The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 26 and 28 August.
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2007 World Championships | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Nagai Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 25 August (heats) 26 August (semifinals) 28 August (final) | ||||||
Competitors | 37 | ||||||
Winning time | 46.78 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
| |||||||
Medalists edit
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kerron Clement United States |
Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic |
Marek Plawgo Poland |
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World record | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
Championship record | Kevin Young (USA) | 47.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 19 August 1993 |
World leading | James Carter (USA) | 47.72 | Indianapolis, United States | 23 June 2007 |
African record | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 47.10 | Zürich, Switzerland | 7 August 1991 |
Asian record | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) | 47.53 | Sydney, Australia | 27 September 2000 |
North American record | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
South American record | Bayano Kamani (PAN) | 47.84 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
European record | Stéphane Diagana (FRA) | 47.37 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 July 1995 |
Oceanian record | Rohan Robinson (AUS) | 48.28 | Atlanta, United States | 31 July 1996 |
Schedule edit
Date | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
August 25, 2007 | 20:45 | Heats |
August 26, 2007 | 21:45 | Semifinals |
August 28, 2007 | 22:20 | Final |
Results edit
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals edit
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Marek Plawgo | Poland | 48.18 | Q, SB |
2 | 1 | James Carter | United States | 48.30 | Q |
3 | 1 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 48.32 | q, SB |
4 | 2 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 48.35 | Q, SB |
5 | 1 | Derrick Williams | United States | 48.43 | q |
6 | 1 | Kenji Narisako | Japan | 48.44 | SB |
6 | 2 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece | 48.44 | Q |
8 | 3 | Kerron Clement | United States | 48.60 | Q |
9 | 3 | Adam Kunkel | Canada | 48.66 | Q |
10 | 2 | Bershawn Jackson | United States | 48.95 | |
11 | 2 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Russia | 49.11 | PB |
12 | 3 | Bayano Kamani | Panama | 49.13 | |
13 | 1 | Fadil Bellaabouss | France | 49.17 | PB |
14 | 2 | Edivaldo Monteiro | Portugal | 49.31 | SB |
15 | 2 | Pieter de Villiers | South Africa | 49.37 | |
16 | 3 | Isa Phillips | Jamaica | 49.47 | |
17 | 1 | Joseph Abraham | India | 49.51 | NR |
18 | 1 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko | Kazakhstan | 49.56 | SB |
19 | 2 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 49.64 | |
20 | 2 | Meng Yan | China | 49.70 | |
21 | 3 | Jonathan Williams | Belize | 49.77 | |
22 | 3 | Gianni Carabelli | Italy | 50.35 | |
23 | 3 | Ibrahima Maïga | Mali | 51.24 | |
3 | Naman Keïta | France | DSQ |
Final edit
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kerron Clement | United States | 47.61 | WL | |
Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 48.01 | SB | |
Marek Plawgo | Poland | 48.12 | NR | |
4 | James Carter | United States | 48.40 | |
5 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 48.59 | |
6 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece | 49.25 | |
7 | Derrick Williams | United States | 52.97 | |
Adam Kunkel | Canada | DNF |