2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on 1, 2 and 4 October 2019.[1]

Men's 400 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
The home straight.
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
2 October (semi-finals)
4 October (final)
Competitors42 from 31 nations
Winning time43.48
Medalists
    Bahamas
    Colombia
    United States
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

Kirani James had the pedigree, a World Championship and an Olympic gold medal. But those were back in 2011 and 2012. He finished second behind Wayde van Niekerk's world record at the last Olympics. van Niekerk couldn't be here because he ruined his knee in a celebrity rugby game and James was battling Graves' disease, the same ailment that affected Gail Devers. With a faster personal best, American champion Fred Kerley had been anticipated as USA's next golden boy until Michael Norman came on the scene with a relaxed, early season personal best that only equalled the #4 time in history. But Norman took himself out of the final, jogging home the second half of his semi-final. The other sub-44 qualifiers were Steven Gardiner, who had run his on this track in May and Akeem Bloomfield, who was the last time qualifier to get in. Gardiner led the qualifying, while Anthony Zambrano had to set a Colombian national record to get in.

In the final, James went out hard, passing Zambrano to his outside as they entered the backstretch. Inside of James, Machel Cedenio, James, Gardiner and Demish Gaye were running true to the stagger. James held that lead until midway through the final turn when he began to fade back as Gardiner was emerging slightly ahead. Coming onto the home straight, Gardiner held a 2 metre lead over James and Kerley, with Cedenio just slightly behind them. A further 2 metres back was Zambrano and Gaye. Down the stretch, Gardiner widened his lead, with Kerley the next best to chase. From far back, Zambrano was in another gear, speeding past Cedenio, James and a metre before the line, Kerley.[2]

Gardiner's big win in 43.48 is the #6 time in history. Zambrano's 44.15 set the South American record, beating Sanderlei Parrela's record from the World Championships 20 years earlier.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

Record Athlete Perf. Location Date
World Record  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2016
Championship Record  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 Sevilla, Spain 26 August 1999
World Leading  Michael Norman (USA) 43.45 Torrance, United States 20 April 2019
African Record  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2016
Asian Record  Youssef Ahmad Masrahi (KSA) 43.93 Beijing, China 23 August 2015
North, Central American and Caribbean Record  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 Sevilla, Spain 26 August 1999
South American Record  Sanderlei Claro Parrela (BRA) 44.29
European Record  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.33 Rome, Italy 3 September 1987
Oceanian Record  Darren Clark (AUS) 44.38 Seoul, South Korea 26 September 1988

The following records were set at the competition:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Malagasy 46.80 Todiasoa Rabearison  MAD 1 Oct 2019
Gibraltarian 47.41 Jessy Franco  GIB
Colombian 44.55 Anthony Zambrano  COL 2 Oct 2019
Bahamian 43.48 Steven Gardiner  BAH 4 Oct 2019
South American 44.15 Anthony Zambrano  COL
Colombian

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 45.30.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
1 October16:35Heats
2 October20:35Semi-finals
4 October22:20Final

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualified for the semifinal.[6]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
122Kirani James Grenada (GRN)44.94Q
247Michael Norman United States (USA)45.00Q
345Demish Gaye Jamaica (JAM)45.02Q
467Emmanuel Korir Kenya (KEN)45.08Q
534Davide Re Italy (ITA)45.08Q
643Leungo Scotch Botswana (BOT)45.10Q, PB
728Julian Walsh Japan (JPN)45.14Q, PB
833Fred Kerley United States (USA)45.19Q
913Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.26Q
1066Jonathan Sacoor Belgium (BEL)45.32Q
1114Akeem Bloomfield Jamaica (JAM)45.34Q
1265Rabah Yousif Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)45.40Q
1318Thapelo Phora South Africa (RSA)45.45Q
1437Abbas Abubakar Abbas Bahrain (BHR)45.47Q
1523Vernon Norwood United States (USA)45.59Q
1668Jhon Perlaza Colombia (COL)45.62q
1715Alphas Kishoyian Kenya (KEN)45.65q
1853Steven Gardiner Bahamas (BAH)45.68Q
1938Mazen Al-Yasen Saudi Arabia (KSA)45.70q
2063Nathan Strother United States (USA)45.71q
2144Yousef Karam Kuwait (KUW)45.74q
2227Steven Solomon Australia (AUS)45.82q
2326Derrick Mokaleng South Africa (RSA)45.87
2455Philip Osei Canada (CAN)45.87Q
2542Alonzo Russell Bahamas (BAH)45.91
2656Anthony Zambrano Colombia (COL)45.93Q
2716Lucas Carvalho Brazil (BRA)46.01
2857Ditiro Nzamani Botswana (BOT)46.19
2952Rusheen McDonald Jamaica (JAM)46.21
3032Mikhail Litvin Kazakhstan (KAZ)46.28
3164Taha Hussein Yaseen Iraq (IRQ)46.58
3246Todiasoa Rabearison Madagascar (MAD)46.80NR
3324Luka Janežič Slovenia (SLO)46.84
3454Brandon Parris Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)47.39
3562Jessy Franco Gibraltar (GIB)47.41NR
3635Bachir Mahamat Chad (CHA)47.65
3712Abdalelah Haroun Qatar (QAT)47.76SB
3836Jovan Stojoski North Macedonia (MKD)47.92
3948Moussa Zaroumeye Niger (NIG)48.13
4058Mohammad Jahir Rayhan Bangladesh (BAN)48.48
4125Tikie Terry Mael Vanuatu (VAN)48.52PB
17Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)DNF

Semi-finals

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
126Steven Gardiner Bahamas (BAH)44.13Q, SB
225Kirani James Grenada (GRN)44.23Q, SB
314Fred Kerley United States (USA)44.25Q
415Emmanuel Korir Kenya (KEN)44.37Q, SB
537Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)44.41Q, SB
638Anthony Zambrano Colombia (COL)44.55Q, NR
727Demish Gaye Jamaica (JAM)44.66q, SB
836Akeem Bloomfield Jamaica (JAM)44.77q
917Davide Re Italy (ITA)44.85
1029Vernon Norwood United States (USA)45.00
1128Leungo Scotch Botswana (BOT)45.00PB
1216Jonathan Sacoor Belgium (BEL)45.03=PB
1335Julian Walsh Japan (JPN)45.13PB
1439Rabah Yousif Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)45.15PB
1523Jhon Perlaza Colombia (COL)45.17
1619Thapelo Phora South Africa (RSA)45.24
1718Abbas Abubakar Abbas Bahrain (BHR)45.26
1812Nathan Strother United States (USA)45.34
1924Philip Osei Canada (CAN)45.44
2022Steven Solomon Australia (AUS)45.54SB
2132Alphas Kishoyian Kenya (KEN)45.55
2234Michael Norman United States (USA)45.94
2313Mazen Al-Yasen Saudi Arabia (KSA)46.11
33Yousef Karam Kuwait (KUW)DNF

Final

The final was started on 4 October at 22:20.[8]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Steven Gardiner Bahamas (BAH)43.48NR
8Anthony Zambrano Colombia (COL)44.15AR
5Fred Kerley United States (USA)44.17
43Demish Gaye Jamaica (JAM)44.46PB
57Kirani James Grenada (GRN)44.54
69Emmanuel Korir Kenya (KEN)44.94
76Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)45.30
82Akeem Bloomfield Jamaica (JAM)45.36

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