2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2019 World Championships
Dalilah Muhammad (gold) and Sydney McLaughlin (silver) at the finish line during the final.
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
2 October (semi-final)
4 October (final)
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning time52.16 WR
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Jamaica
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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]

Summary

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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

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 52.20 Dalilah Muhammad  USA 28 Jul 2019 Des Moines, United States
Championship 52.42 Melaine Walker  JAM 20 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
World leading 52.20 Dalilah Muhammad  USA 28 Jul 2019 Des Moines, United States
African 52.90 Nezha Bidouane  MAR 25 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
Asian 53.96 Han Qing  CHN 9 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
Song Yinglan  CHN 17 Nov 2001 Guangzhou, China
NACAC 52.20 Dalilah Muhammad  USA 28 Jul 2019 Des Moines, United States
European 52.34 Yuliya Pechonkina  RUS 8 Aug 2003 Tula, Russia
Oceanian 53.17 Debbie Flintoff-King  AUS 28 Sep 1998 Seoul, South Korea

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
4 October Final Dalilah Muhammad  USA 52.16 WR CR

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
1 October 17:30 Heats
2 October 21:05 Semi-finals
4 October 21:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 8 Sydney McLaughlin  United States (USA) 54.45 Q
2 4 5 Amalie Iuel  Norway (NOR) 54.72 Q, NR
3 3 5 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 54.87 Q
4 1 4 Léa Sprunger  Switzerland (SUI) 54.98 Q, SB
5 2 2 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine (UKR) 55.11 Q
6 4 7 Aminat Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain (BHR) 55.13 Q, PB
7 4 6 Ayomide Folorunso  Italy (ITA) 55.20 Q
8 1 9 Shiann Salmon  Jamaica (JAM) 55.20 Q, PB
9 5 7 Rushell Clayton  Jamaica (JAM) 55.23 Q
10 4 8 Ashley Spencer  United States (USA) 55.28 Q
11 4 3 Femke Bol  Netherlands (NED) 55.32 q, PB
12 2 9 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic (CZE) 55.33 Q
13 3 4 Zurian Hechavarría  Cuba (CUB) 55.36 Q
14 1 5 Vera Rudakova  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 55.51 Q, SB
15 5 9 Sage Watson  Canada (CAN) 55.57 Q
16 4 9 Hanne Claes  Belgium (BEL) 55.68 q
17 2 4 Jessica Turner  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 55.72 Q, PB
18 2 6 Yadisleidis Pedroso  Italy (ITA) 55.78 Q, SB
19 2 3 Carolina Krafzik  Germany (GER) 55.93 q
20 3 7 Joanna Linkiewicz  Poland (POL) 55.97 Q
21 5 3 Meghan Beesley  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 55.97 Q
22 1 3 Lauren Boden  Australia (AUS) 56.00 q
23 3 3 Gianna Woodruff  Panama (PAN) 56.07 Q
24 2 8 Ronda Whyte  Jamaica (JAM) 56.37
25 5 4 Sarah Carli  Australia (AUS) 56.37 Q
26 2 5 Melissa Gonzalez  Colombia (COL) 56.49
27 3 6 Valeriya Andreyeva  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 56.79
28 5 6 Linda Olivieri  Italy (ITA) 56.82
29 4 4 Sara Klein  Australia (AUS) 56.97
30 4 2 Yanique Haye-Smith  Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS) 56.98
31 5 8 Zenéy van der Walt  South Africa (RSA) 57.11
32 3 8 Paulien Couckuyt  Belgium (BEL) 57.15
33 1 2 Jessica Moreira  Brazil (BRA) 57.37
34 5 5 Lamiae Lhabze  Morocco (MAR) 57.66
35 5 2 Tia-Adana Belle  Barbados (BAR) 58.44
36 1 7 Mariam Mamdouh Farid  Qatar (QAT) 1:09.49 PB
2 7 Kori Carter  United States (USA) DNF
3 2 Sara Petersen  Denmark (DEN) DSQ 168.7(a)
1 6 Portia Bing  New Zealand (NZL)

Semi-finals

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 5 Sydney McLaughlin  United States (USA) 53.81 Q
2 1 5 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 53.91 Q
3 2 7 Rushell Clayton  Jamaica (JAM) 54.17 Q
4 1 4 Sage Watson  Canada (CAN) 54.32 Q, NR
5 2 5 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic (CZE) 54.41 Q
6 2 8 Ashley Spencer  United States (USA) 54.42 q
7 1 6 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine (UKR) 54.45 q, SB
8 3 6 Léa Sprunger  Switzerland (SUI) 54.52 Q, SB
9 1 7 Zurian Hechavarría  Cuba (CUB) 55.03
10 2 4 Amalie Iuel  Norway (NOR) 55.03
11 3 7 Shiann Salmon  Jamaica (JAM) 55.16 PB
12 1 3 Hanne Claes  Belgium (BEL) 55.25 SB
13 2 6 Ayomide Folorunso  Italy (ITA) 55.36
14 2 9 Joanna Linkiewicz  Poland (POL) 55.38 SB
15 3 8 Yadisleidis Pedroso  Italy (ITA) 55.40 SB
16 2 2 Sarah Carli  Australia (AUS) 55.43 PB
17 3 4 Aminat Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain (BHR) 55.54
18 1 8 Vera Rudakova  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 55.57
19 3 2 Gianna Woodruff  Panama (PAN) 55.61 SB
20 3 9 Jessica Turner  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 55.87
21 3 3 Lauren Boden  Australia (AUS) 55.94
22 1 2 Femke Bol  Netherlands (NED) 56.37
23 2 3 Carolina Krafzik  Germany (GER) 56.41
24 1 9 Meghan Beesley  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 56.89

Final

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 52.16 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Sydney McLaughlin  United States (USA) 52.23 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Rushell Clayton  Jamaica (JAM) 53.74 PB
4 9 Léa Sprunger  Switzerland (SUI) 54.06 NR
5 8 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic (CZE) 54.23
6 2 Ashley Spencer  United States (USA) 54.45
7 3 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine (UKR) 54.45 SB
8 7 Sage Watson  Canada (CAN) 54.82

References

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  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.
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External videos
video icon Women's 400m Hurdles Final - World Record, World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 on YouTube