- Medalists
- Records
- Heats
- Semifinals Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3
- Final
- References
{{AthleticsAt2009WorldYouthChampionships}}The Boys' 400 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 8, 9, and 10 July.[1] The event was won by Kirani James of the Grenada, who also won the 200 metres.[2] Medalists | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | {{flagcountry>GRN}} | {{flagcountry>USA}} | {{flagcountry>SUD}}
Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. | World Youth Best | Obea Moore|USA}} | 45.14 | Santiago, Chile | 2 September 1995 | | Championship Record | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr|SUD}} | 46.10 | Sherbrooke, Canada | 12 July 2003 | | World Youth Leading | Kirani James|GRN}} | 45.45 | Vieux Fort, St. Lucia | 11 April 2009 |
Kirani James set a new Championship Record and World Youth Leading in the final. Heats Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified. {{Empty section|date=April 2012}} Semifinals Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified. Heat 1 | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 6 | Javere Bell | {{JAM}} | 48.03 | Q | | 2 | 8 | Varg Königsmark | {{GER}} | 48.04 | Q | | 3 | 3 | Alexander Beck | {{AUS}} | 48.17 | | 4 | 2 | Leandro de Araújo | {{BRA}} | 48.19 | | 5 | 5 | Anthony Chemut | {{KEN}} | 48.60 | | 6 | 4 | Lestrod Roland | {{SKN}} | 48.61 | | 7 | 7 | Mohamed Chetoui | {{ALG}} | 49.40 | | 8 | 1 | Nadir Abdelrahman | {{SUD}} | 49.85 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best Heat 2 | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Kirani James | {{GRN}} | 46.43 | Q | | 2 | 3 | Joshua Mance | {{USA}} | 46.65 | Q | | 3 | 4 | Nathan Wake | {{GBR2}} | 46.86 | q, PB | | 4 | 6 | Shogo Momiki | {{JPN}} | 47.51 | q | | 5 | 7 | Hadi Nsamba | {{UGA}} | 48.05 | PB | | 6 | 8 | Deon Lendore | {{TRI}} | 48.20 | PB | | 7 | 1 | Benjamin Ayesu-Attah | {{CAN}} | 48.72 | | 8 | 2 | Michael Kruger | {{RSA}} | 48.89 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best Heat 3 | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Awad El Karim Makki | {{SUD}} | 47.49 | Q, SB | | 2 | 6 | Frazer Wickes | {{NZL}} | 48.05 | Q | | 3 | 4 | Jacques de Swardt | {{RSA}} | 48.29 | | 4 | 3 | Ko Kayada | {{JPN}} | 48.59 | | 5 | 1 | Greg Louden | {{GBR2}} | 48.71 | | 6 | 2 | Bertrán Alcaraz | {{ESP}} | 49.63 | | 7 | 7 | Nathan Kibiwot | {{KEN}} | 50.04 | | 8 | 8 | Davide Re | {{ITA}} | 50.63 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best Final | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| {{gold01}} | 3 | Kirani James | {{GRN}} | 45.24 | PB, CR, WYL | | {{silver02}} | 4 | Joshua Mance | {{USA}} | 46.22 | PB | | {{bronze03}} | 6 | Awad El Karim Makki | {{SUD}} | 47.15 | SB | | {{sort|04|4}} | 2 | Nathan Wake | {{GBR2}} | 47.20 | | {{sort|05|5}} | 7 | Frazer Wickes | {{NZL}} | 47.66 | | {{sort|06|6}} | 5 | Javere Bell | {{JAM}} | 47.89 | PB | | {{sort|07|7}} | 1 | Shogo Momiki | {{JPN}} | 48.01 | | {{sort|08|8}} | 8 | Varg Königsmark | {{GER}} | 48.12 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, CR = Championship record, WYL = World Youth Leading References 1. ^iaaf.org - International Association of Athletics Federations
2. ^Williams and James achieve unprecedented doubles as Kenya steals the show in middle distance
- World Youth Championships 2009
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