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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates5 August (heats)
6 August (semifinal)
8 August (final)
Competitors51 from 33 nations
Winning time43.98
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Bahamas
bronze medal    Qatar
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The men's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 5, 6, and 8 August.[1] The winning margin was 0.43 seconds.

Summary

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Isaac Makwala (Botswana) had qualified for the final, but was barred from competing as he was under quarantine due to the norovirus outbreak in one of the athletes' hotels.[2] Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) started fastest, with Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) equal to him by about 200 metres, and going on to build a lead through the final turn. Van Niekerk had time to slow down, winning comfortably ahead of Gardiner, with Abdalelah Haroun (Qatar) finishing quickly from dead last off the turn to claim bronze.[3]

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA 14 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Championship 43.18 Michael Johnson  USA 26 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
World leading 43.62 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA 6 Jul 2017 Lausanne, Switzerland
African 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA 14 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Asian 43.93 Yousef Masrahi  KSA 23 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
NACAC 43.18 Michael Johnson  USA 26 Aug 1999 Seville, Spain
South American 44.29 Sanderlei Parrela  BRA 26 Aug 1999 Seville, Spain
European 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe  GDR 3 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
Oceanian 44.38 Darren Clark  AUS 26 Sep 1988 Seoul, South Korea

The following records were set at the competition:[5]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Bahamian 43.89 Steven Gardiner  BAH 6 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 45.50.[6]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[7]

Date Time Round
5 August 10:45 Heats
6 August 19:40 Semifinals
8 August 21:50 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first round took place on 5 August in six heats as follows:[8]

Heat 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start time 10:45 10:53 11:02 11:11 11:21 11:29
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The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[9]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 6 Isaac Makwala  Botswana (BOT) 44.55 Q
2 4 7 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas (BAH) 44.75 Q
3 3 6 Baboloki Thebe  Botswana (BOT) 44.82 Q
4 6 6 Nathon Allen  Jamaica (JAM) 44.91 Q
5 1 7 Fred Kerley  United States (USA) 44.92 Q
6 6 3 Gil Roberts  United States (USA) 44.92 Q
7 3 8 Demish Gaye  Jamaica (JAM) 44.92 Q
8 5 9 LaShawn Merritt  United States (USA) 45.00 Q
9 1 8 Lalonde Gordon  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 45.02 Q, SB
10 5 2 Jamal Walton  Cayman Islands (CAY) 45.05 Q
11 1 6 Kevin Borlée  Belgium (BEL) 45.09 Q
12 1 9 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic (CZE) 45.10 q, SB
13 4 5 Wilbert London  United States (USA) 45.10 Q
14 5 5 Óscar Husillos  Spain (ESP) 45.22 q, PB
15 6 9 Abdalelah Haroun  Qatar (QAT) 45.27 Q
16 2 5 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa (RSA) 45.27 Q
17 1 5 Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 45.31 q
18 4 4 Brian Gregan  Ireland (IRL) 45.37 Q
19 3 3 Dwayne Cowan  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 45.39 Q
20 3 7 Boniface Ontuga Mweresa  Kenya (KEN) 45.58 q
21 3 9 Rafał Omelko  Poland (POL) 45.69 q
22 4 9 Jonathan Borlée  Belgium (BEL) 45.70 q
23 2 2 Davide Re  Italy (ITA) 45.71 Q
24 4 8 Luguelín Santos  Dominican Republic (DOM) 45.73
25 5 3 Raymond Kibet  Kenya (KEN) 45.75
26 5 8 Martyn Rooney  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 45.75
27 2 3 Machel Cedenio  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 45.77 Q
28 1 4 Lucas Carvalho  Brazil (BRA) 45.86
29 4 3 Mamoudou Hanne  France (FRA) 45.89
30 2 4 Teddy Atine-Venel  France (FRA) 45.90
31 2 6 Yoandys Lescay  Cuba (CUB) 45.93
32 5 7 Renny Quow  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 45.95
33 6 4 Mohammad Anas  India (IND) 45.98
34 1 3 Lucas Búa  Spain (ESP) 46.00
35 5 1 Winston George  Guyana (GUY) 46.02
36 2 1 Luka Janežič  Slovenia (SLO) 46.06
37 1 2 Collins Omae Gichana  Kenya (KEN) 46.10
38 2 9 Steven Solomon  Australia (AUS) 46.27
39 3 4 Samuel García  Spain (ESP) 46.37
40 3 2 Pieter Conradie  South Africa (RSA) 46.62
41 6 5 Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel  Nigeria (NGR) 46.63
42 3 1 Warren Hazel  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 46.96
43 2 7 Kimorie Shearman  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 47.05
44 4 2 Yilmar Herrera  Colombia (COL) 47.18
45 6 8 Takamasa Kitagawa  Japan (JPN) 47.35
46 6 7 Karabo Sibanda  Botswana (BOT) 47.44
47 1 1 Bachir Mahamat  Chad (CHA) 47.50
48 5 4 Sailosi Tubuilagi  Fiji (FIJ) 48.98
49 3 5 Narek Ghukasyan  Armenia (ARM) 49.70 SB
2 8 Nery Brenes  Costa Rica (CRC) DQ R 163.3(a)
4 6 Steven Gayle  Jamaica (JAM) DQ R 163.3(a)
6 2 Emmanuel Dasor  Ghana (GHA) DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 6 August in three heats as follows:[10]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 19:40 19:45 19:56
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[11]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas (BAH) 43.89 Q, NR
2 1 6 Nathon Allen  Jamaica (JAM) 44.19 Q, PB
3 2 6 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa (RSA) 44.22 Q
4 3 5 Isaac Makwala  Botswana (BOT) 44.30 Q
5 2 5 Baboloki Thebe  Botswana (BOT) 44.33 Q
6 1 7 Fred Kerley  United States (USA) 44.51 q
7 3 6 Demish Gaye  Jamaica (JAM) 44.55 Q, PB
8 2 9 Abdalelah Haroun  Qatar (QAT) 44.64 q, SB
9 2 2 Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 44.74 SB
10 3 7 Gil Roberts  United States (USA) 44.84
11 1 9 Kevin Borlée  Belgium (BEL) 45.10
12 1 4 Wilbert London  United States (USA) 45.12
13 3 9 Jamal Walton  Cayman Islands (CAY) 45.16
14 1 3 Óscar Husillos  Spain (ESP) 45.16 PB
15 2 4 Lalonde Gordon  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 45.20
16 3 3 Jonathan Borlée  Belgium (BEL) 45.23
17 3 2 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic (CZE) 45.24
18 1 2 Rafał Omelko  Poland (POL) 45.37
19 2 8 Brian Gregan  Ireland (IRL) 45.42
20 2 7 LaShawn Merritt  United States (USA) 45.52
21 3 8 Machel Cedenio  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 45.91
22 2 3 Boniface Ontuga Mweresa  Kenya (KEN) 45.93
23 3 4 Davide Re  Italy (ITA) 45.95
24 1 8 Dwayne Cowan  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 45.96

Final

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The final took place on 8 August at 21:54. The results were as follows (photo finish):[12]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa (RSA) 43.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas (BAH) 44.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Abdalelah Haroun  Qatar (QAT) 44.48 SB
4 9 Baboloki Thebe  Botswana (BOT) 44.66
5 5 Nathon Allen  Jamaica (JAM) 44.88
6 8 Demish Gaye  Jamaica (JAM) 45.04
7 2 Fred Kerley  United States (USA) 45.23
7 Isaac Makwala  Botswana (BOT) DNS

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Botswanan runner barred from race at World Championships after getting sick the day before in puzzling scene". Business Insider. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m amid controversy as Isaac Makwala is barred". The Guardian. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "400 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "400 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "400 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "400 Metres Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "400 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. ^ "400 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. ^ "400 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.