Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue Alexander Stadium
Dates4 August (first round)
6 August (final)
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time54.14
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  2018
2026  

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 4 and 6 August 2022.

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The winning margin was 0.33 seconds which as of 2024 is the narrowest winning margin for the women's 400 metres hurdles at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin  (USA)50.68 Eugene, United States 22 July 2022
Commonwealth record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Melaine Walker  (JAM)52.42 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Jana Pittman  (AUS)53.82 Melbourne, Australia 23 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Thursday 4 August 202219:38First round
Saturday 6 August 202219:30Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest non-automatic qualifiers) advanced to the final. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameResultNotes
126Flag of Jamaica.svg  Rushell Clayton  (JAM)54.93 Q
223Flag of South Africa.svg  Zenéy van der Walt  (RSA)55.10 Q
316Flag of Jamaica.svg  Shiann Salmon  (JAM)55.30 Q
413Flag of Jamaica.svg  Janieve Russell  (JAM)55.79 Q
525Flag of England.svg  Jessie Knight  (ENG)55.88 Q
627Flag of Australia.svg  Sarah Carli  (AUS)56.10 q
714Flag of New Zealand.svg  Portia Bing  (NZL)56.32 Q
815Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Yanique Haye-Smith  (TCA)58.20 q
917Flag of Cameroon.svg  Linda Angounou  (CMR)58.50
1024Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Noelle Montcalm  (CAN)58.68
1118Flag of England.svg  Lina Nielsen  (ENG)58.95

Final

The medals were determined in the final. [3]

RankLaneNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Janieve Russell  (JAM)54.14
Silver medal icon.svg4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Shiann Salmon  (JAM)54.47(.462)
Bronze medal icon.svg6Flag of South Africa.svg  Zenéy van der Walt  (RSA)54.47(.464) PB
45Flag of Jamaica.svg  Rushell Clayton  (JAM)54.67
58Flag of England.svg  Jessie Knight  (ENG)55.11
62Flag of Australia.svg  Sarah Carli  (AUS)55.82
79Flag of New Zealand.svg  Portia Bing  (NZL)56.36
83Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Yanique Haye-Smith  (TCA)58.78

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References

  1. "Women's 400m Hurdles". Birmingham 2022. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. First round results
  3. Final results