2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres
The Girls' 400 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–12 July.
Medalists
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Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Li Jing (CHN)
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50.01 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record |  Nawal El Jack (SUD)
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51.19 | Marrakech, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading |  Olivia Baker (USA)
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52.71 | Edwardsville, IL, United States | 26 June 2013 |
Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Alanna Lally |  Ireland |
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| 3 | Livia Cristurean |  Romania |
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| 4 | Tiffany James |  Jamaica |
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| 5 | Emilija Rudytė |  Lithuania |
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| 6 | Ann-Kathrin Kopf |  Germany |
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| 7 | Sonia Nasarre |  Spain |
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| 8 | Zdenka Seidlová |  Czech Republic |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Liang Xiaojing | China |
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| 3 | Astrid Balanta |  Colombia |
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| 4 | Anamarija Petters |  Croatia |
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| 5 | Olivia Baker |  United States |
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| 6 | Abimbola Junaid |  Nigeria |
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| 7 | Maja Pogorevc |  Slovenia |
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| 8 | Susanne Walli |  Austria |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Busra Yildirim |  Turkey |
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| 3 | Anastasiya Kudryavtseva |  Russia |
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| 4 | Yanique McNeil | Jamaica |
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| 5 | Viktória Záhradnícková |  Slovakia |
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| 6 | Laurence Jones |  Luxembourg |
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| 7 | Huang Guifen | China |
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| 8 | Liliya Manasipova |  Uzbekistan |
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Emily Rose Norum |  Norway |
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| 3 | Eleonora Marchiando |  Italy |
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| 4 | Fathin Faqihah Mohd Yusuf |  Malaysia |
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| 5 | María Simancas |  Venezuela |
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| 6 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid |  Canada |
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| 7 | Kianeth Galván |  Panama |
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| 8 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Nigeria |
Heat 5
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Molly Blakey |  Australia |
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| 3 | Sabrina Bakare |  Great Britain |
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| 4 | Andreea Timofei | Romania |
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| 5 | Jimena Copara |  Peru |
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| 6 | Yana Kachur |  Ukraine |
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| 7 | Tarika Moses |  British Virgin Islands |
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| 8 | Nirmali M.P. Gamage |  Sri Lanka |
Heat 6
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Shannon Gearey |  New Zealand |
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| 2 | Fanjalina |  Madagascar |
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| 3 | Nanako Matsumoto |  Japan |
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| 4 | Mariana Perez |  Dominican Republic |
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| 5 | Melissa Gomis |  France |
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| 6 | Jaydean Joseph |  Grenada |
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| 7 | Daniela Ledecká | Slovakia |
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| 8 | Galefele Moroko |  Botswana |
Heat 7
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Alice Mangione | Italy |
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| 3 | Kseniia Prokopeva |  Kyrgyzstan |
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| 4 | Luca Palásti |  Hungary |
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| 5 | Yvonne Vanhuvaone |  Zimbabwe |
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| 6 | Kadeisha Hield |  Bahamas |
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| 7 | Kendra Clarke | Canada |
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| 8 | Nguyen Thi Oanh |  Vietnam |
Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
The final was won by Sabrika Bakare in 52.77 seconds.