2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kasarani Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 August (heats) 21 August (semifinals) 22 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.38 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19, 21 and 22 August.[1]
Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World U20 Record |  Danny Harris (USA)
|
48.02 | Los Angeles, United States | 17 June 1984 |
| Championship Record | Kerron Clement (USA)
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48.51 | Grosseto, Italy | 16 July 2004 |
| World U20 Leading | Sean Burrell (USA)
|
47.85 | Eugene, United States | 11 June 2021 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2]
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Berke Akçam |  Turkey |
49.73 | Q, NU20R |
| 2 | 1 | Devontie Archer |  Jamaica |
49.93 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 2 | Denis Novoseltsev |  Authorised Neutral Athletes |
50.31 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Matic Ian Guček |  Slovenia |
50.56 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | Oskar Edlund |  Sweden |
50.70 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Peter Kithome |  Kenya |
50.90 | q, PB |
| 7 | 1 | Ezekiel Nathaniel |  Nigeria |
51.39 | q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Dominik Škorjanc |  Croatia |
51.63 | |
| 9 | 3 | Stjepan Jan Cik | Croatia |
51.83 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Marc Anthony Ibrahim |  Lebanon |
51.90 | NU20R |
| 11 | 3 | Alocias Kipngetich | Kenya |
51.93 | |
| 12 | 3 | Roshawn Clarke | Jamaica |
51.95 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jakub Sobura-Durma |  Poland |
51.99 | |
| 14 | 2 | César Parra |  Venezuela |
52.12 | PB |
| 15 | 1 | Neider Abello |  Colombia |
52.34 | PB |
| 16 | 3 | Amir Moghaddami |  Iran |
52.40 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Dmitrijs Ļašenko |  Latvia |
52.49 | |
| 18 | 2 | Rohan Gautam Kamble |  India |
52.88 | |
| 19 | 1 | Árpád Bánóczy |  Hungary |
53.47 | |
| 20 | 3 | Rostyslav Holubovych |  Ukraine |
54.04 | |
| 21 | 3 | Christiaan Venter |  South Africa |
54.71 | |
| 22 | 3 | Gabriel Alves dos Santos |  Brazil |
56.09 | |
| 1 | Danial Bibak | Iran |
DQ | TR17.3.1 | |
| 2 | Jorge García |  Spain |
DQ | TR22.6.2 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on 22 August at 15:00. Swedish athlete Oskar Edlund crossed the line first in a time of 49.20 seconds, but was later disqualified for pulling one of his legs outside his lane to clear a hurdle.[4][5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Berke Akçam | Turkey |
49.38 | NU20R |
 |
6 | Denis Novoseltsev | Authorised Neutral Athletes |
49.62 | PB |
 |
5 | Devontie Archer | Jamaica |
49.78 | PB |
| 4 | 1 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | Nigeria |
49.89 | PB |
| 5 | 8 | Matic Ian Guček | Slovenia |
50.80 | |
| 6 | 2 | Peter Kithome | Kenya |
50.94 | |
| 7 | 7 | Stjepan Jan Cik | Croatia |
52.60 | |
| 4 | Oskar Edlund | Sweden |
DQ | TR22.6.2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Round 1 − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Sport, S. V. T. (2021-08-22). "Friidrott: Vändningen: Oskar Edlund diskad i VM-finalen". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-09.