2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. from 17 to 22 July 2022.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the 2022 World Championships
Lieke Klaver, Sada Williams and Marileidy Paulino competing in the final.
VenueHayward Field
Dates17 July (heats)
20 July (semi-finals)
22 July (final)
Competitors51 from 31 nations
Winning time49.11
Medalists
gold medal    Bahamas
silver medal    Dominican Republic
bronze medal    Barbados
← 2019
2023 →
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

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In the absence of defending champion, #3 all time Salwa Eid Naser due to a succession of missed drug tests, #7 and double Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Marileidy Paulino were among the handful of athletes who had broken 50 seconds in 2022. Those two were the only ones to achieve the feat in the semis, though all auto qualifiers were under 50.2.

Adorned with green hair, Miller-Uibo quickly shortened the stagger between herself and Fiordaliza Cofil and then Candice McLeod to her outside. On the far outside, Lieke Klaver, Sada Williams and Paulino were doing the best to hold their position against Miller-Uibo. Williams accelerated slightly through the final turn, coming off in second place, slightly ahead of Paulino. The final 100m is Paulino's territory. Se separated from Williams but was unable to make up any ground on Miller-Uibo.

Miller-Uibo's 49.11 became the new world leader for the year. Williams became the first female medalist for Barbados, improving on her own National Record.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Championship record   Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 47.99 Helsinki, Finland 10 August 1983
World Leading   Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 49.49 La Nucia, Spain 21 May 2022
African Record   Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 49.10 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996
Asian Record   Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 48.14 Doha, Qatar 3 October 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 48.36 Tokyo, Japan 6 August 2021
South American Record   Ximena Restrepo (COL) 49.64 Barcelona, Spain 5 August 1992
European Record   Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Oceanian record   Cathy Freeman (AUS) 48.63 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 51.35.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
17 July 12:00 Heats
20 July 18:45 Semi-finals
22 July 19:15 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the heats.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson   Jamaica (JAM) 50.15 Q, SB
2 2 Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland (POL) 50.21 Q
3 2 Lieke Klaver   Netherlands (NED) 50.24 Q, NR
4 6 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland (POL) 50.63 Q
5 4 Marileidy Paulino   Dominican Republic (DOM) 50.76 Q
6 6 Candice McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 50.78 Q
7 3 Sada Williams   Barbados (BAR) 51.05 Q
8 6 Victoria Ohuruogu   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 51.07 Q
9 1 Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas (BAH) 51.10 Q
10 2 Nicole Yeargin   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 51.17 q, SB
11 5 Fiordaliza Cofil   Dominican Republic (DOM) 51.19 Q
12 3 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė   Lithuania (LTU) 51.27 Q
13 3 Ama Pipi   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 51.32 Q
14 5 Talitha Diggs   United States (USA) 51.54 Q
15 2 Cátia Azevedo   Portugal (POR) 51.55 q
16 6 Lada Vondrová   Czech Republic (CZE) 51.55 q
17 4 Rhasidat Adeleke   Ireland (IRL) 51.59 Q
18 4 Lynna Irby   United States (USA) 51.78 Q
19 3 Charokee Young   Jamaica (JAM) 51.84 q
20 5 Roxana Gómez   Cuba (CUB) 51.85 Q
21 1 Aliyah Abrams   Guyana (GUY) 51.98 Q
22 1 Gabby Scott   Puerto Rico (PUR) 52.05 Q
23 2 Tábata de Carvalho   Brazil (BRA) 52.17 q
24 1 Susanne Walli   Austria (AUT) 52.18 q
25 4 Gunta Vaičule   Latvia (LAT) 52.21
26 3 Sophie Becker   Ireland (IRL) 52.24
27 1 Paola Morán   Mexico (MEX) 52.28
28 6 Natassha McDonald   Canada (CAN) 52.41
29 4 Lauren Gale   Canada (CAN) 52.46
30 1 Kendall Ellis   United States (USA) 52.55
31 3 Camille Laus   Belgium (BEL) 52.56
32 3 Eveline Saalberg   Netherlands (NED) 52.59
33 4 Anita Horvat   Slovenia (SLO) 52.67
34 5 Alice Mangione   Italy (ITA) 52.72
35 6 Tiffani Marinho   Brazil (BRA) 52.80
36 4 Imaobong Nse Uko   Nigeria (NGR) 52.80
37 2 Niddy Mingilishi   Zambia (ZAM) 52.84
38 5 Silke Lemmens   Switzerland (SUI) 52.86
39 5 Aiyanna Stiverne   Canada (CAN) 53.07
40 5 Naomi Van Den Broeck   Belgium (BEL) 53.16
41 1 Miranda Charlene Coetzee   South Africa (RSA) 53.30
42 6 Shereen Vallabouy   Malaysia (MAS) 53.57
43 6 Rosie Elliott   New Zealand (NZL) 54.92

Semi-finals

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The semifinals started on 20 July at 18:45.[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas (BAH) 49.55 Q, SB
2 3 Marileidy Paulino   Dominican Republic (DOM) 49.98 Q
3 1 Candice McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 50.05 Q, SB
4 3 Sada Williams   Barbados (BAR) 50.12 Q, SB
5 2 Fiordaliza Cofil   Dominican Republic (DOM) 50.14 Q, PB
6 2 Lieke Klaver   Netherlands (NED) 50.18 Q, NR
7 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson   Jamaica (JAM) 50.56 q
8 1 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland (POL) 50.65 q
9 1 Rhasidat Adeleke   Ireland (IRL) 50.81
10 3 Talitha Diggs   United States (USA) 50.84
11 1 Victoria Ohuruogu   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 50.99 PB
12 1 Lynna Irby   United States (USA) 51.00
13 3 Roxana Gómez   Cuba (CUB) 51.12
14 2 Nicole Yeargin   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 51.22
15 2 Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland (POL) 51.34
16 3 Charokee Young   Jamaica (JAM) 51.41
17 3 Lada Vondrová   Czech Republic (CZE) 51.47
18 2 Aliyah Abrams   Guyana (GUY) 51.79
19 1 Cátia Azevedo   Portugal (POR) 51.79
20 2 Gabby Scott   Puerto Rico (PUR) 51.97
21 3 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė   Lithuania (LTU) 52.19
22 3 Ama Pipi   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 52.28
23 2 Susanne Walli   Austria (AUT) 52.37
24 1 Tábata de Carvalho   Brazil (BRA) 52.42

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas (BAH) 49.11 WL
  Marileidy Paulino   Dominican Republic (DOM) 49.60
  Sada Williams   Barbados (BAR) 49.75 NR
4 Lieke Klaver   Netherlands (NED) 50.33
5 Stephenie Ann McPherson   Jamaica (JAM) 50.36
6 Fiordaliza Cofil   Dominican Republic (DOM) 50.57
7 Candice McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 50.78
8 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland (POL) 50.81

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "400 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Heats Summary
  5. ^ 400 Metres Women - Semi-Final Summary
  6. ^ 400 Metres Women - Final