The World Athletics Championships are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics. Alongside the Olympic Games, they represent the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championships.
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
Lashinda Demus is a retired American hurdler who specialized in the 400 meter hurdles, an event in which she was the 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, becoming the first woman from the United States to win the Olympic 400 m hurdles title.
The men's 400 metres hurdles was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 55 competitors from 35 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Derrick Adkins of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and 16th overall victory in the event. Samuel Matete of Zambia earned that nation's first medal in the event with his silver. American Calvin Davis took bronze.
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 49 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1993-08-19.
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with Five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1993-08-19.
These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, four quarter-finals and six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 54 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1995-08-10.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Monday 4 August 1997.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Friday, 27 August 1999 at 21:00.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Friday August 10, 2001 at 21:05h.
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 6, 7, and 8 September 1982.
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 1983-08-10.
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 1999-08-25 at 20:45h.
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had a start list of 22 competitors from 19 nations, with three quarterfinals, two semifinals (16), and a final (8) that took place on Saturday July 26, 1980. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Volker Beck of East Germany, the nation's first medal in the event. Vasyl Arkhypenko earned silver, the second consecutive Games that the Soviet Union reached the podium in the event. Gary Oakes put Great Britain back on the podium after a one-Games absence with his bronze.
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August.
The 1980 World Championships in Athletics was the second global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Hosted from 14 to 16 August 1980 at the De Baandert in Sittard, Netherlands, it featured two events: the women's 400 metres hurdles and the women's 3000 metres run. West Germany's Birgit Friedmann took the first women's world title in the 3000 m, while her East German counterpart Bärbel Broschat became the first women's 400 m hurdles world champion.
