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

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
OhuruoguBeijing.jpg
Christine Ohuruogu after her victory
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates16 August 2008 (heats)
17 August 2008 (semi-finals)
19 August 2008 (final)
Competitors50 from 40 nations
Winning time49.62 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Christine Ohuruogu Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Shericka Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Sanya Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2004
2012  

The Women's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 0.07 seconds.

The qualifying standards were 51.55 s (A standard) and 52.35 s (B standard). [2]

Favourites for the event included Sanya Richards-Ross and the reigning world champion, Christine Ohuruogu. In the final, Richards-Ross made a rapid start and quickly took the lead, while Ohuruogu ran a more even-paced race, but was well down the field entering the final straight. However, in the last 100 metres Richard-Ross, clearly tired from her earlier effort, began to tie up badly, while Ohuruogu began to surge through the field. At the line, Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu won in 49.62 seconds to add the Olympic title to her World title, just pipping Shericka Williams by 0.07 seconds to take gold. Richards-Ross faded to third, and bronze, in 49.93. [3]

Records

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

World record Flag of East Germany.svg Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 s Canberra, Australia6 October 1985
Olympic recordFlag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)48.25 s Atlanta, United States29 July 1996
World LeadingFlag of Botswana.svg  Amantle Montsho  (BOT)49.83 s Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2 May 2008

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Sanya Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.54Q
27 Shericka Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.57Q
37 Tatiana Firova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.59DSQ
42 Libania Grenot Martinez Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50.87Q, NR
52 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 50.91Q
65 Aliann Pompey Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 50.99Q, SB
71 Rosemarie Whyte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.00Q
74 Christine Ohuruogu Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 51.00Q
94 Yulia Gushchina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51.18Q
101 Christine Amertil Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 51.25Q, SB
113 Anastasia Kapachinskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51.32DSQ
121 Ajoke Odumosu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.39Q, PB
131 DeeDee Trotter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.41q
145 Folashade Abugan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.45Q
153 Mary Wineberg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.46Q
166 Novlene Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.52Q
172 Carline Muir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.55Q, PB
182 Indira Terrero Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 51.56q
197 Racheal Nachula Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 50.62Q
206 Nicola Sanders Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 51.81Q
213 Lee McConnell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 51.87Q
224 Gabriela Medina Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 51.96Q
237 Joy Amechi Eze Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.97q
242 Makelesi Bulikiobo Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 52.24SB
254 Tamsyn Lewis Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.38
267 Alissa Kallinikou Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 52.40
271 Tiandra Ponteen Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.41
285 Asami Tanno Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52.60
295 Dimitra Ntova Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 52.69
306 Nawal El Jack Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 52.77Q
317 Monika Bejnar Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.80
326 Kineke Alexander Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52.87
332 Mandeep Kaur Flag of India.svg  India 52.88
336 Trish Bartholomew Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 52.88
353 Barbara Petráhn Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.06
363 Carol Rodriguez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 53.08
371 Antonina Yefremova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 53.22
384 Maria Laura Almirao Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 53.26
394 Joanne Cuddihy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 53.32
405 Olga Tereshkova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 53.36
413 Ginou Etienne Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 53.94
425 Kia Davis Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 53.99
436 Tsholofelo Thipe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 54.11
442 Justine Bayigga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 54.15
457 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 54.16
466 Klodiana Shala Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 54.84
476 Munguntuya Batgerel Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 58.14
487 Temalangeni Dlamini Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 59.91
493 Rachidatou Seini Maikido Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1:03.19NR
504 Ghada Ali Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 1:06.19

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest {q} advance to the Final.

RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Sanya Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.90Q
21 Christine Ohuruogu Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 50.14Q, SB
31 Shericka Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.28Q, SB
42 Anastasia Kapachinskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.30DSQ
51 Tatiana Firova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.31DSQ
63 Yulia Gushchina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.48Q
73 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 50.54Q
83 Rosemarie Whyte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.63q
93 Nicola Sanders Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 50.71SB
103 Libania Grenot Martinez Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50.83NR
111 Aliann Pompey Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 50.93=NR
122 Novlene Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.06
131 Mary Wineberg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.13
143 Folashade Abugan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.30
152 Christine Amertil Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 51.51
161 Indira Terrero Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 51.80
172 Joy Amechi Eze Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.87
173 DeeDee Trotter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.87
192 Lee McConnell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 52.11
202 Carline Muir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.37
211 Ajoke Odumosu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.45
222 Racheal Nachula Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 52.67
231 Gabriela Medina Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 52.97
243 Nawal El Jack Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 54.18

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Christine Ohuruogu Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 49.62WL
Silver medal icon.svg6 Shericka Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.69PB
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Sanya Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.93
45 Yulia Gushchina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.01PB
52 Rosemarie Whyte Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.68
68 Amantle Montsho Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 51.18
DSQ9 Anastasia Kapachinskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.03PB
DSQ3 Tatiana Firova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.11SB

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