2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
The finish of the final.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates6 August (heats)
7 August (semifinal)
9 August (final)
Competitors49 from 32 nations
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Bahrain
bronze medal    United States

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
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
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
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
Start time 11:54 12:03 12:12 12:21 12:30 12:39
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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
1 4 3 Salwa Eid Naser  Bahrain 50.57 Q, NR
2 4 9 Phyllis Francis  United States 50.94 Q
3 2 3 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 50.97 Q
4 4 4 Novlene Williams-Mills  Jamaica 51.00 Q
5 3 2 Kabange Mupopo  Zambia 51.09 Q, SB
6 6 4 Chrisann Gordon  Jamaica 51.14 Q
7 3 4 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 51.26 Q
8 2 7 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 51.27 Q
9 6 2 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 51.37 Q, SB
10 3 6 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare  Latvia 51.37 Q, PB
11 3 8 Lydia Jele  Botswana 51.41 q
12 5 8 Quanera Hayes  United States 51.43 Q
13 6 3 Margaret Bamgbose  Nigeria 51.57 Q, SB
14 2 9 Yinka Ajayi  Nigeria 51.58 Q
15 2 6 Bianca Răzor  Romania 51.64 q
16 3 3 Ruth Spelmeyer  Germany 51.72 q, SB
17 5 9 Patience Okon George  Nigeria 51.83 Q
18 5 4 Zoey Clark  Great Britain & N.I. 51.88 Q
19 6 7 Iga Baumgart  Poland 51.88 q
20 3 5 Roxana Gomez  Cuba 51.98 q
21 5 2 Nirmala Sheoran  India 52.01 q
22 3 7 Elea-Mariama Diarra  France 52.06
23 6 6 Tamara Salaški  Serbia 52.13
24 6 5 Kendall Ellis  United States 52.18
25 2 4 Emily Diamond  Great Britain & N.I. 52.20
26 5 7 Morgan Mitchell  Australia 52.22
27 5 5 Anastasiia Bryzgina  Ukraine 52.26
28 4 8 Małgorzata Hołub  Poland 52.26
29 1 1 Allyson Felix  United States 52.44 Q
30 4 5 Lisanne de Witte  Netherlands 52.48
31 6 9 Déborah Sananes  France 52.50
32 2 5 Aiyanna Stiverne  Canada 52.55
33 4 6 Amalie Iuel  Norway 52.55
34 6 8 Anyika Onuora  Great Britain & N.I. 52.58
35 1 2 Irini Vasiliou  Greece 52.61 Q
36 5 6 Carline Muir  Canada 52.70
37 1 6 Ashley Kelly  British Virgin Islands 52.70 Q
38 3 9 Anita Horvat  Slovenia 52.78
39 2 2 Cátia Azevedo  Portugal 52.79
40 1 9 Maria Benedicta Chigbolu  Italy 53.00
41 1 4 Maggie Barrie  Sierra Leone 53.20 NR
42 4 2 Eleni Artymata  Cyprus 53.26
43 2 8 Christine Botlogetswe  Botswana 53.50
44 1 8 Justyna Święty  Poland 53.62
45 4 7 Domonique Williams  Trinidad and Tobago 53.72
46 1 5 Maximila Imali  Kenya 53.97
47 1 7 Travia Jones  Canada 54.02
48 5 3 Djénébou Danté  Mali 54.04
49 1 3 Samantha Dirks  Belize 54.74

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows:[11]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 20:55 21:03 21:11
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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
1 2 7 Salwa Eid Naser  Bahrain 50.08 Q, NR
2 2 4 Allyson Felix  United States 50.12 Q
3 1 5 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 50.36 Q
4 3 5 Phyllis Francis  United States 50.37 Q
5 1 7 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 50.56 Q, SB
6 3 4 Kabange Mupopo  Zambia 50.60 Q, SB
7 2 9 Novlene Williams-Mills  Jamaica 50.67 q
8 2 5 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 50.70 q
9 1 6 Quanera Hayes  United States 50.71
10 3 7 Chrisann Gordon  Jamaica 50.87
11 3 6 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 51.28 SB
12 1 8 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare  Latvia 51.57
13 2 2 Lydia Jele  Botswana 51.57
14 3 3 Ruth Spelmeyer  Germany 51.77
15 3 2 Iga Baumgart  Poland 51.81
16 3 8 Zoey Clark  Great Britain & N.I. 51.81 PB
17 1 3 Roxana Gomez  Cuba 52.01
18 1 2 Bianca Răzor  Romania 52.09
19 2 8 Yinka Ajayi  Nigeria 52.10
20 3 9 Margaret Bamgbose  Nigeria 52.23
21 1 4 Patience Okon George  Nigeria 52.60
22 2 3 Nirmala Sheoran  India 53.07
23 2 6 Irini Vasiliou  Greece 53.27
24 1 9 Ashley Kelly  British Virgin Islands 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Phyllis Francis  United States 49.92 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Salwa Eid Naser  Bahrain 50.06 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Allyson Felix  United States 50.08
4 7 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 50.49
5 2 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 50.76
6 8 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 50.86
7 9 Kabange Mupopo  Zambia 51.15
8 3 Novlene Williams-Mills  Jamaica 51.48

References

External videos
video icon Women's 400m Final: IAAF World Championships London 2017 on YouTube
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  10. ^ "400 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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