The men's 400 metres 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.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Tomasz Jędrusik Poland
|
| Silver | Steve Perry Australia
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| Bronze | Anthony Eziuka Nigeria
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tomasz Jędrusik | Poland |
46.19 | |
 |
Steve Perry | Australia |
46.74 | |
 |
Anthony Eziuka | Nigeria |
46.81 | |
| 4 | Mark Richardson |  United Kingdom |
46.94 | |
| 5 | Wayne McDonald | United Kingdom |
47.08 | |
| 6 | Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui |  Kenya |
47.22 | |
| 7 | Pedro Cañete |  Cuba |
47.28 | |
| 8 | Daniel England |  Jamaica |
47.48 |
Semifinals[edit]
28 July
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Perry | Australia |
46.21 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Richardson | United Kingdom |
46.43 | Q |
| 3 | Anthony Eziuka | Nigeria |
46.66 | q |
| 4 | Jerome Williams |  United States |
46.89 | |
| 5 | Mark Jackson |  Canada |
47.56 | |
| 6 | Shigeaki Matsunaga |  Japan |
48.17 | |
| Joseph Tengelei | Kenya |
DQ | ||
| Geoffrey Clark |  New Zealand |
DQ |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne McDonald | United Kingdom |
46.29 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui | Kenya |
46.32 | Q |
| 3 | Pedro Cañete | Cuba |
46.86 | q |
| 4 | Jesse Carr | United States |
47.30 | |
| 5 | Thierry Jean-Charles |  France |
47.70 | |
| 6 | Kiril Raykov |  Bulgaria |
48.74 | |
| 7 | Ilidio Motty |  Portugal |
49.82 | |
| Samuel Matete |  Zambia |
DQ |
Semifinal 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Jędrusik | Poland |
46.16 | Q |
| 2 | Daniel England | Jamaica |
46.71 | Q |
| 3 | Brian Dicker | Canada |
47.29 | |
| 4 | Masaru Komori | Japan |
47.47 | |
| 5 | Anthony Ryan | Australia |
47.62 | |
| 6 | Olivier Noirot | France |
47.68 | |
| 7 | Omokhegbele Okotako | Nigeria |
49.26 | |
| 8 | Nicolás Rodríguez |  Argentina |
49.93 |
Heats[edit]
27 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel England | Jamaica |
47.18 | Q |
| 2 | Pedro Cañete | Cuba |
47.43 | Q |
| 3 | Mark Jackson | Canada |
47.64 | Q |
| 4 | Joseph Tengelei | Kenya |
48.02 | q |
| 5 | Inaldo de Sena |  Brazil |
48.30 | |
| 6 | Muhammad Sadaqat |  Pakistan |
49.33 | |
| José Hernández |  Puerto Rico |
DQ |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Chepsiror Kiptanui | Kenya |
46.54 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Richardson | United Kingdom |
46.63 | Q |
| 3 | Olivier Noirot | France |
47.43 | Q |
| 4 | Brian Dicker | Canada |
47.70 | q |
| 5 | Feru Dadi |  Ethiopia |
48.24 | |
| 6 | Gilmar da Silva | Brazil |
49.97 | |
| 7 | Mitchell Peters |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
50.17 | |
| 8 | Gilbert Hashan |  Mauritius |
50.19 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
46.88 | Q |
| 2 | Thierry Jean-Charles | France |
47.20 | Q |
| 3 | Masaru Komori | Japan |
47.49 | Q |
| 4 | Omokhegbele Okotako | Nigeria |
47.73 | q |
| 5 | Eversley Linley |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
48.65 | |
| 6 | Ibrahim Abdirashid Aden |  Somalia |
49.00 | |
| 7 | Eric Krings |  Guatemala |
50.71 | |
| 8 | Legesse Dereba | Ethiopia |
51.10 |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Ryan | Australia |
47.08 | Q |
| 2 | Jesse Carr | United States |
47.49 | Q |
| 3 | Geoffrey Clark | New Zealand |
47.63 | Q |
| 4 | Miguel Cuesta |  Spain |
48.29 | |
| 5 | Raffaele Altissimo |  Italy |
48.54 | |
| Barrington Campbell | Jamaica |
DNF |
Heat 5[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Eziuka | Nigeria |
47.29 | Q |
| 2 | Jerome Williams | United States |
47.34 | Q |
| 3 | Ilidio Motty | Portugal |
47.92 | Q |
| 4 | Joel Otim-Bua |  Uganda |
48.10 | |
| 5 | Gianrico Boncompagni | Italy |
48.23 | |
| 6 | William Archer |  British Virgin Islands |
52.60 |
Heat 6[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Perry | Australia |
46.79 | Q |
| 2 | Kiril Raykov | Bulgaria |
48.05 | Q |
| 3 | Nicolás Rodríguez | Argentina |
49.12 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Merchant |  Antigua and Barbuda |
50.68 | |
| Yeóryios Panayiotopoulos |  Greece |
DQ |
Heat 7[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Jędrusik | Poland |
46.50 | Q |
| 2 | Wayne McDonald | United Kingdom |
47.58 | Q |
| 3 | Shigeaki Matsunaga | Japan |
48.02 | Q |
| 4 | Lin Kuang-Liang |  Chinese Taipei |
48.15 | |
| 5 | Aurelio Mancheno |  Ecuador |
48.63 | |
| 6 | Grzegorz Machelski | Poland |
48.74 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.
- Antigua and Barbuda (1)
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (2)
- Brazil (2)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (2)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Ecuador (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (2)
- Greece (1)
- Guatemala (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Mauritius (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (2)
- Pakistan (1)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
- Somalia (1)
- Spain (1)
- Uganda (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
- Zambia (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015