The women's 400 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21, 22 and 23 August.
Medalists Gold Andrea Burlacu Silver Suziann Reid Bronze Rosemary Hayward
Results Final 23 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Andrea Burlacu 52.32 Suziann Reid 53.17 Rosemary Hayward 53.28 4 Yuliya Taranova 53.43 5 Cindy Ega 53.45 6 Otilia Ruicu 53.87 7 Doreen Harstick 54.46 8 Li Jing 54.61
Semifinals 22 August
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Andrea Burlacu 53.05 Q 2 Suziann Reid 53.11 Q 3 Doreen Harstick 53.86 Q 4 Yuliya Taranova 53.95 Q 5 Tamsyn Lewis 54.55 6 Justine Bayiga 55.07 7 Ana Guevara 55.24 8 Žana Minina 56.30
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rosemary Hayward 53.60 Q 2 Li Jing 53.70 Q 3 Otilia Ruicu 53.89 Q 4 Cindy Ega 53.98 Q 5 Jitka Burianová 54.52 6 Barbara Petráhn 55.38 7 Yekaterina Solovyova 55.79 Malika Edmonson DNS
Heats 21 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Doreen Harstick 54.09 Q 2 Otilia Ruicu 54.14 Q 3 Li Jing 54.56 Q 4 Žana Minina 55.64 q 5 Yekaterina Solovyova 56.40 q 6 Gabriella Edwards 59.30 7 Dijana Kojic 60.04
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Suziann Reid 53.88 Q 2 Tamsyn Lewis 54.39 Q 3 Justine Bayiga 54.94 Q 4 Jarita Dill 57.37 5 Wang Xuemei 58.11 6 Sherlene Williams 59.09
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Cindy Ega 53.98 Q 2 Andrea Burlacu 54.04 Q 3 Yuliya Taranova 54.34 Q 4 Ana Guevara 56.54 q 5 Anastasía Thomatdou 59.00
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rosemary Hayward 54.00 Q 2 Barbara Petráhn 54.71 Q 3 Jitka Burianová 54.83 Q 4 Malika Edmonson 55.89 q 5 Karina Soto 56.91 6 Erum Khanum 59.14
Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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