2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
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The home straight.
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
2 October (semi-finals)
4 October (final)
Competitors42 from 31 nations
Winning time43.48
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Steven Gardiner  Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Silver medal icon.svg   Anthony Zambrano  Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Fred Kerley  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The men's 400 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on 1, 2 and 4 October 2019. [1] The winning margin was 0.67 seconds which as of 2024 is the greatest winning margin in the men's 400 metres at these championships since the retirement of Michael Johnson.

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Summary

Kirani James had the pedigree -- a World Championship and an Olympic gold medal -- but those were back in 2011 and 2012. He finished second behind Wayde van Niekerk's world record at the last Olympics. Van Niekerk couldn't compete because he injured his knee in a celebrity rugby game and James was battling Graves' disease, the same ailment that affected Gail Devers. With a faster personal best, American champion Fred Kerley had been anticipated as USA's next golden boy until Michael Norman came on the scene with a relaxed, early season personal best that only equalled the #4 time in history. But Norman took himself out of the final, jogging home the second half of his semi-final. The other sub-44 qualifiers were Steven Gardiner, who had run his on this track in May and Akeem Bloomfield, who was the last time qualifier to get in. Gardiner led the qualifying, while Anthony Zambrano had to set a Colombian national record to get in.

In the final, James went out hard, passing Zambrano to his outside as they entered the backstretch. Inside of James, Machel Cedenio, James, Gardiner and Demish Gaye were running true to the stagger. James held that lead until midway through the final turn when he began to fade back as Gardiner was emerging slightly ahead. Coming onto the home straight, Gardiner held a 2 metre lead over James and Kerley, with Cedenio just slightly behind them. A further 2 metres back was Zambrano and Gaye. Down the stretch, Gardiner widened his lead, with Kerley the next best to chase. From far back, Zambrano was in another gear, speeding past Cedenio, James and a metre before the line, Kerley. [2]

Gardiner's win in 43.48 is the sixth fastest time in history. Zambrano's 44.15 set the South American record, beating Sanderlei Parrela's record from the World Championships 20 years earlier.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [3]

RecordAthletePerf.LocationDate
World Record Flag of South Africa.svg  Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)43.03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2016
Championship Record Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.18 Sevilla, Spain 26 August 1999
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Norman  (USA)43.45 Torrance, United States 20 April 2019
African Record Flag of South Africa.svg  Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)43.03Rio de Janeiro, Brazil14 August 2016
Asian Record Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Youssef Ahmad Masrahi  (KSA)43.93 Beijing, China 23 August 2015
North, Central American and Caribbean Record Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.18Seville, Spain26 August 1999
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg  Sanderlei Claro Parrela  (BRA)44.29
European Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Thomas Schönlebe  (GDR)44.33 Rome, Italy 3 September 1987
Oceanian Record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Darren Clark  (AUS)44.38 Seoul, South Korea 26 September 1988

The following records were set at the competition:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Malagasy 46.80 Todiasoa Rabearison Flag of Madagascar.svg  MAD 1 Oct 2019
Gibraltarian 47.41 Jessy Franco Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB
Colombian 44.55 Anthony Zambrano Flag of Colombia.svg  COL 2 Oct 2019
Bahamian 43.48 Steven Gardiner Flag of the Bahamas.svg  BAH 4 Oct 2019
South American 44.15Anthony ZambranoFlag of Colombia.svg  COL
Colombian

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 45.30. [4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows: [5]

DateTimeRound
1 October16:35 Heats
2 October20:35 Semi-finals
4 October22:20 Final

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualified for the semifinal. [6]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
122 Kirani James Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)44.94Q
247 Michael Norman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.00Q
345 Demish Gaye Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)45.02Q
467 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)45.08Q
534 Davide Re Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)45.08Q
643 Leungo Scotch Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)45.10Q, PB
728 Julian Walsh Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)45.14Q, PB
833 Fred Kerley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.19Q
913 Machel Cedenio Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)45.26Q
1066 Jonathan Sacoor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)45.32Q
1114 Akeem Bloomfield Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)45.34Q
1265 Rabah Yousif Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)45.40Q
1318 Thapelo Phora Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)45.45Q
1437 Abbas Abubakar Abbas Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)45.47Q
1523 Vernon Norwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.59Q
1668 Jhon Perlaza Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)45.62q
1715 Alphas Kishoyian Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)45.65q
1853 Steven Gardiner Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)45.68Q
1938 Mazen Al-Yassin Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)45.70q
2063 Nathan Strother Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.71q
2144 Yousef Karam Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)45.74q
2227 Steven Solomon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)45.82q
2326 Derrick Mokaleng Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)45.87
2455 Philip Osei Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)45.87Q
2542 Alonzo Russell Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)45.91
2656 Anthony Zambrano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)45.93Q
2716 Lucas Carvalho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)46.01
2857 Ditiro Nzamani Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)46.19
2952 Rusheen McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)46.21
3032 Mikhail Litvin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)46.28
3164 Taha Hussein Yaseen Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)46.58
3246 Todiasoa Rabearison Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)46.80 NR
3324 Luka Janežič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)46.84
3454 Brandon Parris Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VIN)47.39
3562 Jessy Franco Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar  (GIB)47.41 NR
3635 Bachir Mahamat Flag of Chad.svg  Chad  (CHA)47.65
3712 Abdalelah Haroun Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)47.76 SB
3836 Jovan Stojoski Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia  (MKD)47.92
3948 Moussa Zaroumeye Flag of Niger.svg  Niger  (NIG)48.13
4058 Mohammad Jahir Rayhan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh  (BAN)48.48
4125 Tikie Terry Mael Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu  (VAN)48.52 PB
17 Matthew Hudson-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) DNF

Semi-finals

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final. [7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
126 Steven Gardiner Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)44.13Q, SB
225 Kirani James Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)44.23Q, SB
314 Fred Kerley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)44.25Q
415 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)44.37Q, SB
537 Machel Cedenio Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)44.41Q, SB
638 Anthony Zambrano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)44.55Q, NR
727 Demish Gaye Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)44.66q, SB
836 Akeem Bloomfield Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)44.77q
917 Davide Re Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)44.85
1029 Vernon Norwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.00
1128 Leungo Scotch Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)45.00 PB
1216 Jonathan Sacoor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)45.03=PB
1335 Julian Walsh Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)45.13 PB
1439 Rabah Yousif Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)45.15 PB
1523 Jhon Perlaza Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)45.17
1619 Thapelo Phora Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)45.24
1718 Abbas Abubakar Abbas Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)45.26
1812 Nathan Strother Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.34
1924 Philip Osei Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)45.44
2022 Steven Solomon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)45.54 SB
2132 Alphas Kishoyian Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)45.55
2234 Michael Norman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.94
2313 Mazen Al-Yassin Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)46.11
33 Yousef Karam Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW) DNF

Final

The final was started on 4 October at 22:20. [8]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Steven Gardiner Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)43.48 NR
Silver medal icon.svg8 Anthony Zambrano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)44.15 AR
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Fred Kerley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)44.17
43 Demish Gaye Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)44.46 PB
57 Kirani James Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)44.54
69 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)44.94
76 Machel Cedenio Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)45.30
82 Akeem Bloomfield Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)45.36

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References

  1. ↑ "400 Metres Men − Round 1 − Start List" (PDF). IAAF. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gardiner powers away to win dramatic 400 meters". Reuters. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "100 Metres Men − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "400 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Semi-finals results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Final results" (PDF).
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