2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2013 World Championships

Gold medalist Zuzana Hejnová
Venue Luzhniki Stadium
Dates 12 August (heats)
13 August (semifinals)
15 August (final)
Competitors 32 from 19 nations
Winning time 52.83
Medalists
 
 
 
Events at the
2013 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
 
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 12–15 August.[1]

Running on home soil, reigning Olympic Champion Natalya Antyukh might have been expected to be the favorite. Instead she made a quick exit, finishing sixth in her semifinal. The Olympic silver medalist from that close Olympic final is the returning champion Lashinda Demus, but having a bye, she has raced sparingly. She ran her season best to qualify in that same semi. The distant bronze medalist Zuzana Hejnová in 2012 was the 2013 world leader. She won the first semi, almost half a second faster than the other qualifiers. Perri Shakes-Drayton won the second semi passing a fading Demus.

In the final, Hejnová in lane 3 was first to the first hurdle but backed off. It was Demus took off in lane 4 and was the leader down the back stretch, with training partner Dalilah Muhammad almost on the same pace. Both are trained by Demus' mom. Shakes-Drayton between them tried to keep up with the two Americans. Hejnová was gaining steadily on Demus and Muhammad through the turn. Demus, who still holds the American high school record in the 300 hurdles did that distance well, but Hejnová, who set the world best in that race just two weeks earlier, passed her over the 8th hurdle at 290 meters. Demus' arm carry noticeably dropped, she had played her best card and Hejnová had trumped it. Hejnová continued ahead to victory with Demus fighting to stay with her. Muhammad caught Demus with 10 meters to go for silver. Demus a step back for bronze. Shakes-Drayton disappeared back through the field, nobody else was in contention with the three clear winners. Hejnová's 52.83 is the Czech national record and makes her the number 12 performer of all time (Demus already number 3).

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[2]

World record  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34 Tula, Russia 8 August 2003
Championship record  Melaine Walker (JAM) 52.42 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
World Leading  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.07 London, United Kingdom 26 July 2013
African Record  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 52.90 Seville, Spain 25 August 1999
Asian Record  Qing Han (CHN) 53.96 Beijing, People's Republic of China 9 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Melaine Walker (JAM) 52.42 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
South American Record  Lucimar Teodoro (BRA) 55.84 Belém, Brazil 24 May 2009
European Record  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34 Tula, Russia 8 August 2003
Oceanian record  Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) 53.17 Seoul, South Korea 27 September 1988

Qualification standards

A time[3] B time
55.40 56.55

Schedule

Date Time Round
12 August 2013 11:50 Heats
13 August 2013 19:05 Semifinals
15 August 2013 21:45 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 2 Perri Shakes-Drayton  Great Britain 54.42 Q
2 4 5 Dalilah Muhammad  United States 54.90 Q
3 3 3 Lashinda Demus  United States 54.94 Q
4 4 1 Eilidh Child  Great Britain 55.17 Q
5 2 8 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 55.25 Q
6 3 1 Natalya Antyukh  Russia 55.29 Q
7 3 4 Lauren Boden  Australia 55.37 q
8 1 2 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 55.44 Q
9 1 8 Meghan Beesley  Great Britain 55.45 Q
9 4 7 Irina Davydova  Russia 55.45 Q
11 2 5 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine 55.50 Q
12 4 4 Hanna Yaroshchuk  Ukraine 55.73 q
13 2 7 Nickiesha Wilson  Jamaica 55.75 Q
14 1 1 Vania Stambolova  Bulgaria 55.91 Q
15 3 6 Ristananna Tracey  Jamaica 55.94 q
16 2 6 Christine Spence  United States 55.96 q
17 1 7 Satomi Kubokura  Japan 56.33 SB
18 2 3 Anastasiya Ott  Russia 56.39
19 4 3 Jennifer Rockwell-Grossarth  Italy 56.53
20 3 7 Phara Anacharsis  France 56.73
21 1 5 Axelle Dauwens  Belgium 56.85
22 4 6 Danielle Dowie  Jamaica 57.03
23 4 8 Ugonna Ndu  Nigeria 57.27
24 4 2 Noelle Montcalm  Canada 57.50
25 2 4 Anneri Ebersohn  South Africa 57.90
26 2 2 Amaliya Sharoyan  Armenia 57.97 NR
27 1 3 Hayat Lambarki  Morocco 58.00
28 3 8 Sparkle McKnight  Trinidad and Tobago 58.85
29 1 4 Georganne Moline  United States 59.05
30 1 6 Kaliese Spencer  Jamaica DQ [5]
30 2 1 Muizat Ajoke Odumosu  Nigeria DQ [6]
30 3 5 Christine Sonali Merrill  Sri Lanka DQ [5]

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 53.52 Q
2 2 5 Perri Shakes-Drayton  Great Britain 53.92 Q
3 1 5 Dalilah Muhammad  United States 54.08 Q
4 2 4 Lashinda Demus  United States 54.22 Q, SB
5 1 6 Eilidh Child  Great Britain 54.32 Q
6 2 3 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine 54.63 Q, PB
7 1 1 Hanna Yaroshchuk  Ukraine 54.92 q
8 1 7 Nickiesha Wilson  Jamaica 54.94 q, SB
9 1 3 Meghan Beesley  Great Britain 54.97 PB
10 1 8 Irina Davydova  Russia 55.05
11 2 6 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 55.14
12 2 2 Ristananna Tracey  Jamaica 55.43
13 2 8 Natalya Antyukh  Russia 55.55
14 2 1 Lauren Boden  Australia 55.75
15 2 7 Vania Stambolova  Bulgaria 56.58
16 1 2 Christine Spence  United States 58.35

Final

The final was started at 20:45.[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st 3 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 52.83 WL, NR
2nd 4 Dalilah Muhammad  United States 54.09
3rd 6 Lashinda Demus  United States 54.27
4 7 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine 54.72
5 8 Eilidh Child  Great Britain 54.86
6 1 Hanna Yaroshchuk  Ukraine 55.01
7 5 Perri Shakes-Drayton  Great Britain 56.25
8 2 Nickiesha Wilson  Jamaica 57.34

References

  1. ↑ Start list
  2. ↑ "Records & Lists – 400 metres hurdles". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ↑ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, retrieved 8 August 2013
  4. ↑ Heats Results
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Improper hurdling
  6. ↑ False start
  7. ↑ Semifinals Results
  8. ↑ Final Results

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