The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 July.

Medalists Gold Antje Axmann Silver Ann Maenhout Bronze Silvia Rieger

Results Final 29 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Antje Axmann 57.47 Ann Maenhout 57.58 Silvia Rieger 57.88 4 Frida Johansson 58.71 5 Aura Cracea 58.79 6 Petra Schellenbeck 58.99 7 Sofia Sabeva 59.07 8 Yelena Pavlova 59.25

Semifinals 28 July

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Antje Axmann 57.69 Q 2 Sofia Sabeva 57.84 Q 3 Ann Maenhout 58.41 Q 4 Aura Cracea 59.96 q 5 Anna Chuprina 60.06 6 Li Liang 60.17 7 Zsofia Antok 60.18 Senzeni Steingruber DQ

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Frida Johansson 58.71 Q 2 Silvia Rieger 59.07 Q 3 Yelena Pavlova 59.52 Q 4 Petra Schellenbeck 60.01 q 5 Caroline Fortin 60.39 6 Stella Theocharous 62.87 María Díez DNF Tracy Allen DNF

Heats 27 July

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ann Maenhout 59.51 Q 2 Aura Cracea 59.54 Q 3 Annette Cavanagh 61.10 4 Joanne Fitzgerald 61.85 5 Margaret Persée 61.98 6 Vanessa Jack 63.21 7 Su Huei-Chun 63.61

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Tracy Allen 59.36 Q 2 Silvia Rieger 59.59 Q 3 Anna Chuprina 60.37 q 4 Stella Theocharous 60.55 q 5 Monica De Col 60.69 6 Telisa Young 62.07 7 Alma Leticia Jiménez 63.65

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Antje Axmann 59.28 Q 2 Zsofia Antok 59.90 Q 3 Caroline Fortin 60.05 q 4 Marie Womplou 60.78 5 Sara Elson 61.89 6 Anna Shattky 62.00 Claudia Riquelme DNF

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Petra Schellenbeck 59.59 Q 2 Senzeni Steingruber 59.71 Q 3 María Díez 59.73 q 4 Lency Montelier 61.05 5 Kristien Pellaerts 61.36 6 Yuan Haiying 62.05 7 Shelly Mitchell 62.82

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Yelena Pavlova 59.23 Q 2 Sofia Sabeva 59.28 Q 3 Frida Johansson 59.30 q 4 Li Liang 59.65 q 5 Adrienne Rainbird 61.99 6 Ulla Tapio 62.00 7 Paula Carty 63.54

Participation According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.

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