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 Silver Marjolein de Jong Bronze Melaine Walker

Results Final 21 October Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Jana Pittman 56.27 Marjolein de Jong 56.50 Melaine Walker 56.96 4 Lantosoa Razafinjanahary 58.14 5 Irēna Žauna 58.93 6 Zofia Malachowska 59.03 7 Perla dos Santos 59.36 8 Karolina Tłustochowska 59.49

Heats 19 October

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jana Pittman 56.16 Q 2 Marjolein de Jong 56.26 Q 3 Melaine Walker 57.57 q 4 Larissa Kettenis 58.87 5 Patrícia Lopes 59.34 6 Nicola Sanders 60.07 7 Claire Ragot 61.47

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lantosoa Razafinjanahary 57.29 Q 2 Karolina Tłustochowska 57.97 Q 3 Randi Smith 59.08 4 Alena Rücklová 59.43 5 Lara Damiani 59.86 6 Yusmelys García 60.09 7 Sapinder Kaur 60.50 8 Alicia Cave 61.39

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Irēna Žauna 58.23 Q 2 Zofia Malachowska 58.33 Q 3 Perla dos Santos 58.40 q 4 Sira Córdoba 58.60 5 Pamela Märzendorfer 59.03 6 Tina Kron 59.65 7 Anca Liliana Cosariu 61.36 Rachel Delphin DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

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