Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
Muhammad running to victory in the women's 400m hurdles final | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Dates | 15 August 2016 (heats) 16 August 2016 (semifinals) 18 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 33 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 53.13 | |||||||||
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 women's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–18 August.[1]
Summary
The 2012 Olympic champion Natalya Antyukh could not have entered due to Russia's team doping ban. Of the medallists from the 2012 Olympics and 2015 World Championships only Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnová was present, though her form had been lacking that season. The three American medallists of that period did not qualify at the American trials, which were headed by Dalilah Muhammad in a world-leading 52.88 seconds. Top-four ranked Shamier Little and Georganne Moline were beaten by Ashley Spencer and 16-year-old Sydney McLaughlin there. Janieve Russell of Jamaica ranked third for the season but had fitness issues in preparation. Eilidh Doyle, Sara Slott Petersen and Wenda Nel were the only other entrants with times under 54.5 seconds that year.[2][3]
In the final, Dalilah Muhammad went out aggressively, with a clear lead over the first hurdle. She made up the stagger on Sara Petersen to her outside before the end of the first turn. When they hit the backstretch the positions revealed Peterson was clearly out second best. She continued to lead own the backstretch and through the turn, with Peterson trying to keep pace from behind with further to run around the turn. Its an all or nothing strategy, the only question is if she would tie up in the last 100. Muhammad had to stretch her strides to get over the eighth hurdle, a tip to Petersen that Muhammad might come back. Petersen made a run at Muhammad, perhaps achieving a slight gain between the ninth and tenth hurdle. But Muhammad didn't tie up, the gap didn't shrink and Muhammad had a clear victory. At the eight hurdle, two time world champion and the only returning medalist from 2012 Zuzana Hejnová and Janieve Russel were in a battle for bronze. Ashley Spencer and Eilidh Doyle were in a battle for dead last place, 3 metres behind the bronze medal battle. Over the last two hurdles, Russel faded, while Hejnová stayed about the same distance behind Petersen. But Spencer was in a different gear, running the last hundred like a 100 metre hurdler, passing three Jamaicans and Hejnová then continuing her rush, making a run at Petersen.
Petersen broke her own Danish National Record while winning silver.
The following evening the medals were presented by Nita Ambani, IOC member, India and Nawal El Moutawakel, Council Member of the IAAF.
Competition format
The women's 400 m hurdles competition had three rounds: a heats round with six races, three semi-finals, and a single final. The top three from each heat and the six fastest non-qualifiers progress to the semi-final stage. The top two of each semi-final and the two fastest non-qualifiers of that round compete in the final.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
Olympic record | Melaine Walker (JAM) | 52.64 | Beijing, China | 20 August 2008 |
2016 World leading | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | 52.88 | Eugene, United States | 10 July 2016 |
The following national record was established during the competition:
Country | Athlete | Round | Time | Notes |
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Denmark | Sara Petersen (DEN) | Final | 53.55 s |
Schedule
All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 15 August 2016 | 21:30 | Heats |
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 21:10 | Semifinals |
Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 22:15 | Finals |
Results
Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Tracey, RistanannaRistananna Tracey | Jamaica | 54.88 | Q |
2 | 4 | Hejnová, ZuzanaZuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 55.54 | Q |
3 | 1 | Folorunso, AyomideAyomide Folorunso | Italy | 55.78 | Q |
4 | 6 | Troest, StinaStina Troest | Denmark | 56.06 | q |
5 | 2 | McLaughlin, SydneySydney McLaughlin | United States | 56.32 | q |
6 | 3 | Fontanive, PetraPetra Fontanive | Switzerland | 56.80 | |
7 | 8 | Hechavarría, ZurianZurian Hechavarría | Cuba | 57.28 | |
8 | 5 | Maiyo, Maureen JelagatMaureen Jelagat Maiyo | Kenya | 57.97 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Linkiewicz, JoannaJoanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 56.07 | Q |
2 | 3 | Russel, JanieveJanieve Russel | Jamaica | 56.13 | Q |
3 | 6 | Claxton, GraceGrace Claxton | Puerto Rico | 56.40 | Q |
4 | 8 | Belle, Tia-AdanaTia-Adana Belle | Barbados | 56.68 | |
5 | 2 | McKnight, SparkleSparkle McKnight | Trinidad and Tobago | 56.80 | |
6 | 4 | Baumann, JackieJackie Baumann | Germany | 59.04 | |
7 | 5 | Islami, DritaDrita Islami | Macedonia | 1:01.18 | |
8 | 1 | Chase-Taylor, ChaniceChanice Chase-Taylor | Canada | 1:02.83 |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Spencer, AshleyAshley Spencer | United States | 55.12 | Q |
2 | 7 | Nugent, LeahLeah Nugent | Jamaica | 55.66 | Q |
2 | 6 | Tkachuk, ViktoriyaViktoriya Tkachuk | Ukraine | 56.14 | Q |
3 | 8 | Rosolova, DenisaDenisa Rosolova | Czech Republic | 56.36 | q |
4 | 1 | Sprunger, LeaLea Sprunger | Switzerland | 56.58 | |
5 | 3 | Iuel, AmalieAmalie Iuel | Norway | 56.75 | |
6 | 4 | Lambarki, HayatHayat Lambarki | Morocco | 1:00.83 | |
7 | 2 | Harutyunyan, LilitLilit Harutyunyan | Armenia | 1:03.13 |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Petersen, SaraSara Petersen | Denmark | 55.20 | Q |
2 | 1 | Nel, WendaWenda Nel | South Africa | 55.55 | Q |
3 | 4 | Ankiewicz, EmiliaEmilia Ankiewicz | Poland | 55.89 | Q |
4 | 7 | Pedroso, YadisleidyYadisleidy Pedroso | Italy | 55.91 | q |
5 | 3 | Bellille, JaneilJaneil Bellille | Trinidad and Tobago | 56.25 | q |
6 | 2 | Belanovich, KatsiarynaKatsiaryna Belanovich | Belarus | 56.55 | |
7 | 8 | Dauwens, AxelleAxelle Dauwens | Belgium | 57.68 | |
8 | 6 | Almouhamad, GhfranGhfran Almouhamad | Syria | 58.85 |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Muhammad, DalilahDalilah Muhammad | United States | 55.33 | Q |
2 | 7 | Montcalm, NoelleNoelle Montcalm | Canada | 56.07 | Q |
3 | 6 | Titimets, HannaHanna Titimets | Ukraine | 56.24 | Q |
4 | 1 | Wells, LaurenLauren Wells | Australia | 56.26 | q |
5 | 2 | Anacharsis, PharaPhara Anacharsis | France | 56.64 | |
6 | 4 | Barbosa, VeraVera Barbosa | Portugal | 57.28 | |
7 | 5 | Nguyễn, Thị HuyềnThị Huyền Nguyễn | Vietnam | 57.87 | |
8 | 8 | Asanova, NatalyaNatalya Asanova | Uzbekistan | 1:02.37 |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Doyle, EilidhEilidh Doyle | Great Britain | 55.46 | Q |
2 | 1 | Watson, SageSage Watson | Canada | 55.93 | Q |
3 | 3 | Kolesnychenko, OlenaOlena Kolesnychenko | Ukraine | 56.61 | Q |
4 | 2 | Ogoegbunam, AmakaAmaka Ogoegbunam | Nigeria | 56.96 | |
5 | 5 | Kubokura, SatomiSatomi Kubokura | Japan | 57.34 | |
6 | 8 | Caravelli, MarziaMarzia Caravelli | Italy | 57.77 | |
7 | 7 | Scott, SharolynSharolyn Scott | Costa Rica | 58.27 | |
8 | 4 | Romanova, AleksandraAleksandra Romanova | Kazakhstan | 59.36 |
Semifinals
Qualification rule: 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 | 4 | Hejnová, ZuzanaZuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 54.55 | Q, SB |
2 | 5 | Tracey, RistanannaRistananna Tracey | Jamaica | 54.80 | Q |
3 | 6 | Linkiewicz, JoannaJoanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 55.35 | |
4 | 1 | Troest, StinaStina Troest | Denmark | 56.00 | SB |
5 | 2 | McLaughlin, SydneySydney McLaughlin | United States | 56.22 | |
6 | 3 | Montcalm, NoelleNoelle Montcalm | Canada | 56.28 | |
7 | 7 | Folorunso, AyomideAyomide Folorunso | Italy | 56.37 | |
8 | 8 | Kolesnychenko, OlenaOlena Kolesnychenko | Ukraine | 56.77 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Spencer, AshleyAshley Spencer | United States | 54.87 | Q |
2 | 4 | Russel, JanieveJanieve Russel | Jamaica | 54.92 | Q |
3 | 3 | Doyle, EilidhEilidh Doyle | Great Britain | 54.99 | q |
4 | 7 | Titimets, HannaHanna Titimets | Ukraine | 55.27 | |
5 | 1 | Pedroso, YadisleidyYadisleidy Pedroso | Italy | 55.78 | SB |
6 | 6 | Nel, WendaWenda Nel | South Africa | 55.83 | |
7 | 8 | Ankiewicz, EmiliaEmilia Ankiewicz | Poland | 56.99 | |
8 | 2 | Rosolová, DenisaDenisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 57.39 |
Semifinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Muhammad, DalilahDalilah Muhammad | United States | 53.89 | Q |
2 | 5 | Petersen, SaraSara Petersen | Denmark | 54.55 | Q |
3 | 6 | Nugent, LeahLeah Nugent | Jamaica | 54.98 | q, PB |
4 | 4 | Watson, SageSage Watson | Canada | 55.44 | |
5 | 7 | Claxton, GraceGrace Claxton | Puerto Rico | 55.85 | PB |
6 | 2 | Bellille, JaneilJaneil Bellille | Trinidad and Tobago | 56.06 | SB |
7 | 1 | Wells, LaurenLauren Wells | Australia | 56.83 | |
8 | 8 | Tkachuk, ViktoriyaViktoriya Tkachuk | Ukraine | 56.87 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Muhammad, DalilahDalilah Muhammad | United States | 53.13 | ||
4 | Petersen, SaraSara Petersen | Denmark | 53.55 | NR | |
5 | Spencer, AshleyAshley Spencer | United States | 53.72 | PB | |
4 | 6 | Hejnová, ZuzanaZuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 53.92 | SB |
5 | 7 | Tracey, RistanannaRistananna Tracey | Jamaica | 54.15 | PB |
6 | 2 | Nugent, LeahLeah Nugent | Jamaica | 54.45 | PB |
7 | 8 | Russel, JanieveJanieve Russel | Jamaica | 54.56 | |
8 | 1 | Doyle, EilidhEilidh Doyle | Great Britain | 54.61 |
References
- ↑ Women's 400m Hurdles - Standings. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (2016-08-10). Preview: women's 400m hurdles – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ Senior outdoor 2016 400 Metres Hurdles women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.