Women's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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![]() The finish of the final. | ||||||||||
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. [1]
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. [2] 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. [3] [4]
Before the competition records were as follows: [5]
Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
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World | 47.60 | Marita Koch | ![]() | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra, Australia |
Championship | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() | 10 Aug 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
World leading | 49.65 | Allyson Felix | ![]() | 9 Jul 2017 | London, Great Britain |
African | 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
Asian | 49.81 | Ma Yuqin | ![]() | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing, China |
NACAC | 48.70 | Sanya Richards-Ross | ![]() | 16 Sep 2006 | Athens, Greece |
South American | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | ![]() | 5 Aug 1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
European | 47.60 | Marita Koch | ![]() | 6 Oct 1985 | Canberra, Australia |
Oceanian | 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | ![]() | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
The following records were set at the competition: [6]
Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
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Sierra Leonean | 53.20 | Maggie Barrie | ![]() | 6 Aug 2017 |
Bahraini | 50.57 | Salwa Eid Naser | ![]() | 6 Aug 2017 |
50.08 | 7 Aug 2017 | |||
50.06 | 9 Aug 2017 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 52.10. [7]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows: [8]
Date | Time | Round |
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6 August | 11:55 | Heats |
7 August | 20:55 | Semifinals |
9 August | 21:50 | Final |
The first round took place on 6 August in six heats as follows: [9]
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 |
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The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows: [10]
The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows: [11]
Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Start time | 20:55 | 21:03 | 21:11 |
Photo finish | link | link | link |
The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: [12]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 7 | Salwa Eid Naser | ![]() | 50.08 | Q, NR |
2 | 2 | 4 | Allyson Felix | ![]() | 50.12 | Q |
3 | 1 | 5 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() | 50.36 | Q |
4 | 3 | 5 | Phyllis Francis | ![]() | 50.37 | Q |
5 | 1 | 7 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | ![]() | 50.56 | Q, SB |
6 | 3 | 4 | Kabange Mupopo | ![]() | 50.60 | Q, SB |
7 | 2 | 9 | Novlene Williams-Mills | ![]() | 50.67 | q |
8 | 2 | 5 | Shericka Jackson | ![]() | 50.70 | q |
9 | 1 | 6 | Quanera Hayes | ![]() | 50.71 | |
10 | 3 | 7 | Chrisann Gordon | ![]() | 50.87 | |
11 | 3 | 6 | Amantle Montsho | ![]() | 51.28 | SB |
12 | 1 | 8 | Gunta Latiševa-Čudare | ![]() | 51.57 | |
13 | 2 | 2 | Lydia Jele | ![]() | 51.57 | |
14 | 3 | 3 | Ruth Spelmeyer | ![]() | 51.77 | |
15 | 3 | 2 | Iga Baumgart | ![]() | 51.81 | |
16 | 3 | 8 | Zoey Clark | ![]() | 51.81 | PB |
17 | 1 | 3 | Roxana Gomez | ![]() | 52.01 | |
18 | 1 | 2 | Bianca Răzor | ![]() | 52.09 | |
19 | 2 | 8 | Yinka Ajayi | ![]() | 52.10 | |
20 | 3 | 9 | Margaret Bamgbose | ![]() | 52.23 | |
21 | 1 | 4 | Patience Okon George | ![]() | 52.60 | |
22 | 2 | 3 | Nirmala Sheoran | ![]() | 53.07 | |
23 | 2 | 6 | Irini Vasiliou | ![]() | 53.27 | |
24 | 1 | 9 | Ashley Kelly | ![]() | 54.50 | |
The final took place on 9 August at 21:50. The results were as follows: (photo finish) [13]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 6 | Phyllis Francis | ![]() | 49.92 | PB |
![]() | 4 | Salwa Eid Naser | ![]() | 50.06 | NR |
![]() | 5 | Allyson Felix | ![]() | 50.08 | |
4 | 7 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() | 50.49 | |
5 | 2 | Shericka Jackson | ![]() | 50.76 | |
6 | 8 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | ![]() | 50.86 | |
7 | 9 | Kabange Mupopo | ![]() | 51.15 | |
8 | 3 | Novlene Williams-Mills | ![]() | 51.48 |
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