2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates22 August (heats)
23 August (semifinals)
25 August (final)
Competitors41 from 26 nations
Winning time47.79
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
  2013
2017  

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22, 23 and 25 August. [1] [2]

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Summary

While Kenya has dominated the longest hurdle race, the 3000 metres steeplechase since the 1968 Olympics, and John Akii-Bua from neighboring Uganda hinted at what might be the capability of East African athletes in this event, Kenya has never had a medalist at 400 hurdles, until this year. Nicholas Bett was the fastest qualifier in the heats. His teammate Boniface Tumuti was the second fastest in the semi-finals, while Bett struggled into the slowest qualifier into the finals. That put Bett almost unnoticed in the far outside lane. Michael Tinsley was the only returning medalist from recent history and the rest of the world leaders were already eliminated, making for a very open race. The fastest 5 finalists all ran their personal best just to make the final race.

Tinsley was the early leader out of the blocks, but was quickly overtaken by Denis Kudryavtsev down the backstretch. Through the turn Tinsley began to hit hurdles, Kudryavtsev the clear leader coming to the straightaway. A couple of meters behind was a wall of Tinsley, Jeffery Gibson and Kerron Clement, with Bett slightly behind them. Kudryavtsev stretched for the ninth hurdle, Tinsley hit it and Bett stormed past. Reminiscent of Kenyan steeplechase finishes, he took the final barrier somewhat awkwardly but continued with so much power that the rest of the field was left behind him. Kudryavtsev held on for silver with a Russian national record. Gibson won the race to the line for bronze, setting his second Bahamian national record of the competition. The once dominant American team, shut out, while Kenya wins its first medal in the event and it was gold. [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [4]

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 the United States.svg  Bershawn Jackson  (USA) 48.09 Doha, Qatar 15 May 2015
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, GA, United States 31 July 1996

Qualification standards

Entry standards [5]
49.50

Schedule

DateTimeRound
22 August 201518:35 Heats
23 August 201518:40 Semifinals
25 August 201520:25 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: Best 4 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the next round. [6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Nicholas Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)48.37 Q
25 Denis Kudryavtsev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)48.51 Q, PB
33 Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.75 Q
42 Boniface Tumuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)48.79 Q, PB
54 Yasmani Copello Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)48.89 Q, NR
63 Niall Flannery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)48.90 Q, SB
72 Michael Tinsley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.91 Q
85 Patryk Dobek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)48.94 Q
95 Johnny Dutch Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.97 Q
102 Javier Culson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)49.02 Q
111 Timofey Chalyy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)49.05 Q, SB
123 Kariem Hussein Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)49.08 Q
131 Jeffery Gibson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)49.09 Q
143 Annsert Whyte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.10 Q
152 L. J. van Zyl Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)49.12 Q
161 Kurt Couto Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)49.15 Q, SB
174 Rasmus Mägi Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)49.18 Q
184 Thomas Barr Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)49.20 Q
191 Abdelmalik Lahoulou Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)49.33 q
192 Leford Green Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.33 q
215 Yuki Matsushita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)49.34 Q
225 Haron Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)49.38 q, PB
225 Michaël Bultheel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)49.38 q
223 Miles Ukaoma Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)49.38
251 Roxroy Cato Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.47
264 Cheng Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)49.56 Q, PB
264 Ivan Shablyuyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)49.56
281 Michael Cochrane Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)49.58 NR
282 Yuta Konishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)49.58 SB
301 Takayuki Kishimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)49.78
312 Jehue Gordon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)49.91
321 Eric Alejandro Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)49.94
334 Eric Cray Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)50.04
344 Bershawn Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.14
355 Miloud Rahmani Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)50.21
365 Jaak-Heinrich Jagor Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)50.29
374 Johannes Maritz Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)51.10
383 Saber Boukemouche Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)51.54
395 Amadou Ndiaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)52.40
402 Maoulida Darouèche Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros  (COM)53.06
3 Mohamed Sghaier Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN) DQ R163.3(a)
2 Andrés Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU) DNS
3 Cornel Fredericks Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) DNS
4 Jack Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) DNS

Semifinals

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Denis Kudryavtsev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)48.23 Q, PB
21 Boniface Tumuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)48.29 Q, PB
32 Jeffery Gibson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)48.37 Q, NR
42 Patryk Dobek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)48.40 q, PB
52 Yasmani Copello Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)48.46 q, NR
63 Michael Tinsley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.47 Q
71 Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.50 Q
83 Nicholas Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)48.54 Q
93 Kariem Hussein Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)48.59
101 Timofey Chalyy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)48.69 PB
111 Thomas Barr Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)48.71
122 Johnny Dutch Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.74
131 Rasmus Mägi Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)48.76
141 Abdelmalik Lahoulou Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)48.87 NR
152 L. J. van Zyl Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)48.89
161 Annsert Whyte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)48.90 SB
173 Niall Flannery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)49.17
183 Javier Culson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)49.36
192 Haron Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)49.54
203 Leford Green Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)49.59
212 Cheng Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)49.62
221 Michaël Bultheel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)49.66
233 Kurt Couto Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)50.58
243 Yuki Matsushita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)51.10

Final

The final was started at 21:15. [8]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg9 Nicholas Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)47.79 WL, NR
Silver medal icon.svg6 Denis Kudryavtsev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)48.05 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Jeffery Gibson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)48.17 NR
48 Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)48.18 SB
54 Boniface Tumuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)48.33
62 Yasmani Copello Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)48.96
73 Patryk Dobek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)49.14
85 Michael Tinsley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.02

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