2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Marcus Boyd United States |
| Silver | Kirani James Grenada |
| Bronze | O'Neal Wilder United States |
Results
Final
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Marcus Boyd | United States | 45.53 | |
 | Kirani James | Grenada | 45.70 | |
 | O'Neal Wilder | United States | 45.76 | |
| 4 | Kurt Mulcahy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 46.54 | |
| 5 | Niklas Zender |  Germany | 46.78 | |
| 6 | Daniel Harper | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 47.20 | |
| 7 | Jordan McGrath |  United Kingdom | 47.81 | |
| Brian Gregan |  Ireland | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Semifinals
9 July
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirani James | Grenada | 46.55 | Q |
| 2 | Marcus Boyd | United States | 46.88 | Q |
| 3 | Petr Vaněk |  Czech Republic | 47.22 | |
| 4 | Marcell Deák Nagy |  Hungary | 47.43 | |
| 5 | Jānis Leitis |  Latvia | 47.51 | |
| 6 | Awad El-Karim Makki |  Sudan | 48.21 | |
| 7 | Juan Lewis |  Bahamas | 48.30 | |
| 8 | Hideyuki Hirose |  Japan | 48.30 | |
| 9 | Akihiro Urano | Japan | 48.34 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Zender | Germany | 46.78 | Q |
| 2 | Brian Gregan | Ireland | 46.88 | Q |
| 3 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom | 47.14 | |
| 4 | Zwede Hewitt |  Trinidad and Tobago | 47.36 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Krasnov |  Russia | 47.38 | |
| 6 | Silvester Kirwa Meli |  Kenya | 47.73 | |
| 7 | Pétros Kiriakídis |  Greece | 48.03 | |
| 8 | Ismail Al-Sabani |  Saudi Arabia | 48.04 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Wilder | United States | 46.08 | Q |
| 2 | Kurt Mulcahy | Australia | 46.56 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Harper | Canada | 46.81 | q |
| 4 | Jordan McGrath | United Kingdom | 47.13 | q |
| 5 | Rondell Bartholomew | Grenada | 47.60 | |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Vega |  Puerto Rico | 47.94 | |
| 7 | Mauritz Kåshagen |  Norway | 48.22 | |
| 8 | Curtis Kock | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles | 48.36 |
Heats
8 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Zender | Germany | 47.34 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Lewis | Bahamas | 47.78 | Q |
| 3 | Marcell Deák Nagy | Hungary | 47.85 | Q |
| 4 | Arkadiusz Wojno |  Poland | 48.17 | |
| 5 | Bacar Jannot |  Comoros | 48.38 | |
| 6 | Alejandro Guerrero |  Spain | 49.20 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Pedrazzoli |  Italy | 50.80 | |
| Victor Isaiah |  Nigeria | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideyuki Hirose | Japan | 47.86 | Q |
| 2 | Jānis Leitis | Latvia | 47.95 | Q |
| 3 | Pétros Kiriakídis | Greece | 48.24 | Q |
| 4 | Darnell Greig | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.42 | |
| 5 | Yonas Al-Hosah | Saudi Arabia | 48.47 | |
| 6 | Roman Starukh |  Ukraine | 48.90 | |
| 7 | Juraj Mokráš |  Slovakia | 49.29 | |
| 8 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 49.45 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Wilder | United States | 46.82 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Vega | Puerto Rico | 48.03 | Q |
| 3 | Curtis Kock | Netherlands Antilles | 48.21 | Q |
| 4 | Kevin Williams |  Jamaica | 48.42 | |
| 5 | Denys Teslenko | Ukraine | 48.49 | |
| 6 | Marc Orozco | Spain | 48.61 | |
| 7 | Tom Chouquet |  France | 49.06 | |
| 8 | Marvin Augustine |  Dominica | 52.08 | |
| 9 | Peter Semper |  Montserrat | 54.87 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirani James | Grenada | 46.53 | Q |
| 2 | Daniel Harper | Canada | 47.18 | Q |
| 3 | Jordan McGrath | United Kingdom | 47.38 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia | 47.73 | q |
| 5 | Domenico Fontana | Italy | 47.99 | |
| 6 | Pascal Nabow | Germany | 48.06 | |
| 7 | La'sean Pickstock | Bahamas | 48.54 | |
| 8 | Akino Ming | Jamaica | 49.08 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gregan | Ireland | 47.32 | Q |
| 2 | Silvester Kirwa Meli | Kenya | 47.34 | Q |
| 3 | Ismail Al-Sabani | Saudi Arabia | 47.39 | Q |
| 4 | Petr Vaněk | Czech Republic | 47.78 | q |
| 5 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 47.97 | |
| 6 | Rasmus Olsen |  Denmark | 48.46 | |
| 7 | Hafidhou Attoumani | France | 48.56 | |
| 8 | Fadi Ba-Hafs |  Yemen | 51.53 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Boyd | United States | 47.56 | Q |
| 2 | Rondell Bartholomew | Grenada | 47.85 | Q |
| 3 | Awad El-Karim Makki | Sudan | 47.93 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Voncina |  Slovenia | 48.20 | |
| 5 | Zoltán Kovács | Hungary | 48.25 | |
| 6 | Endrik Zilberstein |  Georgia | 48.58 | |
| 7 | José Antonio Flores |  Mexico | 49.36 | |
| 8 | Isoa Me |  Fiji | 49.40 | |
| 9 | Wong Man Hou |  Macau | 54.57 |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Mulcahy | Australia | 47.35 | Q |
| 2 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom | 47.38 | Q |
| 3 | Zwede Hewitt | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.45 | Q |
| 4 | Mauritz Kåshagen | Norway | 47.75 | q |
| 5 | Bereket Desta |  Ethiopia | 47.80 | |
| 6 | Akihiro Urano | Japan | 48.07 | |
| 7 | Arnaud Froidmont | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 48.47 | |
| 8 | Fabian Norgrove |  Barbados | 49.10 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 58 athletes from 42 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Bahamas (2)
- Barbados (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Canada (1)
- Comoros (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Dominica (1)
- Ethiopia (1)
- Fiji (1)
- France (2)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (2)
- Greece (1)
- Grenada (2)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (1)
- Latvia (1)
- Macau (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Montserrat (1)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- Nigeria (2)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (2)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Russia (1)
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Slovakia (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sudan (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (2)
- Ukraine (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- Yemen (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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