2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

None The men's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 18, 19 and 21 August. The winning margin was 0.54 seconds. The United States had a strong tradition in the event, with an American topping the Olympic 400 m podium every time since the 1988 Olympics. Similar to the 2007 World Championships, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt were the clear favourites. However, on this occasion, recent form favoured the Olympic champion Merritt instead of the reigning world champion Wariner. Both Americans were undefeated that season but Merritt held the world-leading time of 44.50 seconds. A gold or silver medallist outside of these two competitors seemed unlikely; Bahamian Chris Brown, Irishman David Gillick, Frenchman Leslie Djhone and the other two runners from the United States (Gil Roberts and Lionel Larry) were seen to be capable of a bronze at best.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-09). Men's 400m - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20090813104157/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=109/newsid=52550.html 2009-08-13 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. On the first day, Ramon Miller surprised as the fastest qualifier in the heats, scoring a new personal best of 45 seconds. Tabarie Henry, Djhone and Renny Quow were the next fastest, and African record holder Gary Kikaya was most high-profile casualty of the first round, having been disqualified for a lane infraction.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-09). Event Report - Men's 400m - Heats https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210036/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53221.html 2012-03-25 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLaShawn MerrittUnited States 2009 WorldJeremy WarinerUnited States 2009 WorldRenny QuowTrinidad and Tobago 2009 World Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World recordMichael Johnson USA43.18Seville, Spain26 August 1999Championship recordMichael Johnson USA43.18Seville, Spain26 August 1999World LeadingLaShawn Merritt USA44.50Baie-Mahault, France3 July 2009African recordGary Kikaya COD44.10Stuttgart, Germany9 September 2006Asian recordMohamed Amer Al-Malky OMA44.56Budapest, Hungary12 August 1988North American recordMichael Johnson USA43.18Seville, Spain26 August 1999South American recordSanderlei Parrela BRA44.29Seville, Spain26 August 1999European recordThomas Schönlebe GDR44.33Rome, Italy3 September 1987Oceanian recordDarren Clark AUS44.38Seoul, South Korea26 September 1988 Qualification standards A timeB time 45.55 45.95 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 18, 2009 11:05 HeatsAugust 19, 2009 18:15 SemifinalsAugust 21, 2009 21:20 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes01 1 5 Ramon Miller Bahamas 2009 World 45.00 Q, PB02 2 7 Tabarie Henry U.S. Virgin Islands 2009 World 45.14 Q 03 3 5 Leslie Djhone France 2009 World 45.20 Q 04 4 2 Renny Quow Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 45.21 Q 05 5 4 LaShawn Merritt United States 2009 World 45.23 Q 06 6 7 Sean Wroe Australia 2009 World 45.31 Q 07 7 4 John Steffensen Australia 2009 World 45.37 Q 08 8 7 Martyn Rooney Great Britain 2009 World 45.45 Q 09 9 1 Robert Tobin Great Britain 2009 World 45.50 Q 10 2 William Collazo Cuba 2009 World 45.52 Q 11 3 Chris Brown Bahamas 2009 World 45.53 Q 12 6 Jeremy Wariner United States 2009 World 45.54 Q 12 1 David Gillick Ireland 2009 World 45.54 Q 12 3 Michael Bingham Great Britain 2009 World 45.54 Q 15 1 Rabah Yousif Sudan 2009 World 45.55 Q, PB 15 7 Erison Hurtault Dominica 2009 World 45.55 q, SB 17 3 Joel Milburn Australia 2009 World 45.56 Q, SB 17 7 Mohamed Ashour Khouaja Libya 1977 45.56 q, NR 19 6 Ricardo Chambers Jamaica 2009 World 45.57 Q 20 2 Kevin Borlée Belgium 2009 World 45.61 Q 21 1 Lionel Larry United States 2009 World 45.64 q 22 2 Marcin Marciniszyn Poland 2009 World 45.77 SB 23 5 Johan Wissman Sweden 2009 World 45.83 Q 24 4 Matteo Galvan Italy 2009 World 45.86 Q, PB 25 5 Maksim Dyldin Russia 2009 World 45.91 26 1 Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe 2009 World 45.92 27 1 Cédric Van Branteghem Belgium 2009 World 45.94 28 4 Héctor Carrasquillo Puerto Rico 2009 World 46.11 29 2 Arismendy Peguero Dominican Republic 2009 World 46.13 30 6 Teddy Venel France 2009 World 46.16 Q 31 3 Eric Milazar Mauritius 2009 World 46.39 32 5 Gil Roberts United States 2009 World 46.41 33 7 Saul Weigopwa Nigeria 2009 World 46.42 34 3 Isaac Makwala Botswana 2009 World 46.45 35 4 Alvin Harrison Dominican Republic 2009 World 46.67 36 3 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Sudan 2009 World 46.48 37 1 Hideyuki Hirose Japan 2009 World 46.80 38 6 Yuzo Kanemaru Japan 2009 World 46.83 39 7 Rondell Bartholomew Grenada 2009 World 46.85 40 3 Andrés Silva Uruguay 2009 World 46.86 41 2 Mathieu Gnanligo Benin 2009 World 47.00 SB 42 6 Yousef Ahmed Masrahi Saudi Arabia 2009 World 47.03 43 5 Mark Kiprotich Muttai Kenya 2009 World 47.04 44 2 Nelson Stone Papua New Guinea 2009 World 47.13 45 6 Pieter Smith South Africa 2009 World 48.14 46 5 Naiel d'Almeida São Tomé and Príncipe 2009 World 49.47 47 7 Moumouni Kimba Niger 2009 World 50.93 PB 48 3 Zaw Win Thet Myanmar 2009 World 51.41 PB 98 2 Michael Mathieu Bahamas 2009 World 52.00 DSQ 98 4 Gary Kikaya Congo DR 2009 World 52.00 DSQ 99 4 Yannick Fonsat France 2009 World 53.00 DNS 99 5 James Godday Nigeria 2009 World 53.00 DNS 99 6 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 2009 World 53.00 DNS Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Semifinals First 2 in each semifinal(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes01 1 2 LaShawn Merritt United States 2009 World 44.37 Q, WL02 2 2 Renny Quow Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 44.53 Q, PB 03 3 1 Jeremy Wariner United States 2009 World 44.69 Q 04 4 1 Michael Bingham Great Britain 2009 World 44.74 Q, PB05 5 1 Leslie Djhone France 2009 World 44.80 q, SB06 6 1 David Gillick Ireland 2009 World 44.88 q 07 7 2 William Collazo Cuba 2009 World 44.93 08 8 3 Chris Brown Bahamas 2009 World 44.95 Q 09 9 3 Tabarie Henry U.S. Virgin Islands 2009 World 44.97Q 10 1 Ramon Miller Bahamas 2009 World 44.99 PB 11 3 Ricardo Chambers Jamaica 2009 World 45.13 SB 12 3 Kevin Borlée Belgium 2009 World 45.28 SB 13 2 Sean Wroe Australia 2009 World 45.32 14 3 John Steffensen Australia 2009 World 45.50 15 2 Erison Hurtault Dominica 2009 World 45.59 16 2 Rabah Yousif Sudan 2009 World 45.63 17 3 Lionel Larry United States 2009 World 45.85 18 3 Robert Tobin Great Britain 2009 World 45.90 19 2 Martyn Rooney Great Britain 2009 World 45.98 20 1 Joel Milburn Australia 2009 World 46.06 21 2 Teddy Venel France 2009 World 46.30 22 1 Mohamed Ashour Khouaja Libya 1977 46.43 23 3 Matteo Galvan Italy 2009 World 46.87 99 1 Johan Wissman Sweden 2009 World 52.00 DNS Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes LaShawn Merritt United States 2009 World 44.06 WL Jeremy Wariner United States 2009 World 44.60 SB Renny Quow Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 45.02 4 Tabarie Henry U.S. Virgin Islands 2009 World 45.42 5 Chris Brown Bahamas 2009 World 45.47 6 David Gillick Ireland 2009 World 45.53 7 Michael Bingham Great Britain 2009 World 45.56 8 Leslie Djhone France 2009 World 45.90 References General 400 metres results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Specific 400 metres Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Championships