2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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]

Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
2 October (semi-final)
4 October (final)
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning time52.16
Medalists
    United States
    United States
    Jamaica
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

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

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
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:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
4 OctoberFinalDalilah Muhammad USA52.16WR CR

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
1 October17:30Heats
2 October21:05Semi-finals
4 October21:30Final

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
118Sydney McLaughlin United States (USA)54.45Q
245Amalie Iuel Norway (NOR)54.72Q, NR
335Dalilah Muhammad United States (USA)54.87Q
414Léa Sprunger Switzerland (SUI)54.98Q, SB
522Anna Ryzhykova Ukraine (UKR)55.11Q
647Aminat Yusuf Jamal Bahrain (BHR)55.13Q, PB
746Ayomide Folorunso Italy (ITA)55.20Q
819Shiann Salmon Jamaica (JAM)55.20Q, PB
957Rushell Clayton Jamaica (JAM)55.23Q
1048Ashley Spencer United States (USA)55.28Q
1143Femke Bol Netherlands (NED)55.32q, PB
1229Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic (CZE)55.33Q
1334Zurian Hechavarría Cuba (CUB)55.36Q
1415Vera Rudakova Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)55.51Q, SB
1559Sage Watson Canada (CAN)55.57Q
1649Hanne Claes Belgium (BEL)55.68q
1724Jessica Turner Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)55.72Q, PB
1826Yadisleidis Pedroso Italy (ITA)55.78Q, SB
1923Carolina Krafzik Germany (GER)55.93q
2037Joanna Linkiewicz Poland (POL)55.97Q
2153Meghan Beesley Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)55.97Q
2213Lauren Boden Australia (AUS)56.00q
2333Gianna Woodruff Panama (PAN)56.07Q
2428Ronda Whyte Jamaica (JAM)56.37
2554Sarah Carli Australia (AUS)56.37Q
2625Melissa González Colombia (COL)56.49
2736Valeriya Andreyeva Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)56.79
2856Linda Olivieri Italy (ITA)56.82
2944Sara Klein Australia (AUS)56.97
3042Yanique Haye-Smith Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS)56.98
3158Zenéy van der Walt South Africa (RSA)57.11
3238Paulien Couckuyt Belgium (BEL)57.15
3312Jessica Moreira Brazil (BRA)57.37
3455Lamiae Lhabze Morocco (MAR)57.66
3552Tia-Adana Belle Barbados (BAR)58.44
3617Mariam Mamdouh Farid Qatar (QAT)1:09.49PB
27Kori Carter United States (USA)DNF
32Sara Petersen Denmark (DEN)DSQ168.7(a)
16Portia Bing New Zealand (NZL)

Semi-finals

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
135Sydney McLaughlin United States (USA)53.81Q
215Dalilah Muhammad United States (USA)53.91Q
327Rushell Clayton Jamaica (JAM)54.17Q
414Sage Watson Canada (CAN)54.32Q, NR
525Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic (CZE)54.41Q
628Ashley Spencer United States (USA)54.42q
716Anna Ryzhykova Ukraine (UKR)54.45q, SB
836Léa Sprunger Switzerland (SUI)54.52Q, SB
917Zurian Hechavarría Cuba (CUB)55.03
1024Amalie Iuel Norway (NOR)55.03
1137Shiann Salmon Jamaica (JAM)55.16PB
1213Hanne Claes Belgium (BEL)55.25SB
1326Ayomide Folorunso Italy (ITA)55.36
1429Joanna Linkiewicz Poland (POL)55.38SB
1538Yadisleidis Pedroso Italy (ITA)55.40SB
1622Sarah Carli Australia (AUS)55.43PB
1734Aminat Yusuf Jamal Bahrain (BHR)55.54
1818Vera Rudakova Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)55.57
1932Gianna Woodruff Panama (PAN)55.61SB
2039Jessica Turner Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)55.87
2133Lauren Boden Australia (AUS)55.94
2212Femke Bol Netherlands (NED)56.37
2323Carolina Krafzik Germany (GER)56.41
2419Meghan Beesley Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)56.89

Final

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

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Dalilah Muhammad United States (USA)52.16WR
4Sydney McLaughlin United States (USA)52.23PB
5Rushell Clayton Jamaica (JAM)53.74PB
49Léa Sprunger Switzerland (SUI)54.06NR
58Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic (CZE)54.23
62Ashley Spencer United States (USA)54.45
73Anna Ryzhykova Ukraine (UKR)54.45SB
87Sage Watson Canada (CAN)54.82

References

  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
  5. Semi-finals results
  6. "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External video
Women's 400m Hurdles Final - World Record, World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 on YouTube
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