2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
Women's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates |
6 August (heats) 7 August (semifinal) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2017 World Championships | ||||
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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 | women | ||
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 | |||
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.
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Records
Before the competition, the records were as follows:[4]
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 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 52.10.[5]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[6]
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:[7]
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 | | | | | | |
The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[8]
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows:[9]
Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Start time | 20:55 | 21:03 | 21:11 |
Photo finish | | | |
The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[10]
Final
The final took place on 9 August at 21:50. The results were as follows: (photo finish)[11]
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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "400 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "400 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.