The women's 400 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17, 18 and 20 October.
Medalists Gold Jana Pittman Silver Aneta Lemiesz Bronze Norma González
Results Final 20 October Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Jana Pittman 52.45 Aneta Lemiesz 52.78 Norma González 53.30 4 Maria Rus 53.46 5 Natalya Ivanova 53.58 6 Natalya Pygyda 53.69 7 Kareen Gayle 53.95 8 Martina McCarthy 54.32
Semifinals 18 October
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jana Pittman 53.00 Q 2 Aneta Lemiesz 53.09 Q 3 Maria Rus 53.38 Q 4 Martina McCarthy 53.61 Q 5 Sheryl Morgan 53.64 6 Lisa Miller 53.86 7 Antonina Yefremova 54.29 8 Rosibel García 56.09
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Norma González 53.42 Q 2 Kareen Gayle 53.69 Q 3 Natalya Ivanova 53.79 Q 4 Natalya Pygyda 54.02 Q 5 Jenny Meadows 54.27 6 Adela Marchis 54.73 7 Katerina Dressler 54.78 8 Eileen Müller 55.07
Heats 17 October
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jana Pittman 54.01 Q 2 Martina McCarthy 54.14 Q 3 Sheryl Morgan 54.38 Q 4 Eileen Müller 54.72 q 5 Sapinder Kaur 56.52 6 Tiandra Ponteen 57.09
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Norma González 53.79 Q 2 Kareen Gayle 53.82 Q 3 Jenny Meadows 53.85 Q 4 Antonina Yefremova 53.88 q 5 Daniela Reina 55.12 6 Silja Ulfarsdóttir 55.40 7 Evodie Lydie Saramandji 61.21 Joanne Cuddihy DQ
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lisa Miller 53.91 Q 2 Aneta Lemiesz 54.02 Q 3 Maria Rus 54.20 Q 4 Katerina Dressler 54.25 q 5 Hazel-Ann Regis 56.33
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Natalya Pygyda 54.27 Q 2 Adela Marchis 54.36 Q 3 Natalya Ivanova 54.63 Q 4 Rosibel García 54.82 q 5 Maren Schulze 55.49 6 Tatjana Lojanica 56.51 7 Mereoni Raluve 57.73
Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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