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2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Dates21 August 2023 (round 1)
22 August 2023 (semi-finals)
24 August 2023 (final)
Competitors41 from 30 nations
Winning time51.70 s
Medalists
gold medal    Netherlands
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Jamaica
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships took place in three rounds at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 24 August 2023. On 21 August, forty-one athletes of thirty nations participated in the five heats of round 1. On 22 August, twenty-four athletes competed in the three heats of the semifinals. On 24 August, eight athletes competed in the final, which was won by Femke Bol of the Netherlands in 51.70 seconds, ahead Shamier Little of the United States in 52.80 seconds and Rushell Clayton of Jamaica in 52.81 seconds.

Background

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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 before the 2023 World Athletics Championships[1]
Record Athlete (Nation) Time in s Location Date
World record  Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 50.68 Eugene, United States 22 July 2022
Championship record
World Leading  Femke Bol (NED) 51.45 London, United Kingdom 23 July 2023
African Record  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 52.90 Seville, Spain 25 August 1999
Asian Record  Han Qing (CHN) 53.96 Beijing, China 9 September 1993
 Song Yinglan (CHN) Guangzhou, China 17 November 2001
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 50.68 Eugene, United States 22 July 2022
South American Record  Gianna Woodruff (PAN) 53.69 Eugene, United States 20 July 2022
European Record  Femke Bol (NED) 51.45 London, United Kingdom 23 July 2023
Oceanian record  Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) 53.17 Seoul, South Korea 28 September 1988

Qualification

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 54.90 seconds.[2]

Results

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Round 1

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Yanique Haye-Smith (back left), Eileen Demes (front left), and Femke Bol (right) during the first round heats

The five heats of the first round were held on 21 August, starting at 18:50 (UTC+2). The first four athletes in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals. Kemi Adekoya set an Asian record (AR) of 53.56 seconds, and two other athletes set a personal best (PB).[3]

Results of round 1[3]
Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Femke Bol  Netherlands (NED) 53.39 Q
2 3 Kemi Adekoya  Bahrain (BHR) 53.56 Q, AR
3 1 Rushell Clayton  Jamaica (JAM) 53.97 Q
4 3 Andrenette Knight  Jamaica (JAM) 54.21 Q
5 1 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 54.21 Q
6 5 Jessie Knight  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 54.27 Q
7 3 Ayomide Folorunso  Italy (ITA) 54.30 Q
8 5 Shamier Little  United States (USA) 54.40 Q
9 1 Carolina Krafzik  Germany (GER) 54.53 Q
10 2 Janieve Russell  Jamaica (JAM) 54.53 Q
11 1 Viivi Lehikoinen  Finland (FIN) 54.65 Q
12 2 Anna Cockrell  United States (USA) 54.68 Q
13 5 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine (UKR) 54.70 Q
14 1 Rebecca Sartori  Italy (ITA) 54.82 q, PB
15 3 Cathelijn Peeters  Netherlands (NED) 54.95 Q
16 4 Viktoriya Tkachuk  Ukraine (UKR) 55.05 Q
17 5 Nikoleta Jíchová  Czech Republic (CZE) 55.10 Q
18 4 Hanne Claes  Belgium (BEL) 55.13 Q
19 5 Noura Ennadi  Morocco (MAR) 55.21 q
20 3 Zenéy van der Walt  South Africa (RSA) 55.21 q
21 4 Line Kloster  Norway (NOR) 55.23 Q
22 4 Eileen Demes  Germany (GER) 55.29 q, PB
23 2 Gianna Woodruff  Panama (PAN) 55.31 Q
24 4 Sarah Carli  Australia (AUS) 55.76
25 2 Savannah Sutherland  Canada (CAN) 55.85 Q
26 4 Fatoumata Binta Diallo  Portugal (POR) 56.03
27 1 Yasmin Giger  Switzerland (SUI) 56.16
28 5 Dimitra Gnafaki  Greece (GRE) 56.18 SB
29 5 Brooke Overholt  Canada (CAN) 56.20
30 1 Janka Molnár  Hungary (HUN) 56.21
31 2 Chayenne da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 56.25
32 2 Eleonora Marchiando  Italy (ITA) 56.27
33 3 Zuran Hechavarría  Cuba (CUB) 56.43
34 3 Moa Granat  Sweden (SWE) 56.61
35 2 Robyn Brown  Philippines (PHI) 56.83
36 5 Agata Zupin  Slovenia (SLO) 57.62
37 2 Ami Yamamoto  Japan (JPN) 57.76
38 3 Lena Pressler [de]  Austria (AUT) 57.90
39 4 Eri Utsunomiya  Japan (JPN) 57.98
40 4 Yanique Haye-Smith  Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS) 1:00.08
41 1 Portia Bing  New Zealand (NZL) 1:06.97

Semi-finals

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The three heats of the semi-finals were held on 22 August, starting at 20:25 (UTC+2). The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify to the final. Kemi Adekoya set a second Asian record (AR) of 53.39 seconds, Ayomide Folorunso set an Italian record (NR) of 53.89 seconds, and two more athletes set a personal best (PB).[4]

Results of the semi-finals[4]
Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Shamier Little  United States (USA) 52.81 Q, SB
2 2 Femke Bol  Netherlands (NED) 52.95 Q
3 1 Rushell Clayton  Jamaica (JAM) 53.30 Q, PB
4 3 Kemi Adekoya  Bahrain (BHR) 53.39 Q, AR
5 1 Anna Cockrell  United States (USA) 53.63 Q, PB
6 3 Janieve Russell  Jamaica (JAM) 53.69 q
7 2 Andrenette Knight  Jamaica (JAM) 53.72 Q
8 3 Ayomide Folorunso  Italy (ITA) 53.89 q, NR
9 2 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 54.19
10 2 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine (UKR) 54.42 SB
11 1 Viivi Lehikoinen  Finland (FIN) 54.48
12 1 Jessie Knight  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 54.51
13 2 Carolina Krafzik  Germany (GER) 54.58
14 3 Cathelijn Peeters  Netherlands (NED) 54.63
15 1 Gianna Woodruff  Panama (PAN) 54.71
16 3 Savannah Sutherland  Canada (CAN) 54.99
17 2 Nikoleta Jíchová  Czech Republic (CZE) 55.01
18 1 Noura Ennadi  Morocco (MAR) 55.15
19 1 Viktoriya Tkachuk  Ukraine (UKR) 55.43
20 2 Line Kloster  Norway (NOR) 55.43
21 2 Zenéy van der Walt  South Africa (RSA) 55.49
22 1 Rebecca Sartori  Italy (ITA) 55.98
23 3 Hanne Claes  Belgium (BEL) 56.06
24 3 Eileen Demes  Germany (GER) 56.71

Final

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The final was held on 24 August, starting at 21:49 (UTC+2). Femke Bol of the Netherlands won the gold medal in 51.70 seconds, Shamier Little of the United States won the silver medal finishing 1.10 seconds later in 52.80 seconds, and Rushell Clayton won the bronze medal finishing in a personal best time of 52.81 seconds. Kemi Adekoya set a third Asian record of 53.09 seconds and Anna Cockrell set a personal best of 53.34 seconds.[5]

Results of the final[5]
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Femke Bol  Netherlands (NED) 51.70
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Shamier Little  United States (USA) 52.80 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "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.
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