Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	17 August 2008 (heats) 18 August 2008 (semi-finals) 20 August 2008 (final)
Competitors	27 from 21 nations
Winning time	52.64 s OR
Medalists
Melaine Walker   Jamaica Sheena Tosta   United States Tasha Danvers   Great Britain
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. ^[1]

The qualifying standards were 55.60 s (A standard) and 56.50 s (B standard). ^[2]

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, August 17, 2008	20:10-20:42	Round 1
Monday, August 18, 2008	20:45-21:00	Semifinals
Wednesday, August 20, 2008	22:35-22:40	Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World record	Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)	52.34 s	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
Olympic record	Fani Halkia  (GRE)	52.77 s	Athens, Greece	22 August 2004
World Leading	Melaine Walker  (JAM)	53.48 s	Fontvieille, Monaco	29 July 2008

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	OR	WR
20 August	Final	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	52.64	OR

Results

Round 1

The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next four overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes [3]
1	3	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	54.46	Q
2	4	Ekaterina Bikert	Russia	55.15	Q
3	3	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk	Ukraine	55.18	Q
4	2	Tasha Danvers	Great Britain	55.19	Q, SB
5	3	Tsvetelina Kirilova	Bulgaria	55.22	Q, PB
6	2	Anastasiya Ott	Russia	55.34	Q
7	4	Anna Jesień	Poland	55.35	Q
8	1	Tiffany Ross-Williams	United States	55.51	Q
9	1	Irina Obedina	Russia	55.71	Q
10	2	Nickiesha Wilson	Jamaica	55.75	Q
11	1	Satomi Kubokura	Japan	55.82	Q, SB
12	4	Zuzana Hejnová	Czech Republic	55.91	Q
13	3	Queen Harrison	United States	55.96	q
14	2	Angela Moroșanu	Romania	56.07	q, SB
15	2	Sheena Tosta	United States	56.12	q
16	3	Aïssata Soulama	Burkina Faso	56.37	q
17	1	Shevon Stoddart	Jamaica	56.52
18	2	Nikolina Horvat	Croatia	56.65
19	4	Tatyana Azarova	Kazakhstan	56.88
20	4	Muna Jabir Adam	Sudan	57.16
21	1	Ieva Zunda	Latvia	57.43
22	1	Lucimar Teodoro	Brazil	57.68
23	4	Josanne Lucas	Trinidad and Tobago	57.76
24	3	Carole Kaboud Mebam	Cameroon	57.81
25	2	Michelle Carey	Ireland	57.99
26	4	Laia Forcadell	Spain	58.64
27	3	Galina Pedan	Kyrgyzstan	1:00.31

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	1	Sheena Tosta	United States	54.07	Q
2	2	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	54.20	Q
3	1	Tasha Danvers	Great Britain	54.31	Q, SB
4	1	Anna Jesień	Poland	54.36	Q
5	1	Ekaterina Bikert	Russia	54.38	Q
6	2	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk	Ukraine	54.60	Q, PB
7	1	Nickiesha Wilson	Jamaica	54.67
8	1	Anastasiya Ott	Russia	54.74	PB
9	2	Tiffany Ross-Williams	United States	54.99	Q
10	2	Zuzana Hejnová	Czech Republic	55.17	Q
11	2	Aïssata Soulama	Burkina Faso	55.69	SB
12	2	Irina Obedina	Russia	55.69
13	2	Queen Harrison	United States	55.88
14	2	Tsvetelina Kirilova	Bulgaria	55.97
15	1	Satomi Kubokura	Japan	56.69
16	1	Angela Moroșanu	Romania	57.67

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes [4]
	6	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	0.236	52.64	OR , NR
	5	Sheena Tosta	United States	0.191	53.70
	7	Tasha Danvers	Great Britain	0.189	53.84	PB
4	4	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk	Ukraine	0.248	53.96	PB
5	9	Anna Jesień	Poland	0.206	54.29	SB
6	2	Ekaterina Bikert	Russia	0.193	54.96
7	3	Zuzana Hejnová	Czech Republic	0.195	54.97
8	8	Tiffany Ross-Williams	United States	0.184	57.55

(OR = Olympic record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best; SB = Season Best.)

References

1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
3. "XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China:400 Metres Hurdles Women's Heats". IAAF. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
4. "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-20-2008 - 400 Metres Hurdles W Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-20.