2006 World Junior Championships
Day 1 - 8/15 - am session
MEN'S 400M HEATS

Tuesday August 15th, 2006
At Beijing, China

 

2006 World Junior Championships
Day 1 - 8/15 - am session
MEN'S 400 METER HEATS

Tuesday August 15th, 2006
At Beijing, China
Summary - Mike Kennedy
Photos - Doug Speck

Men's 400 meters Heats

First Round

First Two in Each Event Plus the Next Two Fastest Qualify for the Semifinals

HEAT ONE—Renny Quow of Trinidad and Tobacco, the Central American and Caribbean champ probably ran a little faster then he wanted to because running one lane outside of him was Julius Kirwa of Kenya who had a very fast first 300 before Quow pulled away to win, 45.91 to 46.23. Kirwa’s time was a personal best and Quow missed his personal best by .09 seconds. Dmitriy Buryak of Russia was third in 47.27.

HEAT TWO—Endo Steele of Jamaica and Pasadena City College in California blazed the first 200 and had little trouble-winning in 46.29. Reza Bouazar of Iran was second at 47.24 and Virendra Pankaj of India was third at 47.60.

 

Renny Quow Trinidad 45.91 Heat 1 winner - Edino Steele Jamaica and Pasadena CC 46.59 Heat 2 winner

Heat 1 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 11:40

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 7 724 Quow Renny TRI 45.91 Q (SB) 0.185
2 8 455 Kirwa Julius KEN 46.23 Q (PB) 0.201
3 2 636 Buryak Dmitriy RUS 47.27 q (PB) 0.138
4 3 96 Pyper Todd CAN 48.07 0.161
5 4 74 Serameng Kenneth BOT 48.78 0.282
6 5 172 Hrstka Martin CZE 49.61 0.225
7 6 132 Li Jinlong CHN 56.29 0.164

Heat 2 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 11:47

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 4 421 Steele Edino JAM 46.59 Q 0.203
2 2 380 Bouazar Reza IRI 47.24 Q 0.428
3 8 377 Pankaj Virendra Kumar IND 47.60 0.231
4 5 499 Djaovazaha Philippe Sébastien MAD 48.21 (PB) 0.189
5 6 122 Guo Jian CHN 48.68 0.193
6 3 474 Al-Hosah Yonas I.Y. KSA 48.76 0.156
7 7 512 Saneem Ismail MDV 53.84 0.189

HEAT THREE—Martyn Rooney of Great Britain, who is the European Junior champion and finished third at the Commonwealth Games this past spring in Australia, controlled the entire race, looking around the final 100 meters before finishing in 46.25. Victor Isaiah of Nigeria was second in 46.25 and Alex Bubner of Australia was third at 47.46. As an aside Rooney could almost be a double for California high school hurdler David Klech who has run 13.64 and 50.35.

HEAT FOUR—Quentin Summers of the U.S. and Baylor University, running in lane eight, was content to led Alvin Samuels have the lead before taking the win, 47.24 to 47.49. Lazslo Bartha of Hungary was third in 47.88.

 

Martyn Rooney Britain Winner Heat 3 46.25 - Quentin Summers USA winner Heat 4 47.24

Heat 3 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 11:54

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 4 300 Rooney Martyn GBR 46.25 Q 0.216
2 2 538 Isaiah Victor NGR 47.20 Q 0.172
3 5 18 Bubner Alex AUS 47.46 q (PB) 0.198
4 8 354 Phillip Joel GRN 47.59 0.213
5 7 666 Kamara Abu Bakarr SLE 49.96 0.347
6 3 384 Zarin Afzal Mohsen IRI 50.38 0.184
7 6 811 Richards Stevorn VIN 51.64 0.275

Heat 4 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:01

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 8 794 Summers Quentin USA 47.24 Q 0.260
2 4 608 Samuels Alvin RSA 47.49 Q 0.157
3 3 363 Bartha Lázsló HUN 47.88 0.185
4 6 174 Vanek Petr CZE 47.98 (PB) 0.195
5 2 409 Turchi Teo ITA 48.66 0.178
6 7 583 Santiago Christian PUR 48.96 0.178
5 41 Lewis Juan BAH DQ 0.161

HEAT FIVE—Yuzo Kanemaru of Japan was the winner in 46.53 but Grant Baker of Great Britain was very impressive and in control with a second place finish in 46.79. Silvester Meli of Kenya was third in 47.04.

HEAT SIX—Jonathan Borlee of Belgium, running in lane eight, used a strong final hundred to finish in 46.25 with Andrew Dargie of Canada in second at 46.68. Mohamed Al-Rawahi of Oman, the early leader, was third at 47.05.

 

Yuzo Kanemaru Japan winner heat 5 - Jonathan Borlee Belgium winner Heat 6 46.25

Heat 5 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:08

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 6 433 Kanemaru Yuzo JPN 46.53 Q 0.185
2 8 285 Baker Grant GBR 46.79 Q 0.166
3 2 457 Meli Silvester Kirwa KEN 47.04 q (PB) 0.236
4 5 57 Borlee Kevin BEL 47.07 q 0.156
5 4 262 Decimus Yoann FRA 48.45 0.222
6 3 673 Ratnayaka Gayan SRI 49.26 0.216
7 807 Sorina Arnold VAN DQ 0.210

Heat 6 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:15 - Revised

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 8 56 Borlee Jonathan BEL 46.25 Q 0.186
2 3 95 Dargie Andrew CAN 46.68 Q 0.188
3 2 550 Al-Rawahi Mohamed Salim OMA 47.05 q (NJ) 0.182
4 5 629 Kokorin Anton RUS 47.33 q (SB) 0.215
5 7 374 Valliayampoikayil Baby Bineesh IND 48.60 0.199
6 4 669 Jagarinec Sebastijan SLO 48.68 0.274
7 1 519 Hanne Mamoudou MLI 49.56 0.155
6 754 López Fernando URU DQ 0.153

HEAT SEVEN—Allodin Fotherill of Jamaica tried to control the race the entire way but was nipped at the finish by Aitor Martin of Spain, 47.14 to 47.15. Niko Verekauta of Fiji was third in 47.30.

HEAT EIGHT—Justin Oliver of the U.S. and Texas A&M, led from start to finish, with an eased up 46.86. Yannick Fonsat of France closed hard for second in 47.24 and Dylan Grant of Australia was third in 47.40..

 

Aitor Martin (Spain) winner Heat 7 47.14 - Justin Oliver USA comfortable winner Heat 8 46.86

Heat 7 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:22

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 4 216 Martín Aitor ESP 47.14 Q (PB) 0.171
2 5 413 Fothergill Allodin JAM 47.15 Q 0.190
3 7 241 Verekauta Niko FIJ 47.30 q 0.180
4 2 435 Yamamoto Tetsuji JPN 47.52 0.189
5 1 43 Strachan Jameson BAH 49.07 0.152
6 3 168 Anastasiou Stefanos CYP 51.95 0.200
8 700 Mlambo Moses SWZ DQ 0.172
6 676 El-Nour Adam SUD DNF 0.369

Heat 8 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:29

Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 7 785 Oliver Justin USA 46.86 Q 0.208
2 6 265 Fonsat Yannick FRA 47.24 Q 0.155
3 4 23 Grant Dylan AUS 47.40 q (PB) 0.160
4 3 611 Smith Pieter RSA 47.89 0.161
5 2 674 Abdelbashar El-Farzdag SUD 48.26 0.154
6 5 507 Krishnan Amran Raj MAS 48.48 0.188
7 8 219 Pérez Jesús ESP 48.62 0.174