2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August.[1]

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates6 August (heats)
7 August (semifinal)
9 August (final)
Competitors39 from 28 nations
Winning time48.35
Medalists
gold medal    Norway
silver medal    Turkey
bronze medal    United States
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Summary edit

Karsten Warholm led the final from start to finish. At the final hurdle, Abderrahman Samba, in second place and seemingly gaining on Warholm, stumbled and struggled to maintain his balance, dropping to seventh. From the last hurdle to the finish line Warholm increased his speed again, winning by a comfortable margin, while Yasmani Copello overtook Kerron Clement on the final run in to gain silver.[2][3][4]

Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[5]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 46.78 Kevin Young   USA 6 Aug 1992 Barcelona, Spain
Championship 47.18 Kevin Young   USA 19 Aug 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
World leading 47.80 Kyron McMaster   IVB 20 May 2017 Kingston, Jamaica
African 47.10 Samuel Matete   ZAM 7 Aug 1991 Zürich, Switzerland
Asian 47.53 Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily   KSA 27 Sep 2000 Sydney, Australia
NACAC 46.78 Kevin Young   USA 6 Aug 1992 Barcelona, Spain
South American 47.84 Bayano Kamani   PAN 7 Aug 2005 Helsinki, Finland
European 47.37 Stéphane Diagana   FRA 5 Jul 1995 Lausanne, Switzerland
Oceanian 48.28 Rohan Robinson   AUS 31 Jul 1996 Atlanta, United States

The following records were set at the competition:[6]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Argentine 49.69 Guillermo Ruggeri   ARG 6 Aug 2017

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 49.35.[7]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[8]

Date Time Round
6 August 11:05 Heats
7 August 20:20 Semifinals
9 August 21:33 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

The first round took place on 6 August in five heats as follows:[9]

Heat 1 2 3 4 5
Start time 11:05 11:13 11:22 11:31 11:41
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The first four in each heat ( Q ) and the next four fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[10]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 8 Yasmani Copello   Turkey (TUR) 49.13 Q
2 4 9 Juander Santos   Dominican Republic (DOM) 49.19 Q
3 5 2 Mamadou Kassé Hanne   France (FRA) 49.34 Q
4 2 4 TJ Holmes   United States (USA) 49.35 Q
5 3 9 Abderrahman Samba   Qatar (QAT) 49.39 Q
6 5 7 Márcio Teles   Brazil (BRA) 49.41 Q
7 5 4 Patryk Dobek   Poland (POL) 49.42 Q
8 1 5 Kerron Clement   United States (USA) 49.46 Q
9 3 4 Ludvy Vaillant   France (FRA) 49.49 Q
10 4 4 Karsten Warholm   Norway (NOR) 49.50 Q
11 5 5 Aron Koech   Kenya (KEN) 49.55 Q
12 5 3 Jack Green   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 49.55 q
13 5 8 Eric Futch   United States (USA) 49.57 q
14 1 3 Takatoshi Abe   Japan (JPN) 49.65 Q
15 4 3 Guillermo Ruggeri   Argentina (ARG) 49.69 Q, NR
16 2 9 Jaheel Hyde   Jamaica (JAM) 49.72 Q
17 2 5 Abdelmalik Lahoulou   Algeria (ALG) 49.78 Q
18 2 6 Thomas Barr   Ireland (IRL) 49.79 Q
19 3 2 José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon   Italy (ITA) 49.79 Q
20 1 6 Jaak-Heinrich Jagor   Estonia (EST) 49.81 Q
21 4 7 Ricardo Cunningham   Jamaica (JAM) 49.91 Q
22 1 8 Kemar Mowatt   Jamaica (JAM) 50.00 Q
23 4 5 Victor Coroller   France (FRA) 50.00 q
24 3 7 Kariem Hussein   Switzerland (SUI) 50.12 q
25 1 4 Hederson Estefani   Brazil (BRA) 50.22
26 3 5 Jordin Andrade   Cape Verde (CPV) 50.32
27 1 2 Javier Culson   Puerto Rico (PUR) 50.33
28 2 3 Yusuke Ishida   Japan (JPN) 50.35
29 2 2 Lorenzo Vergani   Italy (ITA) 50.37
30 5 9 Sergio Fernández   Spain (ESP) 50.38
31 4 6 Ryo Kajiki   Japan (JPN) 51.36
32 3 6 Creve Armando Machava   Mozambique (MOZ) 51.71
33 1 7 José Luis Gaspar   Cuba (CUB) 51.82
34 5 6 Mehboob Ali   Pakistan (PAK) 52.24
35 2 7 Ephraim Lerkin   Papua New Guinea (PNG) 52.36
36 1 9 Pablo Andrés Ibáñez   El Salvador (ESA) 52.72
4 2 Michael Stigler   United States (USA) DQ R 168.7(a)
2 8 Kyron McMaster   British Virgin Islands (IVB) DQ R 163.3(a)
4 8 Eric Cray   Philippines (PHI) DQ R 162.7
3 3 Rasmus Mägi   Estonia (EST) DNS

Semifinals edit

The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows:[11]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 20:20 20:30 20:40
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[12]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 7 Kerron Clement   United States (USA) 48.35 Q
2 1 5 Karsten Warholm   Norway (NOR) 48.43 Q
3 1 4 Juander Santos   Dominican Republic (DOM) 48.59 q, PB
4 1 3 Kemar Mowatt   Jamaica (JAM) 48.66 q
5 3 6 Abderrahman Samba   Qatar (QAT) 48.75 Q
6 3 4 Yasmani Copello   Turkey (TUR) 48.91 Q
7 2 6 TJ Holmes   United States (USA) 49.12 Q
8 2 2 Kariem Hussein   Switzerland (SUI) 49.13 Q
9 3 2 Eric Futch   United States (USA) 49.30
10 1 8 Abdelmalik Lahoulou   Algeria (ALG) 49.33
11 1 6 Patryk Dobek   Poland (POL) 49.40
12 2 7 Jaheel Hyde   Jamaica (JAM) 49.75
13 2 3 Jack Green   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 49.93
14 2 4 Takatoshi Abe   Japan (JPN) 49.93
15 3 5 Ludvy Vaillant   France (FRA) 49.95
16 3 8 José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon   Italy (ITA) 50.29
17 2 5 Mamadou Kassé Hanne   France (FRA) 50.35
18 2 9 Aron Kipchumba Koech   Kenya (KEN) 50.40
19 2 8 Jaak-Heinrich Jagor   Estonia (EST) 50.43
20 3 3 Ricardo Cunningham   Jamaica (JAM) 50.54
21 1 2 Victor Coroller   France (FRA) 55.69
3 7 Márcio Teles   Brazil (BRA) DNF
3 9 Guillermo Ruggeri   Argentina (ARG) DQ R 163.3(a)
1 9 Thomas Barr   Ireland (IRL) DNS

Final edit

The final took place on 9 August at 20:34. The results were as follows (photo finish):[13]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Karsten Warholm   Norway (NOR) 48.35
  8 Yasmani Copello   Turkey (TUR) 48.49
  4 Kerron Clement   United States (USA) 48.52
4 3 Kemar Mowatt   Jamaica (JAM) 48.99
5 7 TJ Holmes   United States (USA) 49.00
6 2 Juander Santos   Dominican Republic (DOM) 49.04
7 6 Abderrahman Samba   Qatar (QAT) 49.74
8 9 Kariem Hussein   Switzerland (SUI) 50.07

References edit

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Young Norwegian Warholm earns breakthrough 400m hurdles win". Reuters. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Karsten Warholm Upsets Olympic Champion Kerron Clement In 400m Hurdles". FloTrack. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Report: men's 400m hurdles final – IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.