2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

None August 2015 Women's 400 metres 2015 World Championships Allyson Felix Beijing 2015.jpg Allyson Felix shortly after winning the title. Beijing National Stadium 24 August (heats)25 August (semifinals)27 August (final) 42 24 49.26 Allyson Felix USA Shaunae Miller BAH Shericka Jackson JAM 2013 2017 The women's 400 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24, 25 and 27 August.http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ dead 1 December 2014 Beijing 2015: Timetable 10 August 2015 10 August 2015 Beijing 2015 Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain entered the competition as the defending champion.Ennis-Hill named in British team for IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015. IAAF (2015-07-28). Retrieved on 2015-08-16.http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-400-W-h----.SL2.pdf Start list 27 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928125423/http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-400-W-h----.SL2.pdf 28 September 2015 dead Summary Allyson Felix was known as a 200 metres specialist, but two years earlier, her string of 200 meter championships was broken when she sustained a hamstring injury in the final. Based on winning the 2014 Diamond League, Felix was qualified to enter the 200 metres at the World Championships but chose to forgo that opportunity to focus on the 400 metres. This was her bid to win the one title she didn't have under her belt; in the same event at the 2011 World Championships, she narrowly lost to Amantle Montsho of Botswana. With world leader Francena McCorory unable to qualify at the American Championships, Felix was the favorite. Defending champion Christine Ohuruogu, known for her late rush, also made the final. With high expectations, Felix took off strongly running her first 200 metres. She kept building on her lead, coming off the final turn several steps ahead of Shericka Jackson the next out of the turn. While Felix didn't further advance her lead, she kept her margin on Jackson for a clear win.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/27/allyson-felix-400m-gold-world-athletics-championships-christine-ohuruogu-last-beijing Allyson Felix finally clinches first major 400m title at world championships 27 August 2015 Guardian 28 August 2015 Shaunae Miller made a powerful rush to the finish, passing Jackson for the silver and gaining on Felix down the home stretch. Jackson beat three other Jamaican teammates for the bronze.http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/news/report/women/400-metres/final REPORT: WOMEN'S 400M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015 27 August 2015 iaaf.org 28 August 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924171653/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/news/report/women/400-metres/final dead Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/hurdles/400-metres/outdoor/women Records & Lists – 400 meters IAAF 14 August 2015 World recordMarita Koch GDR47.60Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Championship recordJarmila Kratochvílová TCH47.99Helsinki, Finland10 August 1983World leadingFrancena McCorory USA49.83Fontvieille, Monaco17 July 2015African recordFalilat Ogunkoya NGR49.10Atlanta, United States29 July 1996Asian recordMa Yuqin CHN49.81Beijing, China11 September 1993NACAC recordSanya Richards-Ross USA48.70Athens, Greece16 September 2006South American recordXimena Restrepo COL49.64Barcelona, Spain5 August 1992European recordMarita Koch GDR47.60Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Oceanian recordCathy Freeman AUS48.63Atlanta, United States29 July 1996The following records were established during the competition:World leadingAllyson Felix USA49.26Beijing, China27 August 2015 Qualification standards Entry standards 2014 IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/544c7d0a-0807-4226-a85b-79928c58a097.pdf IAAF 17 August 2015 52.00 Schedule Date Time Round24 August 2015 10:45 Heats25 August 2015 19:05 Semifinals27 August 2015 20:40 Final All times are local times (UTC+8) Results KEY:QQualifiedqFastest non-qualifiersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.Heats results Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM 2015 World 50.34 Q, SB 2 5 Bianca Răzor ROU 2015 World 50.37 Q, PB 3 5 Shericka Jackson JAM 2015 World 50.41 Q 4 4 Phyllis Francis USA 2015 World 50.52 Q, SB 5 6 Shaunae Miller BAH 2015 World 50.53 Q 6 3 Christine Day JAM 2015 World 50.58 Q 7 1 Allyson Felix USA 2015 World 50.60 Q 8 3 Joy Sakari KEN 2015 World 50.71 Q, NR Kenyan 9 5 Patience Okon George NGR 2015 World 50.87 Q 10 1 Floria Gueï FRA 2015 World 50.89 Q, PB 11 2 Christine Ohuruogu GBR 2015 World 51.01 Q 12 6 Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 2015 World 51.07 Q, SB 12 1 Nataliya Pyhyda UKR 2015 World 51.07 Q, SB 14 5 Anyika Onuora GBR 2015 World 51.14 q, PB 15 2 Marie Gayot FRA 2015 World 51.24 Q, PB 16 2 Natasha Hastings USA 2015 World 51.25 Q 17 1 Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz POL 2015 World 51.31 q, PB 18 2 Maureen Jelagat Maiyo KEN 2015 World 51.40 q, PB 19 4 Nadezhda Kotlyarova RUS 2015 World 51.42 Q, PB 20 6 Ekaterina Renzhina RUS 2015 World 51.55 Q 20 3 Kabange Mupopo ZAM 2015 World 51.55 Q 22 6 Libania Grenot ITA 2015 World 51.64 q 23 1 Anneliese Rubie AUS 2015 World 51.69 q, PB 24 5 Carline Muir CAN 2015 World 51.70 q, SB 25 4 Regina George NGR 2015 World 51.74 25 4 Małgorzata Hołub POL 2015 World 51.74 PB 27 6 Olha Zemlyak UKR 2015 World 52.00 28 6 Iga Baumgart POL 2015 World 52.02 PB 29 3 Mariya Mikhailyuk RUS 2015 World 52.16 30 3 Gunta Latiševa-Čudare LAT 2015 World 52.17 PB 31 1 Kineke Alexander VIN 2015 World 52.24 32 5 Lisneidy Veitia CUB 2015 World 52.25 33 2 Tosin Adeloye NGR 2015 World 52.42 34 4 Justine Palframan RSA 2015 World 52.45 35 3 Maria Benedicta Chigbolu ITA 2015 World 52.48 36 1 Iveta Putalová SVK 2015 World 52.52 37 2 Geisa Coutinho BRA 2015 World 52.72 38 6 Aauri Bokesa ESP 2015 World 52.98 39 3 Audrey Jean-Baptiste CAN 2015 World 53.18 40 2 Amaliya Sharoyan ARM 2015 World 54.16 41 4 Dil Maya Karki NEP 2015 World 60.99 1:00.99 42 5 Jacinter Shikanda KEN 2015 World 99.99 DQ Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-400-W-sf----.RS4.pdf Semifinals results 25 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928131002/http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-400-W-sf----.RS4.pdf 28 September 2015 dead Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Allyson Felix USA 2015 World 49.89 Q, SB 2 3 Shericka Jackson JAM 2015 World 50.03 Q, PB 3 1 Shaunae Miller BAH 2015 World 50.12 Q 4 2 Christine Ohuruogu GBR 2015 World 50.16 Q, SB 5 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM 2015 World 50.32 Q, SB 6 3 Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 2015 World 50.47 q, SB 7 2 Phyllis Francis USA 2015 World 50.50 q, SB 8 3 Nataliya Pyhyda UKR 2015 World 50.62 PB 9 2 Patience Okon George NGR 2015 World 50.76 PB 10 1 Christine Day JAM 2015 World 50.82 Q 11 3 Anyika Onuora GBR 2015 World 50.87 PB 12 2 Marie Gayot FRA 2015 World 50.97 PB 13 3 Bianca Răzor ROU 2015 World 51.05 14 1 Libania Grenot ITA 2015 World 51.14 15 1 Floria Gueï FRA 2015 World 51.30 16 1 Natasha Hastings USA 2015 World 51.33 17 2 Ekaterina Renzhina RUS 2015 World 51.49 PB 18 1 Nadezhda Kotlyarova RUS 2015 World 51.86 19 3 Maureen Jelagat Maiyo KEN 2015 World 51.92 20 3 Kabange Mupopo ZAM 2015 World 51.93 21 2 Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz POL 2015 World 51.94 22 1 Anneliese Rubie AUS 2015 World 52.04 23 2 Carline Muir CAN 2015 World 52.31 24 1 Joy Sakari KEN 2015 World 99.99 DNShttp://sportsnewsarena.com/two-kenyan-sprinters-fail-doping-test-in-beijing- https://web.archive.org/web/20150828205400/http://sportsnewsarena.com/two-kenyan-sprinters-fail-doping-test-in-beijing- 28 August 2015 Two Kenyan sprinters fail doping test in Beijing Final The final was held at 20:40.Final results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 6 Allyson Felix USA 2015 World 49.26 WL 5 Shaunae Miller BAH 2015 World 49.67 PB 4 Shericka Jackson JAM 2015 World 49.99 PB 4 8 Christine Day JAM 2015 World 50.14 PB 5 9 Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM 2015 World 50.42 6 2 Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 2015 World 50.47 SB 7 3 Phyllis Francis USA 2015 World 50.51 8 7 Christine Ohuruogu GBR 2015 World 50.63 References 2 400 Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Championships