2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 6−7 and 9 August.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates6 August (heats)
7 August (semifinal)
9 August (final)
Competitors49 from 32 nations
Medalists
 Phyllis Francis   United States
 Salwa Eid Naser   Bahrain
 Allyson Felix   United States
Events at the
2017 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Summary

In wet conditions, Shaunae Miller-Uibo took an early lead, which she maintained coming onto the home stretch, with Allyson Felix in second and Phyllis Francis and Salwa Eid Naser gaining on both of them.[2] Miller-Uibo stumbled and slowed to a jog, being passed by Francis, Felix, and Nasser. Francis continued on to win while Nasser, breaking her own national record, dipped past Felix on the line.[3][4]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[5]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 47.60 Marita Koch  GDR 6 Oct 1985 Canberra, Australia
Championship 47.99 Jarmila Kratochvílová  TCH 10 Aug 1983 Helsinki, Finland
World leading 49.65 Allyson Felix  USA 9 Jul 2017 London, Great Britain
African 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya  NGR 29 Jul 1996 Atlanta, United States
Asian 49.81 Ma Yuqin  CHN 11 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
NACAC 48.70 Sanya Richards-Ross  USA 16 Sep 2006 Athens, Greece
South American 49.64 Ximena Restrepo  COL 5 Aug 1992 Barcelona, Spain
European 47.60 Marita Koch  GDR 6 Oct 1985 Canberra, Australia
Oceanian 48.63 Cathy Freeman  AUS 29 Jul 1996 Atlanta, United States

The following records were set at the competition:[6]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Sierra Leonean 53.20 Maggie Barrie  SLE 6 Aug 2017
Bahraini 50.57 Salwa Eid Naser  BHR 6 Aug 2017
50.08 7 Aug 2017
50.06 9 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 52.10.[7]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[8]

Date Time Round
6 August11:55Heats
7 August20:55Semifinals
9 August21:50Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 6 August in six heats as follows:[9]

Heat123456
Start time 11:5412:0312:1212:2112:3012:39
Photo finish ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[10]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
143Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain (BHR)50.57Q, NR
249Phyllis Francis United States (USA)50.94Q
323Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas (BAH)50.97Q
444Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica (JAM)51.00Q
532Kabange Mupopo Zambia (ZAM)51.09Q, SB
664Chrisann Gordon Jamaica (JAM)51.14Q
734Shericka Jackson Jamaica (JAM)51.26Q
827Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica (JAM)51.27Q
962Amantle Montsho Botswana (BOT)51.37Q, SB
1036Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Latvia (LAT)51.37Q, PB
1138Lydia Jele Botswana (BOT)51.41q
1258Quanera Hayes United States (USA)51.43Q
1363Margaret Bamgbose Nigeria (NGR)51.57Q, SB
1429Yinka Ajayi Nigeria (NGR)51.58Q
1526Bianca Răzor Romania (ROM)51.64q
1633Ruth Spelmeyer Germany (GER)51.72q, SB
1759Patience Okon George Nigeria (NGR)51.83Q
1854Zoey Clark Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)51.88Q
1967Iga Baumgart Poland (POL)51.88q
2035Roxana Gomez Cuba (CUB)51.98q
2152Nirmala Sheoran India (IND)52.01q
2237Elea-Mariama Diarra France (FRA)52.06
2366Tamara Salaški Serbia (SRB)52.13
2465Kendall Ellis United States (USA)52.18
2524Emily Diamond Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)52.20
2657Morgan Mitchell Australia (AUS)52.22
2755Anastasiia Bryzgina Ukraine (UKR)52.26
2848Małgorzata Hołub Poland (POL)52.26
2911Allyson Felix United States (USA)52.44Q
3045Lisanne de Witte Netherlands (NED)52.48
3169Déborah Sananes France (FRA)52.50
3225Aiyanna Stiverne Canada (CAN)52.55
3346Amalie Iuel Norway (NOR)52.55
3468Anyika Onuora Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)52.58
3512Irini Vasiliou Greece (GRE)52.61Q
3656Carline Muir Canada (CAN)52.70
3716Ashley Kelly British Virgin Islands (IVB)52.70Q
3839Anita Horvat Slovenia (SLO)52.78
3922Cátia Azevedo Portugal (POR)52.79
4019Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Italy (ITA)53.00
4114Maggie Barrie Sierra Leone (SLE)53.20NR
4242Eleni Artymata Cyprus (CYP)53.26
4328Christine Botlogetswe Botswana (BOT)53.50
4418Justyna Święty Poland (POL)53.62
4547Domonique Williams Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)53.72
4615Maximila Imali Kenya (KEN)53.97
4717Travia Jones Canada (CAN)54.02
4853Djénébou Danté Mali (MLI)54.04
4913Samantha Dirks Belize (BIZ)54.74

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows:[11]

Heat123
Start time 20:5521:0321:11
Photo finish ​ ​ ​

The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[12]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
127Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain (BHR)50.08Q, NR
224Allyson Felix United States (USA)50.12Q
315Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas (BAH)50.36Q
435Phyllis Francis United States (USA)50.37Q
517Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica (JAM)50.56Q, SB
634Kabange Mupopo Zambia (ZAM)50.60Q, SB
729Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica (JAM)50.67q
825Shericka Jackson Jamaica (JAM)50.70q
916Quanera Hayes United States (USA)50.71
1037Chrisann Gordon Jamaica (JAM)50.87
1136Amantle Montsho Botswana (BOT)51.28SB
1218Gunta Latiševa-Čudare Latvia (LAT)51.57
1322Lydia Jele Botswana (BOT)51.57
1433Ruth Spelmeyer Germany (GER)51.77
1532Iga Baumgart Poland (POL)51.81
1638Zoey Clark Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)51.81PB
1713Roxana Gomez Cuba (CUB)52.01
1812Bianca Răzor Romania (ROM)52.09
1928Yinka Ajayi Nigeria (NGR)52.10
2039Margaret Bamgbose Nigeria (NGR)52.23
2114Patience Okon George Nigeria (NGR)52.60
2223Nirmala Sheoran India (IND)53.07
2326Irini Vasiliou Greece (GRE)53.27
2419Ashley Kelly British Virgin Islands (IVB)54.50

Final

The final took place on 9 August at 21:50. The results were as follows: (photo finish)[13]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Phyllis Francis United States (USA)49.92PB
4Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain (BHR)50.06NR
5Allyson Felix United States (USA)50.08
47Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas (BAH)50.49
52Shericka Jackson Jamaica (JAM)50.76
68Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica (JAM)50.86
79Kabange Mupopo Zambia (ZAM)51.15
83Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica (JAM)51.48

References
External video
Women's 400m Final: IAAF World Championships London 2017 on YouTube
  1. Start list
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  5. "400 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "400 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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