2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2013 World Championships
Gold medalist Zuzana Hejnová
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Dates12 August (heats)
13 August (semifinals)
15 August (final)
Competitors32 from 19 nations
Winning time52.83
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 12–15 August.[1]

Running on home soil, reigning Olympic Champion Natalya Antyukh might have been expected to be the favorite. Instead she made a quick exit, finishing sixth in her semifinal. The Olympic silver medalist from that close Olympic final is the returning champion Lashinda Demus, but having a bye, she has raced sparingly. She ran her season best to qualify in that same semi. The distant bronze medalist Zuzana Hejnová in 2012 was the 2013 world leader. She won the first semi, almost half a second faster than the other qualifiers. Perri Shakes-Drayton won the second semi passing a fading Demus.

In the final, Hejnová in lane 3 was first to the first hurdle but backed off. It was Demus took off in lane 4 and was the leader down the back stretch, with training partner

Czech national record
and makes her the number 12 performer of all time (Demus already number 3).

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[2]

World record  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34 Tula, Russia 8 August 2003
Championship record
 Melaine Walker (JAM) 52.42 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
World Leading  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.07 London, United Kingdom 26 July 2013
African Record  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 52.90 Seville, Spain 25 August 1999
Asian Record  
Qing Han
 (CHN)
53.96 Beijing, People's Republic of China 9 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Melaine Walker (JAM) 52.42 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
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 27 September 1988

Qualification standards

A time[3] B time
55.40 56.55

Schedule

Date Time Round
12 August 2013 11:50 Heats
13 August 2013 19:05 Semifinals
15 August 2013 21:45 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 2 Perri Shakes-Drayton  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
54.42 Q
2 4 5 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 54.90 Q
3 3 3 Lashinda Demus  United States (USA) 54.94 Q
4 4 1
Eilidh Child
 
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
55.17 Q
5 2 8 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic (CZE) 55.25 Q
6 3 1 Natalya Antyukh  Russia (RUS) 55.29 Q
7 3 4
Lauren Boden
 Australia (AUS) 55.37 q
8 1 2 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic (CZE) 55.44 Q
9 1 8 Meghan Beesley  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
55.45 Q
9 4 7 Irina Davydova  Russia (RUS) 55.45 Q
11 2 5 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine (UKR) 55.50 Q
12 4 4
Hanna Yaroshchuk
 Ukraine (UKR) 55.73 q
13 2 7 Nickiesha Wilson  Jamaica (JAM) 55.75 Q
14 1 1 Vania Stambolova  Bulgaria (BUL) 55.91 Q
15 3 6
Ristananna Tracey
 Jamaica (JAM) 55.94 q
16 2 6 Christine Spence  United States (USA) 55.96 q
17 1 7 Satomi Kubokura  Japan (JPN) 56.33 SB
18 2 3 Anastasiya Ott  Russia (RUS) 56.39
19 4 3
Jennifer Rockwell-Grossarth
 Italy (ITA) 56.53
20 3 7 Phara Anacharsis  France (FRA) 56.73
21 1 5 Axelle Dauwens  Belgium (BEL) 56.85
22 4 6 Danielle Dowie  Jamaica (JAM) 57.03
23 4 8 Ugonna Ndu  Nigeria (NGR) 57.27
24 4 2 Noelle Montcalm  Canada (CAN) 57.50
25 2 4 Anneri Ebersohn  South Africa (RSA) 57.90
26 2 2 Amaliya Sharoyan  Armenia (ARM) 57.97
NR
27 1 3 Hayat Lambarki  Morocco (MAR) 58.00
28 3 8 Sparkle McKnight  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 58.85
29 1 4 Georganne Moline  United States (USA) 59.05
1 6 Kaliese Spencer  Jamaica (JAM) DQ [5]
2 1 Muizat Ajoke Odumosu  Nigeria (NGR) DQ [6]
3 5 Christine Sonali Merrill  Sri Lanka (SRI) DQ [5]

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic (CZE) 53.52 Q
2 2 5 Perri Shakes-Drayton  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
53.92 Q
3 1 5 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 54.08 Q
4 2 4 Lashinda Demus  United States (USA) 54.22 Q, SB
5 1 6
Eilidh Child
 
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
54.32 Q
6 2 3 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine (UKR) 54.63 Q, PB
7 1 1
Hanna Yaroshchuk
 Ukraine (UKR) 54.92 q
8 1 7 Nickiesha Wilson  Jamaica (JAM) 54.94 q, SB
9 1 3 Meghan Beesley  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
54.97 PB
10 1 8 Irina Davydova  Russia (RUS) 55.05
11 2 6 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic (CZE) 55.14
12 2 2
Ristananna Tracey
 Jamaica (JAM) 55.43
13 2 8 Natalya Antyukh  Russia (RUS) 55.55
14 2 1
Lauren Boden
 Australia (AUS) 55.75
15 2 7 Vania Stambolova  Bulgaria (BUL) 56.58
16 1 2 Christine Spence  United States (USA) 58.35

Final

The final was started at 20:45.[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic (CZE) 52.83 WL,
NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Dalilah Muhammad  United States (USA) 54.09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Lashinda Demus  United States (USA) 54.27
4 7 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine (UKR) 54.72
5 8
Eilidh Child
 
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
54.86
6 1
Hanna Yaroshchuk
 Ukraine (UKR) 55.01
7 5 Perri Shakes-Drayton  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)
56.25
8 2 Nickiesha Wilson  Jamaica (JAM) 57.34

References

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Records & Lists – 400 metres hurdles".
    IAAF
    . Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ^ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  4. ^ Heats Results
  5. ^ a b Improper hurdling
  6. ^ False start
  7. ^ Semifinals Results
  8. ^ Final Results

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