2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
Women's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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The finish of the final. | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 6 August (heats) 7 August (semifinal) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 6−7 and 9 August.[1]
Summary
In wet conditions, Shaunae Miller-Uibo took an early lead, which she maintained coming onto the home stretch, with Allyson Felix in second and Phyllis Francis and Salwa Eid Naser gaining on both of them.[2] Miller-Uibo stumbled and slowed to a jog, being passed by Francis, Felix, and Nasser. Francis continued on to win while Nasser, breaking her own national record, dipped past Felix on the line.[3][4]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[5]
Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
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World | 47.60 | Marita Koch | GDR | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra, Australia |
Championship | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
World leading | 49.65 | Allyson Felix | USA | 9 Jul 2017 | London, Great Britain |
African | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
Asian | 49.81 | Ma Yuqin | CHN | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing, China |
NACAC | 48.70 | Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 16 Sep 2006 | Athens, Greece |
South American | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | COL | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
European | 47.60 | Marita Koch | GDR | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra, Australia |
Oceanian | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
The following records were set at the competition:[6]
Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
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Sierra Leonean | 53.20 | Maggie Barrie | SLE | 6 Aug 2017 |
Bahraini | 50.57 | Salwa Eid Naser | BHR | 6 Aug 2017 |
50.08 | 7 Aug 2017 | |||
50.06 | 9 Aug 2017 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 52.10.[7]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[8]
Date | Time | Round |
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6 August | 11:55 | Heats |
7 August | 20:55 | Semifinals |
9 August | 21:50 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first round took place on 6 August in six heats as follows:[9]
Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Start time | 11:54 | 12:03 | 12:12 | 12:21 | 12:30 | 12:39 |
Photo finish | link | link | link | link | link | link |
The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[10]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | 3 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain (BHR) | 50.57 | Q, NR |
2 | 4 | 9 | Phyllis Francis | United States (USA) | 50.94 | Q |
3 | 2 | 3 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas (BAH) | 50.97 | Q |
4 | 4 | 4 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.00 | Q |
5 | 3 | 2 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia (ZAM) | 51.09 | Q, SB |
6 | 6 | 4 | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.14 | Q |
7 | 3 | 4 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.26 | Q |
8 | 2 | 7 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.27 | Q |
9 | 6 | 2 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana (BOT) | 51.37 | Q, SB |
10 | 3 | 6 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | Latvia (LAT) | 51.37 | Q, PB |
11 | 3 | 8 | Lydia Jele | Botswana (BOT) | 51.41 | q |
12 | 5 | 8 | Quanera Hayes | United States (USA) | 51.43 | Q |
13 | 6 | 3 | Margaret Bamgbose | Nigeria (NGR) | 51.57 | Q, SB |
14 | 2 | 9 | Yinka Ajayi | Nigeria (NGR) | 51.58 | Q |
15 | 2 | 6 | Bianca Răzor | Romania (ROM) | 51.64 | q |
16 | 3 | 3 | Ruth Spelmeyer | Germany (GER) | 51.72 | q, SB |
17 | 5 | 9 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria (NGR) | 51.83 | Q |
18 | 5 | 4 | Zoey Clark | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 51.88 | Q |
19 | 6 | 7 | Iga Baumgart | Poland (POL) | 51.88 | q |
20 | 3 | 5 | Roxana Gomez | Cuba (CUB) | 51.98 | q |
21 | 5 | 2 | Nirmala Sheoran | India (IND) | 52.01 | q |
22 | 3 | 7 | Elea-Mariama Diarra | France (FRA) | 52.06 | |
23 | 6 | 6 | Tamara Salaški | Serbia (SRB) | 52.13 | |
24 | 6 | 5 | Kendall Ellis | United States (USA) | 52.18 | |
25 | 2 | 4 | Emily Diamond | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 52.20 | |
26 | 5 | 7 | Morgan Mitchell | Australia (AUS) | 52.22 | |
27 | 5 | 5 | Anastasiia Bryzgina | Ukraine (UKR) | 52.26 | |
28 | 4 | 8 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland (POL) | 52.26 | |
29 | 1 | 1 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 52.44 | Q |
30 | 4 | 5 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands (NED) | 52.48 | |
31 | 6 | 9 | Déborah Sananes | France (FRA) | 52.50 | |
32 | 2 | 5 | Aiyanna Stiverne | Canada (CAN) | 52.55 | |
33 | 4 | 6 | Amalie Iuel | Norway (NOR) | 52.55 | |
34 | 6 | 8 | Anyika Onuora | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 52.58 | |
35 | 1 | 2 | Irini Vasiliou | Greece (GRE) | 52.61 | Q |
36 | 5 | 6 | Carline Muir | Canada (CAN) | 52.70 | |
37 | 1 | 6 | Ashley Kelly | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 52.70 | Q |
38 | 3 | 9 | Anita Horvat | Slovenia (SLO) | 52.78 | |
39 | 2 | 2 | Cátia Azevedo | Portugal (POR) | 52.79 | |
40 | 1 | 9 | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | Italy (ITA) | 53.00 | |
41 | 1 | 4 | Maggie Barrie | Sierra Leone (SLE) | 53.20 | NR |
42 | 4 | 2 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus (CYP) | 53.26 | |
43 | 2 | 8 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana (BOT) | 53.50 | |
44 | 1 | 8 | Justyna Święty | Poland (POL) | 53.62 | |
45 | 4 | 7 | Domonique Williams | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 53.72 | |
46 | 1 | 5 | Maximila Imali | Kenya (KEN) | 53.97 | |
47 | 1 | 7 | Travia Jones | Canada (CAN) | 54.02 | |
48 | 5 | 3 | Djénébou Danté | Mali (MLI) | 54.04 | |
49 | 1 | 3 | Samantha Dirks | Belize (BIZ) | 54.74 |
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows:[11]
Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Start time | 20:55 | 21:03 | 21:11 |
Photo finish | link | link | link |
The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[12]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 7 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain (BHR) | 50.08 | Q, NR |
2 | 2 | 4 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 50.12 | Q |
3 | 1 | 5 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas (BAH) | 50.36 | Q |
4 | 3 | 5 | Phyllis Francis | United States (USA) | 50.37 | Q |
5 | 1 | 7 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.56 | Q, SB |
6 | 3 | 4 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia (ZAM) | 50.60 | Q, SB |
7 | 2 | 9 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.67 | q |
8 | 2 | 5 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.70 | q |
9 | 1 | 6 | Quanera Hayes | United States (USA) | 50.71 | |
10 | 3 | 7 | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.87 | |
11 | 3 | 6 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana (BOT) | 51.28 | SB |
12 | 1 | 8 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | Latvia (LAT) | 51.57 | |
13 | 2 | 2 | Lydia Jele | Botswana (BOT) | 51.57 | |
14 | 3 | 3 | Ruth Spelmeyer | Germany (GER) | 51.77 | |
15 | 3 | 2 | Iga Baumgart | Poland (POL) | 51.81 | |
16 | 3 | 8 | Zoey Clark | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 51.81 | PB |
17 | 1 | 3 | Roxana Gomez | Cuba (CUB) | 52.01 | |
18 | 1 | 2 | Bianca Răzor | Romania (ROM) | 52.09 | |
19 | 2 | 8 | Yinka Ajayi | Nigeria (NGR) | 52.10 | |
20 | 3 | 9 | Margaret Bamgbose | Nigeria (NGR) | 52.23 | |
21 | 1 | 4 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria (NGR) | 52.60 | |
22 | 2 | 3 | Nirmala Sheoran | India (IND) | 53.07 | |
23 | 2 | 6 | Irini Vasiliou | Greece (GRE) | 53.27 | |
24 | 1 | 9 | Ashley Kelly | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 54.50 |
Final
The final took place on 9 August at 21:50. The results were as follows: (photo finish)[13]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Phyllis Francis | United States (USA) | 49.92 | PB | |
4 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain (BHR) | 50.06 | NR | |
5 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 50.08 | ||
4 | 7 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas (BAH) | 50.49 | |
5 | 2 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.76 | |
6 | 8 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.86 | |
7 | 9 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia (ZAM) | 51.15 | |
8 | 3 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.48 |
References
External videos | |
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Women's 400m Final: IAAF World Championships London 2017 on YouTube |
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Phyllis Francis wins gold after Shaunae Miller-Uibo suffers 400m heartache". The Guardian. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "What Happened Today at the 2017 World Track & Field Championships". Runner's World. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Phyllis Francis Shocks Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Allyson Felix In World 400 Win". FloTrack. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.