The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 17 and 19 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Lashinda Demus United States
|
| Silver | Melaine Walker Jamaica
|
| Bronze | Camille Robinson Jamaica
|
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lashinda Demus | United States |
54.70 | |
 |
Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
56.03 | |
 |
Camille Robinson | Jamaica |
56.14 | |
| 4 | Tiffany Ross | United States |
56.52 | |
| 5 | Zuzana Hejnová |  Czech Republic |
58.42 | |
| 6 | Yusmelys García |  Venezuela |
58.46 | |
| 7 | Monique Balsamo |  South Africa |
58.60 | |
| 8 | Olga Nikolayeva |  Russia |
59.97 |
Heats
17 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lashinda Demus | United States |
57.38 | Q |
| 2 | Camille Robinson | Jamaica |
57.71 | Q |
| 3 | Yusmelys García | Venezuela |
59.07 | q |
| 4 | Monique Balsamo | South Africa |
59.25 | q |
| 5 | Amanda Dias |  Brazil |
60.74 | |
| 6 | Céline Landmann |  France |
60.85 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany Ross | United States |
59.54 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Nikolayeva | Russia |
59.83 | Q |
| 3 | Raquel da Costa | Brazil |
59.93 | |
| 4 | Sara Jander |  Germany |
60.53 | |
| 5 | Gabriela Plocka |  Poland |
61.11 | |
| 6 | Chisa Nishio |  Japan |
61.80 | |
| 7 | Géraldine Lécefel | France |
63.15 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
57.39 | Q |
| 2 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic |
59.31 | Q |
| 3 | Sachiko Eguchi | Japan |
59.43 | |
| 4 | Chantelle Terblanche | South Africa |
59.98 | |
| 5 | Katharina Gröb | Germany |
61.27 | |
| 6 | Lucy Jaramillo |  Ecuador |
62.97 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Brazil (2)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Ecuador (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (2)
- Poland (1)
- Russia (1)
- South Africa (2)
- United States (2)
- Venezuela (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
| 400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics U20 Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |