The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 24 August 2023. The final was won by the Dutchwoman Femke Bol in a time of 51.70 s, ahead the American Shamier Little in second place and the Jamaican Rushell Clayton in third place.
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August (heats) 22 August (semi-finals) 24 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.70 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background edit
In the absence of the 2022 world champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the overwhelming favorite for the world title was the 2022 European Champion and #2 of all time Femke Bol. In 2023, the 23-year-old Dutch woman broke the world indoor record over 400 metres flat, as well as her own European record over the 400 metres hurdles. Bol remained unbeaten in all her hurdles races since the 2022 final and her world-leading time of 51.45 s was almost 2 seconds faster than anyone else had run this year. After 2019 champion and #3 all time Dalilah Muhammad failed to qualify for the final, Bol's biggest opponent seemed to be the 2015 silver medalist and #5 all time Shamier Little, who posted the fastest qualifying time in the semi-finals. Other medal hopefuls were Bahraini Kemi Adekoya, who set Asian records in both the preliminary heats and semi-finals, and 2019 bronze medalist Rushell Clayton from Jamaica, who set a personal best in the semi-finals.
Records edit
Before the competition, records were as follows:[1]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
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50.68 | Eugene, United States | 22 July 2022 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Femke Bol (NED)
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51.45 | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2023 |
| African Record |  Nezha Bidouane (MAR)
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52.90 | Seville, Spain | 25 August 1999 |
| Asian Record |  Han Qing (CHN)
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53.96 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 |
| Song Yinglan (CHN)
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Guangzhou, China | 17 November 2001 | ||
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
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50.68 | Eugene, United States | 22 July 2022 |
| South American Record |  Gianna Woodruff (PAN)
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53.69 | Eugene, United States | 20 July 2022 |
| European Record | Femke Bol (NED)
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51.45 | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2023 |
| Oceanian record |  Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)
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53.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 28 September 1988 |
Qualification standard edit
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 54.90.[2]
Schedule edit
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 21 August | 18:50 | Heats |
| 22 August | 20:25 | Semi-finals |
| 24 August | 21:50 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
The first four athletes in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualify to the semi-finals.[3]
Semi-finals edit
The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify to the final.[4]
Final edit
The final was started on 24 August at 21:49.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Femke Bol |  Netherlands (NED) |
51.70 | |
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5 | Shamier Little |  United States (USA) |
52.80 | SB |
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8 | Rushell Clayton |  Jamaica (JAM) |
52.81 | PB |
| 4 | 7 | Kemi Adekoya |  Bahrain (BHR) |
53.09 | AR |
| 5 | 9 | Anna Cockrell | United States (USA) |
53.34 | PB |
| 6 | 2 | Ayomide Folorunso |  Italy (ITA) |
54.19 | |
| 7 | 3 | Janieve Russell | Jamaica (JAM) |
54.28 | |
| 8 | 4 | Andrenette Knight | Jamaica (JAM) |
55.20 |
References edit
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary 400 Metres Hurdles Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary 400 Metres Hurdles Women - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Results 400 Metres Hurdles Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.