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
Photo finish link link link link link link

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  (BHR)50.57 Q, NR
249 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.94 Q
323 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)50.97 Q
444 Novlene Williams-Mills Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)51.00 Q
532 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)51.09 Q, SB
664 Chrisann Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)51.14 Q
734 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)51.26 Q
827 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)51.27 Q
962 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)51.37 Q, SB
1036 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)51.37 Q, PB
1138 Lydia Jele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)51.41 q
1258 Quanera Hayes Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)51.43 Q
1363 Margaret Bamgbose Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)51.57 Q, SB
1429 Yinka Ajayi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)51.58 Q
1526 Bianca Răzor Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)51.64 q
1633 Ruth Spelmeyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)51.72 q, SB
1759 Patience Okon George Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)51.83 Q
1854 Zoey Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)51.88 Q
1967 Iga Baumgart Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)51.88 q
2035 Roxana Gomez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)51.98 q
2152 Nirmala Sheoran Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)52.01 q
2237 Elea-Mariama Diarra Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)52.06
2366 Tamara Salaški Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)52.13
2465 Kendall Ellis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)52.18
2524 Emily Diamond Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)52.20
2657 Morgan Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)52.22
2755 Anastasiia Bryzgina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)52.26
2848 Małgorzata Hołub Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)52.26
2911 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)52.44 Q
3045 Lisanne de Witte Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)52.48
3169 Déborah Sananes Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)52.50
3225 Aiyanna Stiverne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)52.55
3346 Amalie Iuel Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)52.55
3468 Anyika Onuora Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)52.58
3512 Irini Vasiliou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)52.61 Q
3656 Carline Muir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)52.70
3716 Ashley Kelly Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (IVB)52.70 Q
3839 Anita Horvat Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)52.78
3922 Cátia Azevedo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)52.79
4019 Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)53.00
4114 Maggie Barrie Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone  (SLE)53.20 NR
4242 Eleni Artymata Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)53.26
4328 Christine Botlogetswe Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)53.50
4418 Justyna Święty Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)53.62
4547 Domonique Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)53.72
4615 Maximila Imali Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)53.97
4717 Travia Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)54.02
4853 Djénébou Danté Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)54.04
4913 Samantha Dirks Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize  (BIZ)54.74

Semifinals

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

Heat123
Start time20:5521:0321:11
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]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
127 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)50.08 Q, NR
224 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.12 Q
315 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)50.36 Q
435 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.37 Q
517 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.56 Q, SB
634 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)50.60 Q, SB
729 Novlene Williams-Mills Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.67 q
825 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.70 q
916 Quanera Hayes Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.71
1037 Chrisann Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.87
1136 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)51.28 SB
1218 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)51.57
1322 Lydia Jele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)51.57
1433 Ruth Spelmeyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)51.77
1532 Iga Baumgart Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)51.81
1638 Zoey Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)51.81 PB
1713 Roxana Gomez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)52.01
1812 Bianca Răzor Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)52.09
1928 Yinka Ajayi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)52.10
2039 Margaret Bamgbose Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)52.23
2114 Patience Okon George Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)52.60
2223 Nirmala Sheoran Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)53.07
2326 Irini Vasiliou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)53.27
2419 Ashley Kelly Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (IVB)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  (USA)49.92 PB
Silver medal icon.svg4 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)50.06 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)50.08
47 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)50.49
52 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.76
68 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)50.86
79 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)51.15
83 Novlene Williams-Mills Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)51.48

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External videos
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