2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2022 World Championships
Lieke Klaver, Sada Williams and Marileidy Paulino competing in the final.
VenueHayward Field
Dates17 July (heats)
20 July (semi-finals)
22 July (final)
Competitors51 from 31 nations
Winning time49.11
Medalists
gold medal    Bahamas
silver medal    Dominican Republic
bronze medal    Barbados
Video on YouTube
Official Video

The women's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. from 17 to 22 July 2022.[1]

Summary

In the absence of defending champion, #3 all time Salwa Eid Naser due to a succession of missed drug tests, #7 and double Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Marileidy Paulino were among the handful of athletes who had broken 50 seconds in 2022. Those two were the only ones to achieve the feat in the semis, though all auto qualifiers were under 50.2.

Adorned with green hair, Miller-Uibo quickly shortened the stagger between herself and Fiordaliza Cofil and then Candice McLeod to her outside. On the far outside, Lieke Klaver, Sada Williams and Paulino were doing the best to hold their position against Miller-Uibo. Williams accelerated slightly through the final turn, coming off in second place, slightly ahead of Paulino. The final 100m is Paulino's territory. Se separated from Williams but was unable to make up any ground on Miller-Uibo.

Miller-Uibo's 49.11 became the new world leader for the year. Williams became the first female medalist for Barbados, improving on her own National Record.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Championship record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 47.99 Helsinki, Finland 10 August 1983
World Leading  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 49.49 La Nucia, Spain 21 May 2022
African Record  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 49.10 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996
Asian Record  Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 48.14 Doha, Qatar 3 October 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 48.36 Tokyo, Japan 6 August 2021
South American Record  Ximena Restrepo (COL) 49.64 Barcelona, Spain 5 August 1992
European Record  Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Oceanian record  Cathy Freeman (AUS) 48.63 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 51.35.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
17 July 12:00 Heats
20 July 18:45 Semi-finals
22 July 19:15 Final

Results

Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the heats.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 50.15 Q, SB
2 2 Natalia Kaczmarek  Poland 50.21 Q
3 2 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 50.24 Q, NR
4 6 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 50.63 Q
5 4 Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 50.76 Q
6 6 Candice McLeod  Jamaica 50.78 Q
7 3 Sada Williams  Barbados 51.05 Q
8 6 Victoria Ohuruogu  Great Britain & N.I. 51.07 Q
9 1 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 51.10 Q
10 2 Nicole Yeargin  Great Britain & N.I. 51.17 q, SB
11 5 Fiordaliza Cofil  Dominican Republic 51.19 Q
12 3 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė  Lithuania 51.27 Q
13 3 Ama Pipi  Great Britain & N.I. 51.32 Q
14 5 Talitha Diggs  United States 51.54 Q
15 2 Cátia Azevedo  Portugal 51.55 q
16 6 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 51.55 q
17 4 Rhasidat Adeleke  Ireland 51.59 Q
18 4 Lynna Irby  United States 51.78 Q
19 3 Charokee Young  Jamaica 51.84 q
20 5 Roxana Gómez  Cuba 51.85 Q
21 1 Aliyah Abrams  Guyana 51.98 Q
22 1 Gabby Scott  Puerto Rico 52.05 Q
23 2 Tábata de Carvalho  Brazil 52.17 q
24 1 Susanne Walli  Austria 52.18 q
25 4 Gunta Vaičule  Latvia 52.21
26 3 Sophie Becker  Ireland 52.24
27 1 Paola Morán  Mexico 52.28
28 6 Natassha McDonald  Canada 52.41
29 4 Lauren Gale  Canada 52.46
30 1 Kendall Ellis  United States 52.55
31 3 Camille Laus  Belgium 52.56
32 3 Eveline Saalberg  Netherlands 52.59
33 4 Anita Horvat  Slovenia 52.67
34 5 Alice Mangione  Italy 52.72
35 6 Tiffani Marinho  Brazil 52.80
36 4 Imaobong Nse Uko  Nigeria 52.80
37 2 Niddy Mingilishi  Zambia 52.84
38 5 Silke Lemmens  Switzerland 52.86
39 5 Aiyanna Stiverne  Canada 53.07
40 5 Naomi Van den Broeck  Belgium 53.16
41 1 Miranda Charlene Coetzee  South Africa 53.30
42 6 Shereen Vallabouy  Malaysia 53.57
43 6 Rosie Elliott  New Zealand 54.92

Semi-finals

The semifinals started on 20 July at 18:45.[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 49.55 Q, SB
2 3 Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 49.98 Q
3 1 Candice McLeod  Jamaica 50.05 Q, SB
4 3 Sada Williams  Barbados 50.12 Q, SB
5 2 Fiordaliza Cofil  Dominican Republic 50.14 Q, PB
6 2 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 50.18 Q, NR
7 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 50.56 q
8 1 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 50.65 q
9 1 Rhasidat Adeleke  Ireland 50.81
10 3 Talitha Diggs  United States 50.84
11 1 Victoria Ohuruogu  Great Britain & N.I. 50.99 PB
12 1 Lynna Irby  United States 51.00
13 3 Roxana Gómez  Cuba 51.12
14 2 Nicole Yeargin  Great Britain & N.I. 51.22
15 2 Natalia Kaczmarek  Poland 51.34
16 3 Charokee Young  Jamaica 51.41
17 3 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 51.47
18 2 Aliyah Abrams  Guyana 51.79
19 1 Cátia Azevedo  Portugal 51.79
20 2 Gabby Scott  Puerto Rico 51.97
21 3 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė  Lithuania 52.19
22 3 Ama Pipi  Great Britain & N.I. 52.28
23 2 Susanne Walli  Austria 52.37
24 1 Tábata de Carvalho  Brazil 52.42

Final

[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 49.11 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 49.60
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sada Williams  Barbados 49.75 NR
4 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 50.33
5 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 50.36
6 Fiordaliza Cofil  Dominican Republic 50.57
7 Candice McLeod  Jamaica 50.78
8 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 50.81

References

  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "400 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Heats Summary
  5. ^ 400 Metres Women - Semi-Final Summary
  6. ^ 400 Metres Women - Final