2006 World Junior (Under 20 born 1987 or later)
World Championships
Beijing, China - August 15-20
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Men's 400 Preview - prepared
7/9/06
Justin Oliver and Quentin Summers
carry US Hopes into the World Junior 400m
Event Preview -
Great Britain's Martyn Rooney shocked with his improvement from a 46.47 05
best and 4th in the European Junior Championships last year at 46.56
to a fifth place effort in the early 2006 Commonwealth Games in March,
placing 5th in the Finals at 45.51 and recording 45.69 and 45.35 during
the early rounds there (he has at least 5 sub 46.02's this year)! Yuzo
Kanemaru (Japan) is the National Senior champ at 45.74 and has a 45.41
from the Osaka Grand Prix Meet (2nd), with nice progression the last
two years (45.47 2005 best, 45.89 2004 best). Quentin Summers,
the US Champ, is from the Baylor University program of famed Coach Clyde
Hart, with a 46.02 to win the US qualifier and strong competitive spring
that included participation on a third place finishing NCAA 4x400 relay
squad and third place in the very competitive Big 12 Collegiate conference. Second
in that conference finals was the US runner-up, Justin Oliver, a fierce
competitor from Texas A&M University, with a 45.95 best, at least five
sub 46.25's this year, and the 2005 Pan American Junior 400m Championship
under his belt. Others appearing to show the ability to compete
for medals are Jamaica's Edino Steele, 45.81 during a Community College
season in the US (and national under 20 championship run of 46.60), 45.82
star Rennie Quow (Trinidad), the 2006 Carifta Games Champ, and Fiji's
Niko Verekauta, a Commonwealth Games Semi-Finalist with a 46.28 best
from earlier this year. From the ranks of the 2005 World Youth
Meet are champion Adam Mohamed Al-Noor (Sudan), with a46.56 run there,
and youngster Julius Kirwa (89 birthdate), who was 46.47 earlier this
spring.
Men 400 Metres
Date Time Status Round
15 Aug 11:40 HEATS
16 Aug 19:00 SEMI-FINAL
17 Aug 19:25 FINAL
Recent World Results
2004 World Junior Championships 400m Final
Official Results - 400m - Men - Final
Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 19:05
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 4 895 Merritt LaShawn USA 45.25 (WJL) 0.153
2 6 761 Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali SUD 45.97 0.174
3 3 91 Ngwigwa Obakeng BOT 45.97 (NJR) 0.174
4 5 712 Kruglyakov Valentin RUS 46.40 0.183
5 8 831 Tamac Serdar TUR 46.63 (NJR) 0.190
6 2 30 Wroe Sean AUS 46.84 0.181
7 7 880 Hinnant Keith USA 46.88 0.189
8 1 94 Orlando Paulo Roberto BRA 46.95 0.165
2005 World Youth Championships 400m Final
Official Results - 400 Metres - Boys - Final
Friday, July 15, 2005 -
18:40
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 6 669 Adam Mohammed Al-Nour SUD 46.56 (PB) 0.208
2 4 402 Julius Kirwa KEN 46.70 (PB) 0.190
3 1 756 Bryshon Nellum USA 46.81 (PB) 0.166
4 5 745 Zach Chandy USA 47.29 0.158
5 3 94 Jonathan Borlee BEL 48.03 0.167
6 2 735 Samuel Egadu UGA 48.20 0.148
7 8 70 Tristan Garrett AUS 48.31 0.170
8 7 715 Kervin Morgan TRI 48.41 0.166
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