2026 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at Hayward Field in Eugene, United States on 6 and 7 August 2026.
VenueHayward Field
Dates
- 6 August (Round 1 & Semi-finals)
- 7 August (Final)[1]
Competitors59
Winningtime44.47
| Men's 400 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hayward Field | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 59 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 44.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
U20 standing records prior to the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nationality | Mark | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World U20 Record |  Steve Lewis (USA) |
43.87 | Seoul, South Korea | 28 September 1988 |
| Championship Record |  Anthony Pesela (BOT) |
44.58 | Nairobi, Kenya | 21 August 2021 |
| World U20 Leading | Jonathan Simms (USA) |
43.92 | Eugene, United States | 12 June 2026 |
Results
Round 1
Round 1 took place in the morning session on 6 August 2026.[1]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Godfred Opoku |  Ghana |
46.05 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Shamari Greenidge-Lewis |  Barbados |
46.34 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Zachery Frank |  Trinidad and Tobago |
46.61 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jason Pitter |  Jamaica |
46.83 | q |
| 5 | 9 | Imadeddine Hamida |  Algeria |
47.03 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Afonso Conceiçao |  Portugal |
47.92 | |
| — | 4 | Gerardo Hernández |  Mexico |
DQ | TR16.8 |
| — | 6 | Tsaone Dintwa | Botswana |
DQ | TR17.3.3 |
| [3] | |||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Jabari Matheson | Jamaica |
46.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lucas Couderc |  France |
46.64 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Suleiman Abdulrahman |  United Arab Emirates |
46.68 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Aimrane Bintaoui |  Morocco |
47.45 [.441] | |
| 5 | 8 | Jessus Armando Bănicioiu |  Romania |
47.45 [.443] | |
| 6 | 3 | Rayvon Black |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
47.90 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sergio Rojas |  Colombia |
47.92 | |
| 8 | 6 | Francesco Miorini |  Italy |
48.15 | |
| 9 | 5 | Gao Yi |  China |
48.39 | |
| [3] | |||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dominik Jezernik |  Croatia |
46.28 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 2 | Zion Davis |  Bahamas |
46.73 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Sadew Vimansa Rajakaruna |  Sri Lanka |
47.36 | Q |
| 4 | 9 | Oliwier Frąckowiak |  Poland |
47.47 | |
| 5 | 7 | Juan Sebastián Sánchez | Colombia |
47.73 | |
| 6 | 5 | Christoffer Banke Jørgensen |  Denmark |
47.80 | |
| 7 | 4 | Esteban Avena | Mexico |
47.82 | |
| 8 | 6 | Péter Csaba Sáray |  Hungary |
48.04 | |
| [3] | |||||
Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Malachi Austin |  Guyana |
46.48 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Kryn Romijn |  South Africa |
46.93 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Junior Phatsima | Botswana |
47.05 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Riccardo Fumagalli | Italy |
47.59 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rui Huang | China |
48.48 | |
| 6 | 3 | Edward Alberto Medrano |  El Salvador |
50.37 | |
| 7 | 9 | Tom Gillard |  Switzerland |
DNF | |
| 8 | 8 | Vasil Antonov |  Bulgaria |
DNF | |
| 9 | 6 | David Dominion Udoh |  Nigeria |
DQ | TR17.3.3 |
| [3] | |||||
Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jayden DeLeon | United States |
45.63 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mohammed Ashfaq |  India |
45.81 | Q, NU20R |
| 3 | 7 | Chase Grant |  Australia |
46.27 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Tishawn Easton | Guyana |
46.34 | q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | Emīls Lamba |  Latvia |
47.37 | q |
| 6 | 9 | Adam Nyarko |  Canada |
47.41 | |
| 7 | 4 | Kjartan Óli Bjarnason |  Iceland |
47.94 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ismail Bouziza | Algeria |
48.67 | |
| [3] | |||||
Heat 6
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Leendert Koekemoer | South Africa |
45.75 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Omel Shashintha Silva | Sri Lanka |
46.36 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Ropafadzo Liberty Mzondo |  Zimbabwe |
46.51 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 7 | Yariel Perez |  Puerto Rico |
46.96 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Piyush Raj | India |
47.78 | |
| 6 | 6 | Frane Delonga | Croatia |
47.95 | |
| 7 | 9 | Filip Stanković |  Serbia |
48.12 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kiile Alexander | Trinidad and Tobago |
48.99 | |
| [3] | |||||
Heat 7
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Quincy Wilson | United States |
45.74 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Milann Klemenic | France |
45.83 | Q, NU20R |
| 3 | 9 | Seth Kennedy | Australia |
46.56 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Zachary Jeggo | Canada |
47.33 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Javano Bridgewater | Bahamas |
47.54 | |
| 6 | 6 | Tjark Schult |  Germany |
47.83 | |
| 7 | 7 | Hunter Scott |  New Zealand |
47.86 | |
| 8 | 8 | Diosquendri Lenin Rojas |  Dominican Republic |
48.49 | |
| 9 | 1 | Tomáš Žigo |  Slovakia |
48.89 | |
| [3] | |||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place in the afternoon session on 6 August 2026.[1][4]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jayden DeLeon | United States |
45.49 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Malachi Austin | Guyana |
45.87 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Zion Davis | Bahamas |
45.96 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Suleiman Abdulrahman | United Arab Emirates |
46.27 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lucas Couderc | France |
46.69 | |
| 6 | 5 | Jabari Matheson | Jamaica |
47.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yariel Perez | Puerto Rico |
47.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | Imadeddine Hamida | Algeria |
47.62 | |
| 9 | 9 | Zachery Frank | Trinidad and Tobago |
47.91 | |
| [5] | |||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Leendert Koekemoer | South Africa |
45.18 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Milann Klemenic | France |
45.87 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Godfred Opoku | Ghana |
45.91 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Chase Grant | Australia |
46.36 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tishawn Easton | Guyana |
46.57 | |
| 6 | 9 | Ropafadzo Liberty Mzondo | Zimbabwe |
47.11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Emīls Lamba | Latvia |
47.20 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jessus Armando Banicioiu | Romania |
47.46 | |
| 9 | 3 | Sadew Vimansa Rajakaruna | Sri Lanka |
47.59 | |
| [5] | |||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Quincy Wilson | United States |
45.02 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Kryn Romijn | South Africa |
45.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Mohammed Ashfaq | India |
46.00 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Omel Shashintha Silva | Sri Lanka |
46.06 | |
| 5 | 3 | Junior Phatsima | Botswana |
46.32 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jason Pitter | Jamaica |
46.50 | |
| 7 | 9 | Seth Kennedy | Australia |
46.51 | PB |
| 8 | 7 | Dominik Jezernik | Croatia |
47.27 | |
| 9 | 1 | Zachary Jeggo | Canada |
49.15 | |
| [5] | |||||
Final
The final took place in the afternoon session on 7 August 2026.[1]
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | Jayden DeLeon | United States |
44.47 | CR |
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5 | Quincy Wilson | United States |
44.62 | SB |
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6 | Leendert Koekemoer | South Africa |
44.96 | |
| 4 | 3 | Godfred Opoku | Ghana |
45.46 | |
| 5 | 1 | Zion Davis | Bahamas |
46.00 | |
| 6 | 4 | Malachi Austin | Guyana |
46.03 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kryn Romijn | South Africa |
46.16 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mohammed Ashfaq | India |
46.20 | |
| 9 | 9 | Milann Klemenic | France |
46.31 | |
| [6] | |||||