2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on 7 and 8 July.[1]

The original gold and silver medallists, Kazakhstan's Olga Tereshkova and Iraq's Gulustan Ieso, were later disqualified after testing positive for testosterone and methylhexaneamine, respectively. Initial bronze medallist Chen Jingwen of China was elevated to the gold medal position, while fourth and fifth placed runners Chandrika Subashini and Chisato Tanaka moved into the minor medal positions.[2]

Medalists

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Gold Chen Jingwen
  China
Silver Chandrika Subashini
  Sri Lanka
Bronze Chisato Tanaka
  Japan

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record   Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Asian record   Ma Yuqin (CHN) 49.81 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
Championship record   Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) 51.05 Jakarta, Indonesia 2000
World Leading   Allyson Felix (USA) 49.81 Rome, Italy 26 May 2011
Asian Leading   Chandrika Subashini (SRI) 52.66 Kingston, Jamaica 23 June 2011

Schedule

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Date Time Round
7 July 2011 11:00 Round 1
8 July 2011 18:40 Final

Results

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Round 1

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First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the finals.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Chandrika Subashini   Sri Lanka 54.05 Q
2 1 Chen Jingwen   China 54.06 Q
3 1 Chisato Tanaka   Japan 54.16 Q
4 1 Miho Shingu   Japan 54.36 Q
5 2 Sayaka Aoki   Japan 54.46 q
6 1 Alaa Al-Qaysi   Iraq 54.68 q
7 2 Yujin Woo   South Korea 55.78
8 1 Leong Ka Man   Macau 1:00.04
2 Olga Tereshkova   Kazakhstan 53.53 Q, DQ
2 Gulustan Ieso   Iraq 53.81 Q, DQ
1 Marina Maslyonko   Kazakhstan DNF

Final

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[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Chen Jingwen   China 52.89
  9 Chandrika Subashini   Sri Lanka 53.35
  4 Chisato Tanaka   Japan 54.08
4 2 Sayaka Aoki   Japan 54.15
5 8 Miho Shingu   Japan 54.28
6 3 Alaa Al-Qaysi   Iraq 54.85
5 Olga Tereshkova   Kazakhstan 52.37 DQ
6 Gulustan Ieso   Iraq 52.80 DQ

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  2. ^ Silver for India in relay. The Hindu (2012-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
  3. ^ Round one, heat 1 results, Round one, heat 2 results
  4. ^ Final results