Events at the 2009 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 | |
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 men's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 18, 19 and 21 August.
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Gold | Silver | Bronze |
LaShawn Merritt | Jeremy Wariner | Renny Quow |
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
World record | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 | |
Championship record | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 | |
World Leading | 44.50 | Baie-Mahault, France | 3 July 2009 | |
African record | 44.10 | Stuttgart, Germany | 9 September 2006 | |
Asian record | 44.56 | Budapest, Hungary | 12 August 1988 | |
North American record | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 | |
South American record | 44.29 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 | |
European record | 44.33 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 | |
Oceanian record | 44.38 | Seoul, South Korea | 26 September 1988 |
A time | B time |
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45.55 | 45.95 |
Date | Time | Round |
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August 18, 2009 | 11:05 | Heats |
August 19, 2009 | 18:15 | Semifinals |
August 21, 2009 | 21:20 | Final |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.
Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
First 2 in each semifinal(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | LaShawn Merritt | 44.37 | Q, WL | |
2 | 2 | Renny Quow | 44.53 | Q, PB | |
3 | 1 | Jeremy Wariner | 44.69 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Michael Bingham | 44.74 | Q, PB | |
5 | 1 | Leslie Djhone | 44.80 | q, SB | |
6 | 1 | David Gillick | 44.88 | q | |
7 | 2 | William Collazo | 44.93 | ||
8 | 3 | Chris Brown | 44.95 | Q | |
9 | 3 | Tabarie Henry | 44.97 | Q | |
10 | 1 | Ramon Miller | 44.99 | PB | |
11 | 3 | Ricardo Chambers | 45.13 | SB | |
12 | 3 | Kevin Borlée | 45.28 | SB | |
13 | 2 | Sean Wroe | 45.32 | ||
14 | 3 | John Steffensen | 45.50 | ||
15 | 2 | Erison Hurtault | 45.59 | ||
16 | 2 | Rabah Yousif | 45.63 | ||
17 | 3 | Lionel Larry | 45.85 | ||
18 | 3 | Robert Tobin | 45.90 | ||
19 | 2 | Martyn Rooney | 45.98 | ||
20 | 1 | Joel Milburn | 46.06 | ||
21 | 2 | Teddy Venel | 46.30 | ||
22 | 1 | Mohamed Ashour Khouaja | 46.43 | ||
23 | 3 | Matteo Galvan | 46.87 | ||
1 | Johan Wissman | DNS |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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LaShawn Merritt | 44.06 | WL | ||
Jeremy Wariner | 44.60 | SB | ||
Renny Quow | 45.02 | |||
4 | Tabarie Henry | 45.42 | ||
5 | Chris Brown | 45.47 | ||
6 | David Gillick | 45.53 | ||
7 | Michael Bingham | 45.56 | ||
8 | Leslie Djhone | 45.90 |
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