2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's
In the four major championships between 2004 and 2008, the twelve available medals were won by eleven different athletes.
Demus and Moroşanu recorded the fastest times on the first day of the competition, which saw no surprise eliminations.
In the final race, Demus and Walker started fastest, with Lucas and Spencer not far behind. Demus took the lead near the final stretch but took the last two hurdles badly, allowing Walker to pass her to take the gold medal. Walker's time of 52.42 s was a
Walker had won despite modest performances in the season prior to the competition, while Demus failed to match her world-leading time she had set at the Herculis meeting in Monaco. Walker's run, which capped an Olympic and World double, was the second fastest in the history of the event. Josanne Lucas had significantly improved over the course of a year, knocking two seconds off her personal best, demonstrating her potential as a future medallist.[8][9][10]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Melaine Walker Jamaica (JAM) |
Lashinda Demus United States (USA) |
Josanne Lucas Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
Records before the Championships
World record | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
Championship record
|
Kim Batten (USA) | 52.61 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 1995 |
World leading | Lashinda Demus (USA) | 52.63 | Monaco | 28 July 2009 |
African record | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | 52.90 | Sevilla , Spain
|
25 August 1999 |
Asian record | Han Qing (CHN) | 53.96 | Beijing, China | 9 September 1993 |
North American record | Kim Batten (USA) | 52.61 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 1995 |
South American record | Lucimar Teodoro (BRA) | 55.84 | Belém, Brazil | 24 May 2009 |
European record | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
Oceanian record | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 53.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 28 September 1988 |
Qualification standards
A time | B time |
---|---|
55.50 | 56.55 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
August 17, 2009 | 18:15 | Heats |
August 18, 2009 | 20:15 | Semifinals |
August 20, 2009 | 20:15 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Lashinda Demus | United States (USA) | 54.66 | Q |
2 | 4 | Angela Moroșanu | Romania (ROM) | 54.70 | Q |
3 | 1 | Kaliese Spencer | Jamaica (JAM) | 55.12 | Q |
4 | 3 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica (JAM) | 55.17 | Q |
5 | 4 | Tiffany Ross-Williams |
United States (USA) | 55.25 | Q |
6 | 2 | Nickiesha Wilson | Jamaica (JAM) | 55.37 | Q |
7 | 3 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia (RUS) | 55.40 | Q |
8 | 1 | Josanne Lucas | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 55.41 | Q |
9 | 1 | Huang Xiaoxiao | China (CHN) | 55.52 | Q, SB |
10 | 2 | Anna Jesień | Poland (POL) | 55.57 | Q |
11 | 5 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 55.63 | Q |
12 | 4 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 55.68 | Q |
13 | 2 | Eilidh Child |
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
55.96 | Q |
14 | 2 | Sheena Tosta | United States (USA) | 56.00 | Q |
15 | 1 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 56.01 | Q |
16 | 2 | Ieva Zunda | Latvia (LAT) | 56.05 | q, SB |
17 | 5 | Natalya Ivanova |
Russia (RUS) | 56.11 | Q |
18 | 4 | Elena Churakova |
Russia (RUS) | 56.13 | q |
19 | 3 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
56.49 | Q |
20 | 3 | Sara Petersen |
Denmark (DEN) | 56.51 | Q |
21 | 4 | Élodie Ouédraogo | Belgium (BEL) | 56.60 | q, SB |
22 | 5 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria (NGR) | 56.62 | Q |
23 | 5 | Jonna Tilgner | Germany (GER) | 56.73 | q |
24 | 1 | Satomi Kubokura | Japan (JPN) | 56.91 | |
25 | 3 | Michelle Carey | Ireland (IRL) | 56.91 | |
26 | 2 | Aurore Kassambara | France (FRA) | 57.25 | |
27 | 3 | Kou Luogon | Liberia (LBR) | 57.70 | |
28 | 1 | Tatyana Azarova | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 57.90 | |
29 | 5 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon (CMR) | 58.10 | |
30 | 1 | Hanna Titimets | Ukraine (UKR) | 58.22 | |
31 | 3 | Laia Forcadell | Spain (ESP) | 58.57 | |
32 | 4 | Yolanda Osana | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 59.18 | |
33 | 4 | Aïssata Soulama | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 59.20 | SB |
34 | 1 | Déborah Rodríguez | Uruguay (URU) | 59.21 | NR
|
35 | 3 | Merjen Ishangulyyeva | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 1:00.75 | |
36 | 2 | Sayaka Aoki | Japan (JPN) | 1:03.56 | |
2 | Tsvetelina Kirilova | Bulgaria (BUL) | DQ | ||
4 | Amaka Ogoegbunam | Nigeria (NGR) | DQ | ||
5 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan (SUD) | DNS |
Semifinals
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 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica (JAM) | 53.26 | Q, SB |
2 | 1 | Josanne Lucas | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 53.98 | Q, NR
|
3 | 1 | Angela Moroșanu | Romania (ROM) | 54.15 | q |
4 | 3 | Lashinda Demus | United States (USA) | 54.25 | Q |
5 | 2 | Kaliese Spencer | Jamaica (JAM) | 54.37 | Q |
6 | 2 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 54.49 | Q, SB |
7 | 2 | Tiffany Ross-Williams |
United States (USA) | 54.79 | q |
8 | 2 | Anna Jesień | Poland (POL) | 54.82 | |
9 | 3 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia (RUS) | 54.86 | Q |
10 | 3 | Nickiesha Wilson | Jamaica (JAM) | 54.89 | SB |
11 | 3 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 54.99 | |
12 | 1 | Huang Xiaoxiao | China (CHN) | 55.40 | SB |
13 | 1 | Natalya Ivanova |
Russia (RUS) | 56.08 | |
14 | 2 | Elena Churakova |
Russia (RUS) | 56.11 | |
15 | 3 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 56.12 | |
16 | 3 | Eilidh Child |
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
56.21 | |
17 | 1 | Sheena Tosta | United States (USA) | 56.31 | |
18 | 2 | Ieva Zunda | Latvia (LAT) | 56.66 | |
19 | 1 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria (NGR) | 56.80 | |
20 | 3 | Sara Petersen |
Denmark (DEN) | 56.99 | |
21 | 3 | Jonna Tilgner | Germany (GER) | 57.11 | |
22 | 2 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
57.57 | |
23 | 1 | Élodie Ouédraogo | Belgium (BEL) | 57.58 | |
2 | Amaka Ogoegbunam | Nigeria (NGR) | |
DQ |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Melaine Walker | Jamaica (JAM) | 52.42 | CR, AR
| |
Lashinda Demus | United States (USA) | 52.96 | ||
Josanne Lucas | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 53.20 | NR
| |
4 | Kaliese Spencer | Jamaica (JAM) | 53.56 | PB |
5 | Tiffany Ross-Williams |
United States (USA) | 53.83 | SB |
6 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia (RUS) | 54.11 | PB |
7 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 54.78 | |
8 | Angela Moroșanu | Romania (ROM) | 55.04 |
References
- General
- 400 metres hurdles results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- Specific
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24. Archived2009-09-08.
- ^ Hurdler Pechonkina to miss Berlin. BBC Sport (2009-08-08). Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- ^ Pittman-Rawlinson out of Worlds. BBC Sport (2009-07-26). Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved on 2009-08-24. 2009-09-08.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-22. Archived2009-09-08.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24. Archived2009-09-08.