2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 August (heats) 7 August (semifinal) 9 August (final) |
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| Competitors | 39 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 48.35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2017 World Championships |
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| 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 | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August.[1]
Contents
Summary
Karsten Warholm led the final from start to finish. At the final hurdle, Abderrahman Samba, in second place and seemingly gaining on Warholm, stumbled and struggled to maintain his balance, dropping to seventh. From the last hurdle to the finish line Warholm increased his speed again, winning by a comfortable margin, while Yasmani Copello overtook Kerron Clement on the final run in to gain silver.[2][3][4]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[5]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 46.78 | Kevin Young |  USA |
6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Championship | 47.18 | Kevin Young | USA |
19 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| World leading | 47.80 | Kyron McMaster |  IVB |
20 May 2017 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| African | 47.10 | Samuel Matete |  ZAM |
7 Aug 1991 | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Asian | 47.53 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily |  KSA |
27 Sep 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
| NACAC | 46.78 | Kevin Young | USA |
6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
| South American | 47.84 | Bayano Kamani |  PAN |
7 Aug 2005 | Helsinki, Finland |
| European | 47.37 | Stéphane Diagana |  FRA |
5 Jul 1995 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Oceanian | 48.28 | Rohan Robinson |  AUS |
31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
The following records were set at the competition:[6]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine | 49.69 | Guillermo Ruggeri |  ARG |
6 Aug 2017 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 49.35.[7]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[8]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 6 August | 11:05 | Heats |
| 7 August | 20:20 | Semifinals |
| 9 August | 21:33 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first round took place on 6 August in five heats as follows:[9]
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 11:05 | 11:13 | 11:22 | 11:31 | 11:41 |
| Photo finish | | | | | |
The first four in each heat ( Q ) and the next four fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[10]
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 7 August in three heats as follows:[11]
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 20:20 | 20:30 | 20:40 |
| Photo finish | | | |
The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[12]
Final
The final took place on 9 August at 20:34. The results were as follows (photo finish):[13]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Karsten Warholm |  Norway (NOR) |
48.35 | |
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8 | Yasmani Copello |  Turkey (TUR) |
48.49 | |
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4 | Kerron Clement |  United States (USA) |
48.52 | |
| 4 | 3 | Kemar Mowatt |  Jamaica (JAM) |
48.99 | |
| 5 | 7 | TJ Holmes | United States (USA) |
49.00 | |
| 6 | 2 | Juander Santos |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
49.04 | |
| 7 | 6 | Abderrahman Samba |  Qatar (QAT) |
49.74 | |
| 8 | 9 | Kariem Hussein |  Switzerland (SUI) |
50.07 |
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