2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Women's 400m at London 2017.jpg
The finish of the final.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates6 August (heats)
7 August (semifinal)
9 August (final)
Competitors49 from 32 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2015
2019  

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]

Contents

Summary

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]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [5]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 47.60 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg GDR 6 Oct 1985 Canberra, Australia
Championship 47.99 Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg TCH 10 Aug 1983 Helsinki, Finland
World leading49.65 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg USA 9 Jul 2017 London, Great Britain
African 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg NGR 29 Jul 1996 Atlanta, United States
Asian 49.81 Ma Yuqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN 11 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
NACAC 48.70 Sanya Richards-Ross Flag of the United States.svg USA 16 Sep 2006 Athens, Greece
South American 49.64 Ximena Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg COL 5 Aug 1992 Barcelona, Spain
European 47.60 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg GDR 6 Oct 1985Canberra, Australia
Oceanian 48.63 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS 29 Jul 1996Atlanta, United States

The following records were set at the competition: [6]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Sierra Leonean 53.20 Maggie Barrie Flag of Sierra Leone.svg SLE 6 Aug 2017
Bahraini 50.57 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg BHR 6 Aug 2017
50.087 Aug 2017
50.069 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 52.10. [7]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows: [8]

DateTimeRound
6 August11:55 Heats
7 August20:55 Semifinals
9 August21:50 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 6 August in six heats as follows: [9]

Heat123456
Start time11:5412:0312:1212:2112:3012:39
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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]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
143 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 50.57 Q, NR
249 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.94 Q
323 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50.97 Q
444 Novlene Williams-Mills Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.00 Q
532 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 51.09 Q, SB
664 Chrisann Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.14 Q
734 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.26 Q
827 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.27 Q
962 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 51.37 Q, SB
1036 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 51.37 Q, PB
1138 Lydia Jele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 51.41 q
1258 Quanera Hayes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.43 Q
1363 Margaret Bamgbose Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.57 Q, SB
1429 Yinka Ajayi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.58 Q
1526 Bianca Răzor Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 51.64 q
1633 Ruth Spelmeyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 51.72 q, SB
1759 Patience Okon George Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.83 Q
1854 Zoey Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 51.88 Q
1967 Iga Baumgart Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.88 q
2035 Roxana Gomez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 51.98 q
2152 Nirmala Sheoran Flag of India.svg  India 52.01 q
2237 Elea-Mariama Diarra Flag of France.svg  France 52.06
2366 Tamara Salaški Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 52.13
2465 Kendall Ellis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.18
2524 Emily Diamond Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 52.20
2657 Morgan Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.22
2755 Anastasiia Bryzgina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52.26
2848 Małgorzata Hołub Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.26
2911 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.44 Q
3045 Lisanne de Witte Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 52.48
3169 Déborah Sananes Flag of France.svg  France 52.50
3225 Aiyanna Stiverne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.55
3346 Amalie Iuel Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 52.55
3468 Anyika Onuora Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 52.58
3512 Irini Vasiliou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 52.61 Q
3656 Carline Muir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.70
3716 Ashley Kelly Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 52.70 Q
3839 Anita Horvat Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 52.78
3922 Cátia Azevedo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 52.79
4019 Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 53.00
4114 Maggie Barrie Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 53.20 NR
4242 Eleni Artymata Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 53.26
4328 Christine Botlogetswe Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 53.50
4418 Justyna Święty Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 53.62
4547 Domonique Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 53.72
4615 Maximila Imali Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 53.97
4717 Travia Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.02
4853 Djénébou Danté Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 54.04
4913 Samantha Dirks Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 54.74

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows: [11]

Heat123
Start time20:5521:0321:11
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: [12]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
127 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 50.08 Q, NR
224 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.12 Q
315 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50.36 Q
435 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.37 Q
517 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.56 Q, SB
634 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 50.60 Q, SB
729 Novlene Williams-Mills Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.67 q
825 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.70 q
916 Quanera Hayes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.71
1037 Chrisann Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.87
1136 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 51.28 SB
1218 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 51.57
1322 Lydia Jele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 51.57
1433 Ruth Spelmeyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 51.77
1532 Iga Baumgart Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.81
1638 Zoey Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 51.81 PB
1713 Roxana Gomez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 52.01
1812 Bianca Răzor Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 52.09
1928 Yinka Ajayi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.10
2039 Margaret Bamgbose Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.23
2114 Patience Okon George Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.60
2223 Nirmala Sheoran Flag of India.svg  India 53.07
2326 Irini Vasiliou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 53.27
2419 Ashley Kelly Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 54.50

Final

The final took place on 9 August at 21:50. The results were as follows: (photo finish) [13]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.92 PB
Silver medal icon.svg4 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 50.06 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.08
47 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50.49
52 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.76
68 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.86
79 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 51.15
83 Novlene Williams-Mills Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.48

References

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Women's 400m Final: IAAF World Championships London 2017 on YouTube
  1. Start list
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  3. "What Happened Today at the 2017 World Track & Field Championships". Runner's World . 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. "Phyllis Francis Shocks Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Allyson Felix In World 400 Win". FloTrack. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. "400 Metres Women − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "400 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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  10. "400 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. "400 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.