2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 5, 6, and 8 August.[1]

Men's 400 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates5 August (heats)
6 August (semifinal)
8 August (final)
Competitors51 from 33 nations
Winning time43.98
Medalists
    South Africa
    Bahamas
    Qatar
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

Isaac Makwala (Botswana) had qualified for the final, but was barred from competing as he was under quarantine due to the norovirus outbreak in one of the athletes' hotels.[2] Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) started fastest, with Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) equal to him by about 200 metres, and going on to build a lead through the final turn. Van Niekerk had time to slow down, winning comfortably ahead of Gardiner, with Abdalelah Haroun (Qatar) finishing quickly from dead last off the turn to claim bronze.[3]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA 14 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Championship 43.18 Michael Johnson  USA 26 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
World leading 43.62 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA 6 Jul 2017 Lausanne, Switzerland
African 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA 14 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Asian 43.93 Yousef Masrahi  KSA 23 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
NACAC 43.18 Michael Johnson  USA 26 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
South American 44.29 Sanderlei Parrela  BRA 26 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
European 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe  GDR 3 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
Oceanian 44.38 Darren Clark  AUS 26 Sep 1988 Seoul, South Korea

The following records were set at the competition:[5]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Bahamian 43.89 Steven Gardiner  BAH 6 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 45.50.[6]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[7]

Date Time Round
5 August10:45Heats
6 August19:40Semifinals
8 August21:50Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 5 August in six heats as follows:[8]

Heat123456
Start time 10:4510:5311:0211:1111:2111:29
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:[9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
156Isaac Makwala Botswana (BOT)44.55Q
247Steven Gardiner Bahamas (BAH)44.75Q
336Baboloki Thebe Botswana (BOT)44.82Q
466Nathon Allen Jamaica (JAM)44.91Q
517Fred Kerley United States (USA)44.92Q
663Gil Roberts United States (USA)44.92Q
738Demish Gaye Jamaica (JAM)44.92Q
859LaShawn Merritt United States (USA)45.00Q
918Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.02Q, SB
1052Jamal Walton Cayman Islands (CAY)45.05Q
1116Kevin Borlée Belgium (BEL)45.09Q
1219Pavel Maslák Czech Republic (CZE)45.10q, SB
1345Wilbert London United States (USA)45.10Q
1455Óscar Husillos Spain (ESP)45.22q, PB
1569Abdalelah Haroun Qatar (QAT)45.27Q
1625Wayde van Niekerk South Africa (RSA)45.27Q
1715Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)45.31q
1844Brian Gregan Ireland (IRL)45.37Q
1933Dwayne Cowan Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)45.39Q
2037Boniface Ontuga Mweresa Kenya (KEN)45.58q
2139Rafał Omelko Poland (POL)45.69q
2249Jonathan Borlée Belgium (BEL)45.70q
2322Davide Re Italy (ITA)45.71Q
2448Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic (DOM)45.73
2553Raymond Kibet Kenya (KEN)45.75
2658Martyn Rooney Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)45.75
2723Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.77Q
2814Lucas Carvalho Brazil (BRA)45.86
2943Mamoudou Hanne France (FRA)45.89
3024Teddy Atine-Venel France (FRA)45.90
3126Yoandys Lescay Cuba (CUB)45.93
3257Renny Quow Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.95
3364Mohammad Anas India (IND)45.98
3413Lucas Búa Spain (ESP)46.00
3551Winston George Guyana (GUY)46.02
3621Luka Janežič Slovenia (SLO)46.06
3712Collins Omae Gichana Kenya (KEN)46.10
3829Steven Solomon Australia (AUS)46.27
3934Samuel García Spain (ESP)46.37
4032Pieter Conradie South Africa (RSA)46.62
4165Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel Nigeria (NGR)46.63
4231Warren Hazel Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)46.96
4327Kimorie Shearman Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)47.05
4442Yilmar Herrera Colombia (COL)47.18
4568Takamasa Kitagawa Japan (JPN)47.35
4667Karabo Sibanda Botswana (BOT)47.44
4711Bachir Mahamat Chad (CHA)47.50
4854Sailosi Tubuilagi Fiji (FIJ)48.98
4935Narek Ghukasyan Armenia (ARM)49.70SB
28Nery Brenes Costa Rica (CRC)DQR 163.3(a)
46Steven Gayle Jamaica (JAM)DQR 163.3(a)
62Emmanuel Dasor Ghana (GHA)DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 6 August in three heats as follows:[10]

Heat123
Start time 19:4019:4519:56
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:[11]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
115Steven Gardiner Bahamas (BAH)43.89Q, NR
216Nathon Allen Jamaica (JAM)44.19Q, PB
326Wayde van Niekerk South Africa (RSA)44.22Q
435Isaac Makwala Botswana (BOT)44.30Q
525Baboloki Thebe Botswana (BOT)44.33Q
617Fred Kerley United States (USA)44.51q
736Demish Gaye Jamaica (JAM)44.55Q, PB
829Abdalelah Haroun Qatar (QAT)44.64q, SB
922Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)44.74SB
1037Gil Roberts United States (USA)44.84
1119Kevin Borlée Belgium (BEL)45.10
1214Wilbert London United States (USA)45.12
1339Jamal Walton Cayman Islands (CAY)45.16
1413Óscar Husillos Spain (ESP)45.16PB
1524Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.20
1633Jonathan Borlée Belgium (BEL)45.23
1732Pavel Maslák Czech Republic (CZE)45.24
1812Rafał Omelko Poland (POL)45.37
1928Brian Gregan Ireland (IRL)45.42
2027LaShawn Merritt United States (USA)45.52
2138Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.91
2223Boniface Ontuga Mweresa Kenya (KEN)45.93
2334Davide Re Italy (ITA)45.95
2418Dwayne Cowan Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)45.96

Final

The final took place on 8 August at 21:54. The results were as follows (photo finish):[12]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Wayde van Niekerk South Africa (RSA)43.98
4Steven Gardiner Bahamas (BAH)44.41
3Abdalelah Haroun Qatar (QAT)44.48SB
49Baboloki Thebe Botswana (BOT)44.66
55Nathon Allen Jamaica (JAM)44.88
68Demish Gaye Jamaica (JAM)45.04
72Fred Kerley United States (USA)45.23
7Isaac Makwala Botswana (BOT)DNS

References

  1. Start list
  2. "Botswanan runner barred from race at World Championships after getting sick the day before in puzzling scene". Business Insider. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m amid controversy as Isaac Makwala is barred". The Guardian. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "400 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "400 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "400 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. "400 Metres Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. "400 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. "400 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. "400 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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