title: 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
text: # 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
  
  The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 19 and 21 October.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Jana Pittman Australia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Marjolein de Jong Netherlands |
  | Bronze | Melaine Walker Jamaica |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  21 October
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jana Pittman | Australia | 56.27 |
  | | Marjolein de Jong | Netherlands | 56.50 |
  | | Melaine Walker | Jamaica | 56.96 |
  | 4 | Lantosoa Razafinjanahary | Madagascar | 58.14 |
  | 5 | Irēna Žauna | Latvia | 58.93 |
  | 6 | Zofia Malachowska | Poland | 59.03 |
  | 7 | Perla dos Santos | Brazil | 59.36 |
  | 8 | Karolina Tłustochowska | Poland | 59.49 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  19 October
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jana Pittman | Australia | 56.16 | Q |
  | 2 | Marjolein de Jong | Netherlands | 56.26 | Q |
  | 3 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica | 57.57 | q |
  | 4 | Larissa Kettenis | Germany | 58.87 | |
  | 5 | Patrícia Lopes | Portugal | 59.34 | |
  | 6 | Nicola Sanders | United Kingdom | 60.07 | |
  | 7 | Claire Ragot | France | 61.47 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lantosoa Razafinjanahary | Madagascar | 57.29 | Q |
  | 2 | Karolina Tłustochowska | Poland | 57.97 | Q |
  | 3 | Randi Smith | United States | 59.08 | |
  | 4 | Alena Rücklová | Czech Republic | 59.43 | |
  | 5 | Lara Damiani | Italy | 59.86 | |
  | 6 | Yusmelys García | Venezuela | 60.09 | |
  | 7 | Sapinder Kaur | India | 60.50 | |
  | 8 | Alicia Cave | Trinidad and Tobago | 61.39 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Irēna Žauna | Latvia | 58.23 | Q |
  | 2 | Zofia Malachowska | Poland | 58.33 | Q |
  | 3 | Perla dos Santos | Brazil | 58.40 | q |
  | 4 | Sira Córdoba | Colombia | 58.60 | |
  | 5 | Pamela Märzendorfer | Austria | 59.03 | |
  | 6 | Tina Kron | Germany | 59.65 | |
  | 7 | Anca Liliana Cosariu | Romania | 61.36 | |
  | | Rachel Delphin | Australia | DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Austria (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Colombia (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * India (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Latvia (1)
  * Madagascar (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Poland (2)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (1)
  * Venezuela (1)
  