The women's 400 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 September.
Medalists Gold Maria Magdalena Nedelcu Silver Claudine Williams Bronze Ionela Tîrlea
Results
Final 18 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Maria Magdalena Nedelcu 51.84 Claudine Williams 52.03 Ionela Tîrlea 52.13 4 Camille Noel 52.98 5 Hana Benešová 53.39 6 Kazue Kakinuma 53.45 7 Imke Köhler 53.73 8 Bai Xiaoyun 54.30
Semifinals 17 September
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Claudine Williams 52.88 Q 2 Ionela Tîrlea 52.90 Q 3 Imke Köhler 53.44 Q 4 Bai Xiaoyun 54.26 Q 5 Monique Hennagan 54.27 6 Rachel Hale 55.27 7 Barbora Dostálová 55.55 Rabia Abdul Salam DNS
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Maria Magdalena Nedelcu 52.87 Q 2 Camille Noel 53.26 Q 3 Hana Benešová 53.58 Q 4 Kazue Kakinuma 53.81 Q 5 Catherine Scott 53.91 6 Hsu Pei-Chin 54.69 7 Donna Adamson 55.17 8 Sharon Lev 55.91
Heats 16 September
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Camille Noel 53.20 Q 2 Catherine Scott 54.55 Q 3 Hana Benešová 54.71 Q 4 Donna Adamson 54.91 q 5 Sharon Lev 55.44 q 6 Keiko Amano 55.61
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ionela Tîrlea 53.49 Q 2 Kazue Kakinuma 53.92 Q 3 Hsu Pei-Chin 55.03 Q 4 Patrizia Spuri 55.85 5 Cynthia Newsome 56.07 Yana Burtasenkova DNF
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Claudine Williams 53.53 Q 2 Bai Xiaoyun 54.50 Q 3 Imke Köhler 54.83 Q 4 Barbora Dostálová 55.45 q 5 Helen Frost 55.94 6 Grace Birungi 56.10
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Maria Magdalena Nedelcu 53.65 Q 2 Monique Hennagan 54.19 Q 3 Rachel Hale 54.78 Q 4 Rabia Abdul Salam 54.91 q 5 Saidat Onanuga 55.61 6 Zhang Hengyun 56.06
Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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