kate Pedley | Australia | 54.67 | q |
| 6 | Alyssa Kallinikou | Cyprus | 55.36 | |
| 7 | Deneb Cervantes | Mexico | 55.66 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Canada (2)
* Cyprus (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Lebanon (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Nigeria (2)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (2)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)