2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

none April 2026 Women's 400 metres 2013 World Championships 2013 World Championships in Athletics (August, 12) - Christine Ohuruogu.JPG Gold medalist Christine Ohuruogu Luzhniki Stadium 10 August (heats)11 August (semifinals)12 August (final) 36 28 49.41 Christine OhuruoguGBR 2013 World Amantle MontshoBOT 2013 World Stephanie McPhersonJAM 2013 World 2011 2015 The women's 400 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–12 August.Start list Heats started with Christine Ohuruogu leading 6 others under 51 with an exceptionally fast 50.20. 50 seconds was the order of the semifinal day. Six finalists dipped under 50, and Kseniya Ryzhova was lucky Amantle Montsho had gapped the first semi with the leading qualifier of 49.56. Ryzhova cruised in with a 50.48 to be the second automatic qualifier. Five others ran personal bests attempting to qualify. The fast semifinals slowed the majority of the field. Only the medalists improved their times. From the gun Natasha Hastings and defending champion Amantle Montsho took it out, Hastings in lane 3 making up the stagger on Christine Ohuruogu in 4. Francena McCorory held her own and came off the final turn with Montsho but as Montsho aimed at the finish, the others went backward. With 50 metres to go, Christine Ohuruogu had worked her way from several metres down in the turn and had pulled even, looking like a good bet for silver. But she had other ideas. A steady stretch run put both a diving Ohuruogu and Montsho on the line at the same time. And that was what was posted 49.41, the same time for both. http://www.espn.co.uk/athletics/sport/story/229501.html Christine Ohuruogu wins 400m gold in epic race 12 August 2013 ESPN 13 August 2013 It took a look at the photo finish to determine that Ohuruogu had won by 4 thousandths of a second. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/12/christine-ohuruogu-world-championships Christine Ohuruogu wins 400m World Championship gold in stunning style 12 August 2013 Guardian 13 August 2013 Running a more even pace Russian Antonina Krivoshapka came off the turn even with Ohuruogu and made a stretch run of her own, overtaking the Americans and Stephanie McPherson to get a bronze medal https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-world-4x400/russia-outrun-u-s-to-take-womens-4x400-relay-idUKBRE97G07I20130817 https://web.archive.org/web/20200617222825/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-world-4x400/russia-outrun-u-s-to-take-womens-4x400-relay-idUKBRE97G07I20130817 dead 17 June 2020 Russia outrun U.S. To take women's 4x400 relay Reuters 17 August 2013 that she later lost following a doping violation.http://www.syracuse.com/olympics/index.ssf/2017/04/5_russians_banned_for_doping_at_olympics_track_worlds.html 5 Russians banned for doping at Olympics, track and field world champinships [sic] 27 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20190221190718/https://www.syracuse.com/olympics/index.ssf/2017/04/5_russians_banned_for_doping_at_olympics_track_worlds.html 21 February 2019 dead In the process of running a personal best to win the championship, Ohuruogu also got Kathy Smallwood-Cook's 29-year-old British national record (from the 1984 Olympics) that had so far evaded her through her career, a career that had included two Olympic medals, including the gold in 2008, and a previous World Championship.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/23677519 Ohuruogu relishes 'special' victory BBC Sport 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 8 August 2013 World recordMarita Koch GDR47.60Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Championship recordJarmila Kratochvílová TCH47.99Helsinki, Finland10 August 1983World LeadingAmantle Montsho BOT49.33Monaco19 July 2013African RecordFalilat Ogunkoya NGR49.10Atlanta, GA, United States29 July 1996Asian RecordMa Yuqin CHN49.81Beijing, China11 September 1993North, Central American and Caribbean 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, GA, United States29 July 1996 Qualification standards A time 2012 IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards http://www.mos2013.ru/en/competition/team_manual/ All Russia Athletic Federation 8 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130816102153/http://www.mos2013.ru/en/competition/team_manual 16 August 2013 dead dmy-allB time 51.55 52.35 Schedule Date Time Round10 August 2013 18:05 Heats11 August 2013 20:05 Semifinals12 August 2013 21:15 Final All times are local times (UTC+4) Results KEY:QQualifiedqFastest non-qualifiersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.Heats Results Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 6 Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain 2013 World 50.20 Q 2 3 7 Francena McCorory United States 2013 World 50.56 Q 3 2 3 Natasha Hastings United States 2013 World 50.64 Q 4 4 5 Kseniya Ryzhova Russia 2013 World 50.69 Q 5 5 5 Amantle Montsho Botswana 2013 World 50.75 Q 6 4 2 Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica 2013 World 50.83 Q 7 3 4 Stephanie McPherson Jamaica 2013 World 50.98 Q 8 5 2 Regina George Nigeria 2013 World 51.01 Q 9 4 3 Nataliya Pyhyda Ukraine 2013 World 51.17 Q, SB 10 1 3 Antonina Krivoshapka Russia 2013 World 51.27 Q 11 3 2 Libania Grenot Italy 2013 World 51.43 Q, SB 12 1 5 Ashley Spencer United States 2013 World 51.48 Q 13 4 6 Bianca Răzor Romania 2013 World 51.51 Q, PB 14 1 4 Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2013 World 51.62 Q, SB 15 3 8 Floria Gueï France 2013 World 51.75 Q 16 2 1 Marie Gayot France 2013 World 51.83 Q 17 1 6 Omolara Omotoso Nigeria 2013 World 51.98 Q 18 4 4 Tjipekapora Herunga Namibia 2013 World 52.01 q, SB 19 4 8 Chiara Bazzoni Italy 2013 World 52.14 q 20 4 7 Esther Cremer Germany 2013 World 52.17 q 21 5 6 Patricia Hall Jamaica 2013 World 52.20 Q 22 2 2 Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal 2013 World 52.24 Q 23 1 8 Agne Šerkšnienė Lithuania 2013 World 52.28 q, PB 24 2 4 Moa Hjelmer Sweden 2013 World 52.39 25 5 7 Aauri Bokesa Spain 2013 World 52.44 Q 26 1 7 Olesea Cojuhari Moldova 2013 World 52.45 27 5 4 Jennifer Carey Ireland 2013 World 52.62 28 5 8 Caitlin Sargent Australia 2013 World 52.63 29 2 8 Joelma Sousa Brazil 2013 World 53.01 30 3 5 Alicia Brown Canada 2013 World 53.26 31 1 2 Kadecia Baird Guyana 2013 World 53.73 32 3 6 Zhao Yanmin China 2013 World 54.03 33 2 7 Gretta Taslakian Lebanon 2013 World 54.56 34 3 3 Sade Sealy Barbados 2013 World 55.45 35 2 5 Phumlile Ndzinisa Swaziland 2013 World 56.36 36 5 3 Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Kenya 2013 World 99.99 DQ 163.3Lane infringement Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.Semifinals Results Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 5 Amantle Montsho Botswana 2013 World 49.56 Q 2 2 4 Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain 2013 World 49.75 Q, SB 3 3 5 Francena McCorory United States 2013 World 49.86 Q, PB 4 2 5 Natasha Hastings United States 2013 World 49.94 Q, SB 5 3 4 Antonina Krivoshapka Russia 2013 World 49.99 Q 5 3 3 Stephanie McPherson Jamaica 2013 World 49.99 q 7 2 6 Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica 2013 World 50.34 q 8 2 3 Libania Grenot Italy 2013 World 50.47 SB 9 1 3 Kseniya Ryzhova Russia 2013 World 50.48 Q 10 1 6 Regina George Nigeria 2013 World 50.84 PB 11 3 6 Nataliya Pyhyda Ukraine 2013 World 51.02 PB 12 2 7 Floria Gueï France 2013 World 51.42 PB 13 1 7 Bianca Răzor Romania 2013 World 51.49 PB 14 3 7 Marie Gayot France 2013 World 51.54 PB 15 2 8 Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2013 World 51.64 16 1 4 Ashley Spencer United States 2013 World 51.80 17 3 1 Aauri Bokesa Spain 2013 World 51.94 18 1 2 Chiara Bazzoni Italy 2013 World 52.11 19 1 1 Tjipekapora Herunga Namibia 2013 World 52.28 20 2 1 Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal 2013 World 52.37 21 3 8 Omolara Omotoso Nigeria 2013 World 52.38 22 3 2 Esther Cremer Germany 2013 World 52.42 23 2 2 Agne Šerkšnienė Lithuania 2013 World 52.48 24 1 8 Patricia Hall Jamaica 2013 World 52.62 Final The final was held at 21:15.Final Results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain 2013 World 49.41 NR 5 Amantle Montsho Botswana 2013 World 49.41 2 Stephanie McPherson Jamaica 2013 World 49.99 4 3 Natasha Hastings United States 2013 World 50.30 5 6 Francena McCorory United States 2013 World 50.68 6 7 Kseniya Ryzhova Russia 2013 World 50.98 7 1 Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica 2013 World 51.49 DQ 8 Antonina Krivoshapka Russia 2013 World 49.78 References External links 400 metres results at IAAF website 400 metres Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Championships