2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2011 World Championships
Venue Daegu Stadium
Dates29 August (heats)
30 August (semifinals)
1 September (final)
Competitors34
Winning time48.26
Medalists
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Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
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The Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29, 30 and September 1.

Contents

In the final, Angelo Taylor in lane 1 and L. J. van Zyl in lane 8 bookended the field going out fast into the lead. As they were completing the final turn, Taylor faltered and started hitting hurdles while Javier Culson powered into the lead. Both van Zyl and Culson slowed going into the final hurdle while David Greene cleared the hurdle with full momentum, cruising past the others to take the gold medal. [1] [2]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Dai Greene
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)
Javier Culson
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)
L. J. van Zyl
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)

Records

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78 Barcelona, Spain 6 August 1992
Championship record Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)47.18 Stuttgart, Germany 19 August 1993
World leadingFlag of South Africa.svg  Louis van Zyl  (RSA)47.66 Pretoria, South Africa 25 February 2011
Ostrava, Czech Republic 31 May 2011
African record Flag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)47.10 Zürich, Switzerland 7 August 1991
Asian record Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily  (KSA)47.53 Sydney, Australia 27 September 2000
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992
South American record Flag of Panama.svg  Bayano Kamani  (PAN)47.84 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
European record Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Diagana  (FRA)47.37 Lausanne, Switzerland5 July 1995
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rohan Robinson  (AUS)48.28 Atlanta, Georgia, United States 31 July 1996

Qualification standards

A timeB time
49.4049.80

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 29, 201111:30 Heats
August 30, 201119:30 Heats
September 1, 201121:30 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 David Greene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)48.52Q
11 Cornel Fredericks Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)48.52Q
32 L. J. van Zyl Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)48.58Q
42 Isa Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)48.64Q, SB
51 Georg Fleischhauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)48.72Q, PB
62 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)48.74Q, SB
75 Jeshua Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.81Q
82 Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.91Q
93 Javier Culson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)48.95Q
105 Nathan Woodward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)49.06Q
115 Stanislav Melnykov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)49.24Q, SB
123 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)49.38Q
133 Aleksandr Derevyagin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)49.43Q, SB
145 Leford Green Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.45Q
153 Andrés Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)49.48Q
162 Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)49.49q, SB
173 Takayuki Kishimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)49.51q
181 Emir Bekrić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)49.67Q
191 Omar Cisneros Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)49.69q
201 Mahau Suguimati Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)49.74q
214 Bershawn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)49.82Q
222 Jorge Paula Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)49.82
235 Kurt Couto Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)49.86
244 Jehue Gordon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)49.90Q
252 Jamele Mason Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)49.98
264 Josef Robertson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.29Q
274 Jack Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)50.39Q
283 Li Zhilong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)50.44
294 Cheng Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)50.51
305 Yuta Imazeki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)50.92
315 Jean Antonio Vieillesse Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)51.02
324 Kenneth Medwood Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize  (BIZ)51.19
334 Takatoshi Abe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)51.90
343 Lee Seung-yun Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)52.98

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Javier Culson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)48.52Q
22 David Greene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)48.62Q
33 Bershawn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.80Q
41 Cornel Fredericks Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)48.83Q
51 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.86q
62 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)49.01Q
73 L. J. van Zyl Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)49.05Q
83 Aleksandr Derevyagin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)49.07q, SB
92 Jehue Gordon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)49.08
102 Isa Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.16
113 Leford Green Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.29
121 Jeshua Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)49.33
133 Georg Fleischhauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)49.36
143 Nathan Woodward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)49.57
151 Jack Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)49.62
162 Andrés Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)49.63
173 Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)49.71
181 Stanislav Melnykov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)49.74
192 Emir Bekrić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)49.94
201 Takayuki Kishimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)50.05
213 Omar Cisneros Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)50.10
221 Josef Robertson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.39
232 Mahau Suguimati Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)50.89
242 Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)52.11

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg David Greene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)48.26
Silver medal icon.svg Javier Culson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)48.44
Bronze medal icon.svg L. J. van Zyl Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)48.80
4 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)48.87
5 Cornel Fredericks Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)49.12
6 Bershawn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)49.24
7 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)49.31
8 Aleksandr Derevyagin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)49.32

References

  1. "Dai Greene's brutal regime earns gold at World Athletics Championships". Guardian. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. "Dai Greene loses 'invisible man' tag to clinch gold in 400m hurdles at World Athletics Championships". Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.