2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2019 World Championships
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Dalilah Muhammad (gold) and Sydney McLaughlin (silver) at the finish line during the final.
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
2 October (semi-final)
4 October (final)
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning time52.16 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
  2017
2022  
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 1 to 4 October 2019. [1]

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Summary

Throughout the 2019 season two names topped the 400 hurdles list. The same two topped the semi-final round. Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin, but which one would be the favorite? McLaughlin had more superior times and had beaten Muhammad 2 to 1. The 1, Muhammad had to set the world record to beat McLaughlin and win the USA Championships on a rain soaked track in Des Moines. And McLaughlin was still improving. She ran those fast times while still a teenager, turning 20 late in the season.

In the final, Muhammad did what she had to do, she went out hard. She was first over the first hurdle and continued to pull ahead, making up the stagger on Sage Watson to her outside before the end of the turn. But McLaughlin was not giving up too much ground, two lanes to the inside, passing Rushell Clayton between them just after entering the backstretch. Before the end of the backstretch, Muhammad had made up another stagger on two time World Champion Zuzana Hejnová. Through the final turn, both were well in front, Muhammad taking the hurdles about a full stride ahead of McLaughlin. When they hit the home straight, Muhammad had about a 3-metre lead. That gap stayed consistent over the final two barriers, but coming off the final hurdle, McLaughlin made up a meter in the first three steps and she was coming on fast. The gap was closing as the finish line neared. Both athletes leaned for the line with Muhammad holding on for a half metre victory. Clayton finished a second and a half back to take bronze.

Muhammad had beaten her own world record set just two months earlier by .04. She ran 52.16. McLaughlin had run the #3 time in history, 52.23. The only thing separating the two was Muhammad's previous world record run. Just as in the 1995 World Championships, two American hurdlers had pushed each other to be the #1 and 2 performers in history.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 52.20 Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  USA 28 Jul 2019 Des Moines, United States
Championship 52.42 Melaine Walker Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM 20 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
World leading52.20Dalilah MuhammadFlag of the United States.svg  USA 28 Jul 2019Des Moines, United States
African 52.90 Nezha Bidouane Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR 25 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
Asian 53.96 Han Qing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN 9 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
Song Yinglan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN 17 Nov 2001 Guangzhou, China
NACAC 52.20Dalilah MuhammadFlag of the United States.svg  USA 28 Jul 2019Des Moines, United States
European 52.34 Yuliya Pechonkina Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 8 Aug 2003 Tula, Russia
Oceanian 53.17 Debbie Flintoff-King Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 27 Sep 1988 Seoul, South Korea

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
4 OctoberFinal Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  USA 52.16 WR CR

Schedule

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

DateTimeRound
1 October17:30 Heats
2 October21:05 Semi-finals
4 October21:30 Final

Results

Heats

The first four in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified for the semifinal. [4]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
118 Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)54.45Q
245 Amalie Iuel Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)54.72Q, NR
335 Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)54.87Q
414 Léa Sprunger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)54.98Q, SB
522 Anna Ryzhykova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)55.11Q
647 Aminat Yusuf Jamal Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)55.13Q, PB
746 Ayomide Folorunso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)55.20Q
819 Shiann Salmon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)55.20Q, PB
957 Rushell Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)55.23Q
1048 Ashley Spencer Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)55.28Q
1143 Femke Bol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)55.32q, PB
1229 Zuzana Hejnová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)55.33Q
1334 Zurian Hechavarría Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)55.36Q
1415 Vera Rudakova ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)55.51Q, SB
1559 Sage Watson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)55.57Q
1649 Hanne Claes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)55.68q
1724 Jessica Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)55.72Q, PB
1826 Yadisleidis Pedroso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)55.78Q, SB
1923 Carolina Krafzik Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)55.93q
2037 Joanna Linkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)55.97Q
2153 Meghan Beesley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)55.97Q
2213 Lauren Boden Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)56.00q
2333 Gianna Woodruff Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)56.07Q
2428 Ronda Whyte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)56.37
2554 Sarah Carli Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)56.37Q
2625 Melissa Gonzalez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)56.49
2736 Valeriya Andreyeva ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)56.79
2856 Linda Olivieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)56.82
2944 Sara Klein Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)56.97
3042 Yanique Haye-Smith Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands  (TKS)56.98
3158 Zenéy van der Walt Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)57.11
3238 Paulien Couckuyt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)57.15
3312 Jessica Moreira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)57.37
3455 Lamiae Lhabze Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)57.66
3552 Tia-Adana Belle Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)58.44
3617 Mariam Mamdouh Farid Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)1:09.49 PB
27 Kori Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNF
32 Sara Petersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN) DSQ 168.7(a)
16 Portia Bing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)

Semi-finals

The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final. [5]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
135 Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)53.81Q
215 Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)53.91Q
327 Rushell Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)54.17Q
414 Sage Watson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)54.32Q, NR
525 Zuzana Hejnová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)54.41Q
628 Ashley Spencer Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)54.42q
716 Anna Ryzhykova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)54.45q, SB
836 Léa Sprunger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)54.52Q, SB
917 Zurian Hechavarría Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)55.03
1024 Amalie Iuel Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)55.03
1137 Shiann Salmon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)55.16 PB
1213 Hanne Claes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)55.25 SB
1326 Ayomide Folorunso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)55.36
1429 Joanna Linkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)55.38 SB
1538 Yadisleidis Pedroso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)55.40 SB
1622 Sarah Carli Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)55.43 PB
1734 Aminat Yusuf Jamal Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)55.54
1818 Vera Rudakova ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)55.57
1932 Gianna Woodruff Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)55.61 SB
2039 Jessica Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)55.87
2133 Lauren Boden Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)55.94
2212 Femke Bol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)56.37
2323 Carolina Krafzik Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)56.41
2419 Meghan Beesley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)56.89

Final

The final was started on 4 October at 21:30. [6]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Dalilah Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)52.16 WR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)52.23 PB
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Rushell Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)53.74 PB
49 Léa Sprunger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)54.06 NR
58 Zuzana Hejnová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)54.23
62 Ashley Spencer Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)54.45
73 Anna Ryzhykova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)54.45 SB
87 Sage Watson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)54.82

References

  1. "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Round 1 − Start List" (PDF). IAAF. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "400 metres hurdles Women − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Women's 400 metres hurdles − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. "Heats results" (PDF).
  5. "Semi-finals results" (PDF).
  6. "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External videos
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