400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships

The 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by women since 1980 and by men since 1983.

400 metres hurdles
at the World Championships in Athletics
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832019
Women: 19802019
Championship record
Men47.18 Kevin Young (1993)
Women52.16 Dalilah Muhammad (2019)
Reigning champion
Men Karsten Warholm (NOR)
Women Dalilah Muhammad (USA)

The championship records for the event are 47.18 for men, set by Kevin Young in 1993, and 52.42 m for women, set by Melaine Walker in 2009.

Age records

  • All information from IAAF[1]
Distinction Male Female
Athlete Age Date Athlete Age Date
Youngest champion  Karsten Warholm (NOR)21 years, 165 days9 Aug 2017  Jana Pittman (AUS)20 years, 292 days15 Aug 2013
Youngest medalist  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA)20 years, 14 days4 Aug 1997  Petra Pfaff (GDR)19 years, 305 days16 Aug 1980
Youngest participant  Jehue Gordon (TTO)17 years, 243 days15 Aug 2009  Mirenda Francourt (SEY)16 years, 99 days26 Aug 1991
Oldest champion  Edwin Moses (USA)32 years, 1 day1 Sep 1987  Nezha Bidouane (MAR)31 years, 324 days8 Aug 2001
Oldest medalist  Kriss Akabusi (GBR)32 years, 272 days27 Aug 1991  Sandra Glover (USA)36 years, 226 days13 Aug 2005
Oldest participant  Danny McFarlane (JAM)37 years, 185 days18 Aug 2009  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR)37 years, 321 days28 Aug 2007

Medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Edwin Moses (USA)  Harald Schmid (FRG)  Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
1987 Rome
 Edwin Moses (USA)  Danny Harris (USA)  Harald Schmid (FRG)
1991 Tokyo
 Samuel Matete (ZAM)  Winthrop Graham (JAM)  Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
1993 Stuttgart
 Kevin Young (USA)  Samuel Matete (ZAM)  Winthrop Graham (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg
 Derrick Adkins (USA)  Samuel Matete (ZAM)  Stéphane Diagana (FRA)
1997 Athens
 Stéphane Diagana (FRA)  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA)  Bryan Bronson (USA)
1999 Seville
 Fabrizio Mori (ITA)  Stéphane Diagana (FRA)  Marcel Schelbert (SUI)
2001 Edmonton
 Félix Sánchez (DOM)  Fabrizio Mori (ITA)  Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Félix Sánchez (DOM)  Joey Woody (USA)  Periklis Iakovakis (GRE)
2005 Helsinki
 Bershawn Jackson (USA)  James Carter (USA)  Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2007 Osaka
 Kerron Clement (USA)  Félix Sánchez (DOM)  Marek Plawgo (POL)
2009 Berlin
 Kerron Clement (USA)  Javier Culson (PUR)  Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 Daegu
 Dai Greene (GBR)  Javier Culson (PUR)  L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
2013 Moscow
 Jehue Gordon (TRI)  Michael Tinsley (USA)  Emir Bekrić (SRB)
2015 Beijing
 Nicholas Bett (KEN)  Denis Kudryavtsev (RUS)  Jeffery Gibson (BAH)
2017 London
 Karsten Warholm (NOR)  Yasmani Copello (TUR)  Kerron Clement (USA)
2019 Doha
 Karsten Warholm (NOR)  Rai Benjamin (USA)  Abderrahman Samba (QAT)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic (DOM)2001–20072103
2Samuel Matete Zambia (ZAM)1991–19951203
3Stéphane Diagana France (FRA)1995–19991113
4=Edwin Moses United States (USA)1983–19872002
4=Kerron Clement United States (USA)2007–20092002
4=Karsten Warholm Norway (NOR)2017–20192002
7Fabrizio Mori Italy (ITA)1999–20011102
8Bershawn Jackson United States (USA)2005–20091012
9Javier Culson Puerto Rico (PUR)2009–20110202
10=Harald Schmid West Germany (FRG)1983–19870112
10=Winthrop Graham Jamaica (JAM)1991–19930112
12Dai Tamesue Japan (JPN)2001–20050022

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)75214
2 Dominican Republic (DOM)2103
3 Zambia (ZAM)1203
4 France (FRA)1113
5 Norway (NOR)2002
6 Italy (ITA)1102
7 Great Britain (GBR)1012
8= Kenya (KEN)1001
8= Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)1001
11 Puerto Rico (PUR)0202
12= Germany (GER)0112
12= Jamaica (JAM)0112
12= South Africa (RSA)0112
15 Russia (RUS)0101
16 Japan (JPN)0022
17= Bahamas (BAH)0011
17= Greece (GRE)0011
17= Poland (POL)0011
17= Serbia (SRB)0011
17= Soviet Union (URS)0011
17=  Switzerland (SUI)0011
17= Qatar (QAT)0011

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1980 Sittard
 Bärbel Broschat (GDR)  Ellen Neumann (GDR)  Petra Pfaff (GDR)
1983 Helsinki
 Yekaterina Fesenko (URS)  Ana Ambrazienė (URS)  Ellen Neumann-Fiedler (GDR)
1987 Rome
 Sabine Busch (GDR)  Debbie Flintoff (AUS)  Cornelia Feuerbach (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
 Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS)  Sally Gunnell (GBR)  Janeene Vickers (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
 Sally Gunnell (GBR)  Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA)  Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
 Kim Batten (USA)  Tonja Buford (USA)  Deon Hemmings (JAM)
1997 Athens
 Nezha Bidouane (MAR)  Deon Hemmings (JAM)  Kim Batten (USA)
1999 Seville
 Daimí Pernía (CUB)  Nezha Bidouane (MAR)  Deon Hemmings (JAM)
2001 Edmonton
 Nezha Bidouane (MAR)  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)  Daimí Pernía (CUB)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Jana Pittman (AUS)  Sandra Glover (USA)  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
 Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)  Lashinda Demus (USA)  Sandra Glover (USA)
2007 Osaka
 Jana Rawlinson (AUS)  Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS)  Anna Jesień (POL)
2009 Berlin
 Melaine Walker (JAM)  Lashinda Demus (USA)  Josanne Lucas (TRI)
2011 Daegu
 Lashinda Demus (USA)  Melaine Walker (JAM)  Natalya Antyukh (RUS)
2013 Moscow
 Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)  Dalilah Muhammad (USA)  Lashinda Demus (USA)
2015 Beijing
 Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)  Shamier Little (USA)  Cassandra Tate (USA)
2017 London
 Kori Carter (USA)  Dalilah Muhammad (USA)  Ristananna Tracey (JAM)
2019 Doha
 Dalilah Muhammad (USA)  Sydney McLaughlin (USA)  Rushell Clayton (JAM)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Nezha Bidouane Morocco (MAR)1997–20012103
2=Jana Pittman Australia (AUS)2003–20072002
2=Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic (CZE)2013–20152002
4=Yuliya Pechonkina Russia (RUS)2001–20071214
4=Lashinda Demus United States (USA)2005–20131214
6Dalilah Muhammad United States (USA)2013–20191203
7=Sally Gunnell Great Britain (GBR)1991–19931102
7=Melaine Walker Jamaica (JAM)2009–20111102
9=Kim Batten United States (USA)1995–19971012
9=Daimí Pernía Cuba (CUB)1999–20011012
11Deon Hemmings Jamaica (JAM)1995–19990123
12=Ellen Fiedler East Germany (GDR)1980–19830112
12=Sandra Glover United States (USA)2003–20050112

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)38617
2 Germany (GER)2147
3= Australia (AUS)2103
3= Morocco (MAR)2103
3= Soviet Union (URS)2103
6 Czech Republic (CZE)2002
7= Russia (RUS)1236
7= Jamaica (JAM)1236
9 Great Britain (GBR)1102
10 Cuba (CUB)1012
11 Denmark (DEN)1001
12 Spain (ESP)0101
12= Turkey (TUR)0101
14= Poland (POL)0011
14= Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)0011

See also

References

  1. Butler 2013, p. 41.

Bibliography

  • Butler, Mark (2013). IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2014.
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