The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 9, 10 and 11 July.

Medalists Gold Takecia Jameson Silver Janeil Bellille Bronze Meghan Beesley

Results

Final 11 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Takecia Jameson 56.29 Janeil Bellille 56.84 Meghan Beesley 57.08 4 Hanna Titimets 57.22 5 Laura Hansen 57.46 6 Hanna Yaroshchuk 58.43 7 Frida Persson 58.62 8 Nikita Tracey 59.05

Semifinals 10 July

Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Meghan Beesley 57.24 Q 2 Janeil Bellille 57.54 Q 3 Nikita Tracey 57.84 Q 4 Hanna Yaroshchuk 58.00 q 5 Andreea Ionescu 58.21 6 Fayza Omer Jomaa 58.22 7 Benedikte Hauge 59.16 8 Christiane Klopsch 60.39

Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Takecia Jameson 57.31 Q 2 Laura Hansen 57.73 Q 3 Hanna Titimets 57.86 Q 4 Frida Persson 58.04 q 5 Sarah Wells 58.58 6 Monika Kopycka 59.34 7 Brittney McGlone 60.05 Shana-Gaye Tracey DNF

Heats 9 July

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Andreea Ionescu 59.05 Q 2 Fayza Omer Jomaa 59.51 Q 3 Meghan Beesley 59.83 Q 4 Kalyn Sheehan 59.88 5 Emilia Granqvist 60.59 6 Taissa Makhmayeva 62.16

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sarah Wells 58.89 Q 2 Shana-Gaye Tracey 58.95 Q 3 Hanna Titimets 59.16 Q 4 Monika Kopycka 59.41 q 5 Amélie Fosse 59.97 6 Emma Millard 60.13 7 Kori Carter 61.20 8 Mila Andrić 61.40

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Frida Persson 58.81 Q 2 Takecia Jameson 59.16 Q 3 Laura Hansen 59.20 Q 4 Olesya Tsaranok 59.97 5 Jessie Barr 60.00 6 Latoya Griffith 60.61 7 Evelin Farsang 61.57

Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Nikita Tracey 57.58 Q 2 Janeil Bellille 58.40 Q 3 Hanna Yaroshchuk 58.58 Q 4 Benedikte Hauge 58.89 q 5 Brittney McGlone 59.39 q 6 Christiane Klopsch 59.50 q 7 Gorana Cvijetic 60.67 8 Elif Yıldırım 61.06

Participation According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.

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