Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Men's 400m hurdles took place. | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Dates | 15 August 2016 (heats) 16 August 2016 (semifinal) 18 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 33 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 47.73 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||||
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List of athletes | ||||
Qualification | ||||
Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
5000 m | men | women | ||
10,000 m | men | women | ||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | women | ||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 15–18 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1]
Summary
There were several major absences from the competition: the 2012 Olympic champion Félix Sánchez did not return to defend his title as he had retired, Johnny Dutch (the world-leading athlete that season) had faltered at the American Olympic Trials, and the 2015 World Championships runner-up Denis Kudryavtsev was ineligible due to the Russian team ban for doping. The top contender was Kerron Clement – the 2008 Olympic medallist showing a return of form to place second on the world rankings. The 2012 Olympic minor medallists Javier Culson of Puerto Rico and American Michael Tinsley were other strong entrants, as was the 2016 European Champion Yasmani Copello of Turkey. Nicholas Bett (Kenya's reigning world champion) was present but ranked outside the world's top forty.[2][3]
The final started with a false start. Javier Culson realized his mistake and walked off the track in tears before the disqualification card could be shown to him. On the restart, Yasmani Copello, the Cuban free agent running for Turkey in lane 2 was the first over the first hurdles. By the third barrier, Kerron Clement in 5, Annsert Whyte in 6 and Boniface Mucheru Tumuti in 7 had pulled even. Through the next two hurdles, Clement edged ahead with Whyte just marginally behind him. Through the final turn, Clement pushed his lead out to half a stride over Whyte, with Tumuti very close to Whyte on the outside. By the ninth barrier, Tumuti pulled even with Whyte. Clement was already on the ground after the hurdle before Copello began to rise. Another stride back in a battle to stay out of last place was Thomas Barr. But through what remained of the home straight, Clement began to come back to the field as Tumuti pulled ahead of Whyte, while Barr and Copello was making a final charge at all three. In the run in, Clement strained to successfully hold off Tumuti, to take the gold, while Copello closed strongly, barely holding off a late rush by Barr for bronze as Whyte faded.[4]
Behind Clement, all the other athletes set national records for their countries except last place Haron Koech, who watched Tumuti take the Kenyan record in front of him and Whyte.[5]
The medals were presented by Issa Hayatou, IOC member, Cameroon and Víctor López, Council Member of the IAAF.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
Olympic record | ||||
2016 World leading | Johnny Dutch (USA) | 48.10 | Kingston, Jamaica | 11 June 2016 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa (records) | 47.10 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
Asia (records) | 47.53 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | Saudi Arabia |
Europe (records) | 47.37 | Stephane Diagana | France |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | 46.78 WR | Kevin Young | United States |
Oceania (records) | 48.28 | Rohan Robinson | Australia |
South America (records) | 47.84 | Bayano Kamani | Panama |
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country | Athlete | Round | Time | Notes |
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Algeria | Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG) | Heats | 48.62 s | |
Norway | Karsten Warholm (NOR) | Heats | 48.49 s | |
Finland | Oskari Mörö (FIN) | Heats | 49.04 s | |
Seychelles | Ned Justeen Azemia (SEY) | Heats | 50.74 s | |
Ireland | Thomas Barr (IRL) | Semifinals | 48.39 s | |
Kenya | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti (KEN) | Final | 47.78 s | |
Turkey | Yasmani Copello (TUR) | Final | 47.92 s | |
Ireland | Thomas Barr (IRL) | Final | 47.97 s | |
Estonia | Rasmus Mägi (EST) | Final | 48.40 s |
Schedule
All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 15 August 2016 | 11:35 | Heats |
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 21:35 | Semifinals |
Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 12:00 | Finals |
Results
Round 1
Qualification rules: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[6] |
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1 | 8 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Algeria | 48.62 | Q, NR |
2 | 7 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Kenya | 48.91 | Q |
3 | 2 | Kerron Clement | United States | 49.17 | Q |
4 | 4 | Yuki Matsushita | Japan | 49.60 | |
5 | 5 | Miles Ukaoma | Nigeria | 49.84 | |
6 | 3 | Marcio Teles | Brazil | 50.41 | |
7 | 6 | Jeffery Gibson | Bahamas | 52.77 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 49.52 | Q |
2 | 6 | Eric Alejandro | Puerto Rico | 49.54 | Q |
3 | 1 | Mahau Suguimati | Brazil | 49.77 | Q |
4 | 8 | Jaak-Heinrich Jagor | Estonia | 49.78 | |
5 | 2 | Kariem Hussein | Switzerland | 49.80 | |
6 | 7 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal | 49.91 | |
7 | 4 | Martin Kucera | Slovakia | 51.47 | |
8 | 3 | Maoulida Daroueche | Comoros | 52.32 |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 48.49 | Q, NR |
2 | 3 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 48.53 | Q, SB |
3 | 8 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 48.55 | Q, SB |
4 | 7 | Roxroy Cato | Jamaica | 48.56 | q, SB |
5 | 6 | Miloud Rahmani | Algeria | 49.73 | |
6 | 1 | Dmitriy Koblov | Kazakhstan | 49.87 | |
7 | 5 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 50.58 | |
8 | 4 | Ned Justeen Azemia | Seychelles | 50.74 | NR |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Keisuke Nozawa | Japan | 48.62 | Q, PB |
2 | 3 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 48.93 | Q, SB |
3 | 8 | Eric Cray | Philippines | 49.05 | Q |
4 | 4 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 49.24 | q |
5 | 1 | Sergio Fernandez | Spain | 49.31 | q |
6 | 5 | Sebastian Rodger | Great Britain | 49.54 | |
7 | 6 | Le Roux Hamman | South Africa | 49.72 | |
8 | 2 | Jehue Gordon | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.90 | SB |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 48.37 | Q, PB |
2 | 7 | Jack Green | Great Britain | 48.96 | Q, SB |
3 | 4 | Byron Robinson | United States | 48.98 | Q |
4 | 5 | Oskari Mörö | Finland | 49.04 | q, NR |
5 | 2 | Michael Bultheel | Belgium | 49.37 | q, SB |
6 | 3 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 49.74 | SB |
7 | 6 | Lindsay Hanekom | South Africa | 50.22 | |
– | 8 | Nicholas Kiplagat Bett | Kenya | DQ | R168.7b |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Haron Koech | Kenya | 48.77 | Q, PB |
2 | 8 | L.J. Van Zyl | South Africa | 49.12 | Q |
3 | 5 | Andres Silva | Uruguay | 49.21 | Q, SB |
4 | 7 | Jordin Andrade | Cape Verde | 49.35 | q |
5 | 6 | Mohamed Sghaier | Tunisia | 50.09 | SB |
6 | 1 | Michael Tinsley | United States | 50.18 | |
7 | 3 | Chen Chieh | Chinese Taipei | 50.65 | |
8 | 2 | Patryk Dobek | Poland | 50.66 |
Semifinals
Qualification rules: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Kerron Clement | United States | 48.26 | Q, SB |
2 | 6 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Kenya | 48.85 | Q, SB |
3 | 1 | Sergio Fernandez | Spain | 48.87 | |
4 | 5 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Algeria | 49.08 | |
5 | 2 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 49.17 | |
6 | 3 | Keisuke Nozawa | Japan | 49.20 | |
7 | 7 | Eric Cray | Philippines | 49.37 | |
8 | 4 | Jack Green | Great Britain | 49.54 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 48.32 | Q, PB |
2 | 5 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 48.46 | Q, SB |
3 | 6 | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 48.61 | q |
4 | 7 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 48.64 | q |
5 | 3 | L.J. Van Zyl | South Africa | 49.00 | |
6 | 1 | Jordin Andrade | Cape Verde | 49.32 | |
7 | 2 | Oskari Mörö | Finland | 49.75 | |
8 | 8 | Mahau Suguimati | Brazil | 49.77 |
Semifinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 48.39 | Q, NR |
2 | 6 | Haron Koech | Kenya | 48.49 | Q, PB |
3 | 7 | Byron Robinson | United States | 48.65 | PB |
4 | 5 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 48.81 | |
5 | 1 | Michael Bultheel | Belgium | 49.46 | |
6 | 8 | Andres Silva | Uruguay | 49.75 | |
7 | 3 | Eric Alejandro | Puerto Rico | 49.95 | |
– | 2 | Roxroy Cato | Jamaica | DQ | R168.7a |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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5 | Kerron Clement | United States | 0.227 | 47.73 | SB | |
7 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Kenya | 0.165 | 47.78 | NR | |
2 | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 0.186 | 47.92 | NR | |
4 | 4 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 0.191 | 47.97 | NR |
5 | 6 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 0.167 | 48.07 | PB |
6 | 1 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 0.182 | 48.40 | NR |
7 | 8 | Haron Koech | Kenya | 0.159 | 49.09 | |
– | 3 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | N/A | DQ | R162.7 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Men's 400m hurdles". Rio 2016 Organisation. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-10). Preview: men's 400m hurdles – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ senior outdoor 2016 400 Metres Hurdles men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ "Kerron Clement captures gold in 400 hurdles". USA Today. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Kerron Clement ends wait for 400m hurdles gold". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles - M. Heats". rio2016.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.