title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
  
  The men's 400 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Darold Williamson United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jonathan Fortenberry United States |
  | Bronze | Jermaine Gonzales Jamaica |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  18 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Darold Williamson | United States | 45.37 |
  | | Jonathan Fortenberry | United States | 45.73 |
  | | Jermaine Gonzales | Jamaica | 45.84 |
  | 4 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | Zimbabwe | 45.93 |
  | 5 | Luís Ambrósio | Brazil | 46.08 |
  | 6 | Wilan Louis | Barbados | 46.33 |
  | 7 | David McCarthy | Ireland | 47.10 |
  | | Piotr Zrada | Poland | DNF |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  17 July
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | Zimbabwe | 46.15 | Q |
  | 2 | Jermaine Gonzales | Jamaica | 46.17 | Q |
  | 3 | Piotr Zrada | Poland | 46.47 | q |
  | 4 | David McCarthy | Ireland | 46.77 | q |
  | 5 | Luis Luna | Venezuela | 46.93 | |
  | 6 | Keith Sheehy | Australia | 47.68 | |
  | | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
  | | Mohamed Al-Mowallad | Saudi Arabia | DNF | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jonathan Fortenberry | United States | 46.16 | Q |
  | 2 | Wilan Louis | Barbados | 46.26 | Q |
  | 3 | Florin Suciu | Romania | 47.09 | |
  | 4 | Shaine Morrison | South Africa | 47.52 | |
  | 5 | Diego Venâncio | Brazil | 47.57 | |
  | 6 | Hicham Chliyeh | Morocco | 47.66 | |
  | 7 | Kamghe Gaba | Germany | 47.67 | |
  | 8 | Ryan Therrien | Canada | 48.58 | |
  
  **Semifinal 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Darold Williamson | United States | 46.31 | Q |
  | 2 | Luís Ambrósio | Brazil | 46.61 | Q |
  | 3 | Abdellatif El-Ghazaoui | Morocco | 46.92 | |
  | 4 | Brice Panel | France | 47.20 | |
  | 5 | Yhann Plummer | Jamaica | 47.55 | |
  | 6 | Jacopo Marin | Italy | 47.71 | |
  | 7 | Dimítrios Grávalos | Greece | 47.83 | |
  | 8 | Courtney McLeod | Australia | 48.24 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  16 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wilan Louis | Barbados | 46.46 | Q |
  | 2 | Abdellatif El-Ghazaoui | Morocco | 46.68 | Q |
  | 3 | Luís Ambrósio | Brazil | 46.79 | Q |
  | 4 | Luis Luna | Venezuela | 46.96 | Q |
  | 5 | Yuki Yamaguchi | Japan | 47.74 | |
  | 6 | Yohann Negre | France | 48.19 | |
  | 7 | Didier Assoumou | Côte d'Ivoire | 49.01 | |
  | 8 | Nathan Vadeboncoeur | Canada | 49.32 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Darold Williamson | United States | 46.72 | Q |
  | 2 | Kamghe Gaba | Germany | 46.98 | Q |
  | 3 | David McCarthy | Ireland | 47.07 | Q |
  | 4 | Jacopo Marin | Italy | 47.23 | Q |
  | 5 | Mohamed Al-Mowallad | Saudi Arabia | 47.41 | q |
  | 6 | Shaine Morrison | South Africa | 47.72 | q |
  | 7 | Jamil James | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.62 | |
  | | Yosuke Inoue | Japan | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jermaine Gonzales | Jamaica | 46.86 | Q |
  | 2 | Brice Panel | France | 47.03 | Q |
  | 3 | Florin Suciu | Romania | 47.06 | Q |
  | 4 | Dimítrios Grávalos | Greece | 47.62 | Q |
  | 5 | Saul Weigopwa | Nigeria | 47.86 | |
  | 6 | Andrés Silva | Uruguay | 48.14 | |
  | 7 | David Testa | Spain | 48.97 | |
  | 8 | Elio Gijon | Mexico | 49.55 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jonathan Fortenberry | United States | 47.16 | Q |
  | 2 | Piotr Zrada | Poland | 47.47 | Q |
  | 3 | Courtney McLeod | Australia | 48.11 | Q |
  | 4 | Ryan Therrien | Canada | 48.22 | Q |
  | 5 | Stefan Wittl | Germany | 48.42 | |
  | 6 | John Valoyes | Colombia | 48.46 | |
  | 7 | Evans Marie | Seychelles | 48.54 | |
  | | Robert Tobin | United Kingdom | DNF | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | Zimbabwe | 46.92 | Q |
  | 2 | Robert Lathouwers | Netherlands | 47.24 | Q |
  | 3 | Diego Venâncio | Brazil | 47.31 | Q |
  | 4 | Hicham Chliyeh | Morocco | 47.39 | Q |
  | 5 | Keith Sheehy | Australia | 47.42 | q |
  | 6 | Yhann Plummer | Jamaica | 47.47 | q |
  | 7 | Said Al-Adhreai | Yemen | 49.97 | |
  | | Tim Hawkes | New Zealand | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Barbados (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Canada (2)
  * Colombia (1)
  * Côte d'Ivoire (1)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Jamaica (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Mexico (1)
  * Morocco (2)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Nigeria (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Saudi Arabia (1)
  * Seychelles (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (2)
  * Uruguay (1)
  * Venezuela (1)
  * Yemen (1)
  * Zimbabwe (1)
  