Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Women's 400m took place.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates13 August 2016 (heats)
14 August 2016 (semifinals)
15 August 2016 (final)
Competitors57 from 36 nations
Winning time49.44
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Shaunae Miller Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Silver medal icon.svg Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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The women's 400 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 13–15 August at the Olympic Stadium. [1]

Summary

Shaunae Miller of Bahamas was the world leading runner for 2016, followed by 2015 World Champion Allyson Felix. 2012 Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross had failed to make the American team due to a hamstring injury during the American trials. [2] [3]

In qualifying, 2 athletes ran under 51 seconds, American Phyllis Francis and Oluwakemi Adekoya, who ran a Bahraini record. Another Nigerian born Bahraini, 18-year-old Salwa Eid Naser, won her heat in a personal best. [4]

In the final, Natasha Hastings made up most of the stagger on one of the favorites, Shaunae Miller and held the lead to the halfway point. Miller made up the stagger on Stephenie Ann McPherson in lane 8 to her outside. Starting about 150 metres into the race, Miller accelerated, passing Hastings before the halfway point in the far turn. In lane 4, Allyson Felix ran an even pace which saw her separate from the athletes inside of her and catching Shericka Jackson late in the second turn. [5] Coming off the turn, Miller held a clear 2 metre advantage over Hastings, with Felix gaining on Hastings and Jackson more than a metre behind Felix. Hastings was passed by Felix who continued to gain on Miller. In the last few metres as Felix gained on her, Miller started to lean forward trying to get to the finish line. As Felix looked to pass her in the final step, Miller made a last desperate headlong dive across the line. The photo finish revealed her shoulders had crossed the line seven hundredths of a second ahead of Felix. Jamaican Shericka Jackson finished 3 metres back for bronze. [6]

Felix's silver became her seventh Olympic medal. She would later earn two more Olympic gold medals as part of the winning 4x100 meters and 4x400 meters teams, tying her with Merlene Ottey as the most decorated woman in track and field history, with nine Olympic medals.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows:

World recordFlag 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, Georgia, United States29 July 1996
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Allyson Felix  (USA)49.68 s Eugene, Oregon, United States3 July 2016
Area
Time (s)AthleteNation
Africa ( records )49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Asia ( records )49.81 Ma Yuqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe ( records )47.60 WR Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
48.70 Sanya Richards Flag of the United States.svg United States
Oceania ( records )48.63 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
South America ( records )49.64 Ximena Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 13 August 201611:00Round 1
Sunday, 14 August 201620:35Semifinals
Monday, 15 August 201622:45Finals

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.36 Q
2 Patience Okon George Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.83 Q
3 Anneliese Rubie Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.92 q, SB
4 Yuliya Olishevska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52.45
5 Djénébou Danté Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 52.85
6 Nirmala Sheoran Flag of India.svg  India 53.03
7 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 53.08 SB

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.24 Q
2 Olha Zemlyak Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 51.40 Q
3 Tamara Salaški Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 52.70
4 Tsholofelo Thipe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 52.80
5 Iveta Putálová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 52.82 SB
6 Aauri Bokesa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53.51
7 Seren Bundy-Davies Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.63

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.58 Q
2 Kemi Adekoya Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 50.72 Q
3 Margaret Bamgbose Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.43 q
4 Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.02 q, SB
5 Alicia Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.27
6 Jailma de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 52.65
7 Justine Palframan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 53.96

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Natasha Hastings Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.31 Q
2 Christine Ohuruogu Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 51.40 Q
3 Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52.06
4 Lydia Jele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 52.24
5 Olha Bibik Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52.33
6 Kendra Clarke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.61
7 Vijona Kryeziu Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 54.30

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Shaunae Miller Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 51.16 Q
2 Morgan Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.30 Q
3 Ruth Spelmeyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 51.43 q, PB
4 Emily Diamond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 51.76 q
5 Kanika Beckles Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 52.41 SB
6 Bianca Răzor Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 52.42 SB
7 Kineke Alexander Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52.45

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 51.06 Q, PB
2 Libania Grenot Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51.17 Q
3 Floria Gueï Flag of France.svg  France 51.29 q
4 Cátia Azevedo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 52.38
5 Mariam Kromah Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 52.79
6 Nguyễn Thị Huyền Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 52.97
7 Irini Vasiliou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 54.37
8 Maryan Nuh Muse Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1:10.14

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.73 Q
2 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 51.76 Q
3 Justyna Święty Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.82 q
4 Christine Botlogetswe Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 52.37
5 Omolara Omotosho Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 53.22
6 Elina Mikhina Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 53.83
7 Dalal Mesfer Al-Harith Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 1:07.12

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Christine Day Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.54 Q
2 Carline Muir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.57 Q
3 Małgorzata Hołub Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.80 q
4 Geisa Coutinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 52.05
5 Aliyah Abrams Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 52.79
6 Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 54.32
DQ (7) Anastassya Kudinova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 56.03DQ (Doping) [7]

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18950.31 Q
25 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15850.69 Q
34 Olha Zemlyak Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.18950.75 q, PB
43 Kemi Adekoya Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0.16150.88
57 Christine Ohuruogu Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.14551.22
62 Ruth Spelmeyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.15551.61
78 Margaret Bamgbose Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.21251.92
81 Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.17452.51

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.18449.83 Q, PB
25 Natasha Hastings Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18849.90 Q, SB
33 Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0.13950.88 PB
48 Floria Gueï Flag of France.svg  France 0.17851.08
57 Carline Muir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.22651.11
61 Emily Diamond Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.17851.49
72 Małgorzata Hołub Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.13651.93
84 Morgan Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.13652.68

Semifinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
13 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.17449.67 Q, SB
24 Shaunae Miller Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.16749.91 Q
36 Libania Grenot Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.15650.60 q
45 Christine Day Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.18651.53
51 Justyna Święty Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.17151.62
62 Anneliese Rubie Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.17251.96
78 Kabange Mupopo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0.15552.04
87 Patience Okon George Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.16152.52

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7 Shaunae Miller Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.15549.44 PB
Silver medal icon.svg4 Allyson Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.17749.51 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Shericka Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17649.85
46 Natasha Hastings Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.16150.34
53 Phyllis Francis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.21950.41
68 Stephenie Ann McPherson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.13350.97
72 Libania Grenot Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.14951.25
DSQ [8] 1 Olha Zemlyak Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.18351.24

References

  1. "Women's 400m". Rio 2016 Organisation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. Landells, Steve (10 August 2016). Preview: women's 400m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  3. Senior outdoor 2016 400 Metres women. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  4. Landells, Steve (13 August 2016). Report: women's 400m heats – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  5. "Shaunae Miller's dive denies Allyson Felix 400m gold in dramatic final". The Guardian. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. "Shaunae Miller dives over line to win controversial Olympic gold in 400 metres". Daily Telegraph. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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