2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres
Boy's 400 metres at the World Youth Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | |||||||||
Dates | 15-17 July 2015 | |||||||||
Winning time | 45.27 | |||||||||
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The Boys' 400 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 15-17 July.
Christopher Taylor of Jamaica won the event. His time of 45.27 seconds was a world age-15 best.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World Youth Best | Obea Moore (USA) | 45.14 | Santiago de Chile, Chile | 2 September 1995 |
Championship Record | Kirani James (GRN) | 45.24 | Bressanone, Italy | 10 July 2009 |
World Youth Leading[2] | Christopher Taylor (USA) | 45.55 | Kingston, Jamaica | 13 June 2015 |
Results[edit]
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest qualified beyond the first round.[3]