2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from 19 to 22 July 2022.[1] It was won by Sydney McLaughlin in a world record time of 50.68 seconds. The winning margin was 1.59 seconds which as of 2024 stands as the greatest winning margin for the women's 400 metres hurdles at these championships.

Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2022 World Athletics Championships
Eventual winner Sydney McLaughlin competing in her opening heat.
VenueHayward Field
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Dates19 July 2022 (round 1)
20 July 2022 (semi-finals)
22 July 2022 (final)
Competitors40 from 26 nations
Winning time50.68 s WR
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Netherlands
bronze medal    United States
← 2019
2023 →
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Background

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Records before the 2022 World Athletics Championships[2]
Record Athlete (Nation) Time Location Date
World record   Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 51.41 Eugene, United States 25 June 2022
Championship record   Dalilah Muhammad (USA) 52.16 Doha, Qatar 4 October 2019
World Leading   Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 51.41 Eugene, United States 25 June 2022
African Record   Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 52.90 Seville, Spain 25 August 1999
Asian Record   Han Qing (CHN) 53.96 Beijing, China 9 September 1993
  Song Yinglan (CHN) Guangzhou, China 17 November 2001
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 51.41 Eugene, United States 25 June 2022
South American Record   Gianna Woodruff (PAN) 54.20 Eugene, United States 21 August 2021
European Record   Femke Bol (NED) 52.03 Tokyo, Japan 4 August 2021
Oceanian record   Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) 53.17 Seoul, South Korea 28 September 1988

Qualification

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 55.40.[3]

Results

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Round 1

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The five heats of round 1 were held on 19 July, starting at 17:15 (UTC-7) in the afternoon. The first four athletes in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest athletes (q) qualify to the semi-finals.[4]

Results of round 1
Rank Heat Name Nation Time Notes
1 3 Femke Bol   Netherlands (NED) 53.90 Q
2 1 Sydney McLaughlin   United States (USA) 53.95 Q
3 4 Dalilah Muhammad   United States (USA) 54.45 Q
4 2 Janieve Russell   Jamaica (JAM) 54.52 Q
5 5 Britton Wilson   United States (USA) 54.54 Q
6 5 Ayomide Folorunso   Italy (ITA) 54.69 Q
7 5 Amalie Iuel   Norway (NOR) 54.70 Q, PB
8 2 Shamier Little   United States (USA) 54.77 Q
9 4 Shiann Salmon   Jamaica (JAM) 54.91 Q
10 1 Anna Ryzhykova   Ukraine (UKR) 54.93 Q
11 2 Viivi Lehikoinen   Finland (FIN) 54.95 Q
12 5 Rushell Clayton   Jamaica (JAM) 54.99 Q
13 3 Zenéy van der Walt   South Africa (RSA) 55.05 Q
14 1 Sara Gallego   Spain (ESP) 55.09 Q
15 3 Gianna Woodruff   Panama (PAN) 55.21 Q
16 2 Viktoriya Tkachuk   Ukraine (UKR) 55.27 Q
17 1 Paulien Couckuyt   Belgium (BEL) 55.42 Q
18 3 Jessie Knight   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 55.48 Q
19 3 Rebecca Sartori   Italy (ITA) 55.72 q
20 2 Portia Bing   New Zealand (NZL) 55.72 q
21 4 Sarah Carli   Australia (AUS) 55.89 Q
22 1 Yasmin Giger   Switzerland (SUI) 55.90 q, SB
23 2 Linda Olivieri   Italy (ITA) 56.09 q
24 5 Carolina Krafzik   Germany (GER) 56.24
25 4 Melissa Gonzalez   Colombia (COL) 56.24 Q
26 1 Grace Claxton   Puerto Rico (PUR) 56.40
27 5 Taylon Bieldt   South Africa (RSA) 56.67
28 4 Kristiina Halonen   Finland (FIN) 56.68 PB
29 2 Aminat Jamal   Bahrain (BHR) 56.78 SB
30 5 Vera Barbosa   Portugal (POR) 56.79
31 4 Mo Jiadie   China (CHN) 57.01
32 4 Agata Zupin   Slovenia (SLO) 57.12
33 4 Lina Nielsen   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 57.42
34 2 Yanique Haye-Smith   Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS) 57.99
35 3 Quách Thị Lan   Vietnam (VIE) 58.84
36 1 Chayenne Da Silva   Brazil (BRA) 59.46
3 Daniela Ledecká   Slovakia (SVK) DNF

Semi-finals

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The three heats of the semi-finals were held on 20 July, starting at 18:15 (UTC-7). The first two athletes in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest athletes (q) qualify to the final.[5]

Results of the semi-finals
Rank Heat Name Nation Time Notes
1 3 Sydney McLaughlin   United States (USA) 52.17 Q
2 2 Femke Bol   Netherlands (NED) 52.84 Q
3 1 Dalilah Muhammad   United States (USA) 53.28 Q, SB
4 2 Shamier Little   United States (USA) 53.61 Q, SB
5 2 Rushell Clayton   Jamaica (JAM) 53.63 q, PB
6 3 Gianna Woodruff   Panama (PAN) 53.69 Q, AR
7 2 Britton Wilson   United States (USA) 53.72 q
8 3 Shiann Salmon   Jamaica (JAM) 54.16
9 3 Viktoriya Tkachuk   Ukraine (UKR) 54.24 SB
10 3 Ayomide Folorunso   Italy (ITA) 54.34 NR
11 2 Sara Gallego   Spain (ESP) 54.49
12 1 Anna Ryzhykova   Ukraine (UKR) 54.51 Q
13 2 Viivi Lehikoinen   Finland (FIN) 54.60 NR
14 1 Janieve Russell   Jamaica (JAM) 54.66
15 3 Amalie Iuel   Norway (NOR) 54.81
16 1 Zenéy van der Walt   South Africa (RSA) 54.81 PB
17 3 Melissa Gonzalez   Colombia (COL) 55.13
18 2 Jessie Knight   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 55.39
19 1 Paulien Couckuyt   Belgium (BEL) 55.42
20 1 Portia Bing   New Zealand (NZL) 55.53
21 1 Sarah Carli   Australia (AUS) 55.57 SB
22 1 Rebecca Sartori   Italy (ITA) 55.90
23 2 Linda Olivieri   Italy (ITA) 56.04
24 3 Yasmin Giger   Switzerland (SUI) 56.31

Final

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The final was held on 22 July, starting at 19:50 (UTC-7) in the evening.

There were high expectations for this final. The podium from the Olympics returned, who were the top three in history from that race, except that Sydney McLaughlin had improved upon her own world record at the American Championships on this track en route to qualifying for these Championships. She had already set that record in the US Olympic Trials and the Olympics. In most of those races, she was chased by the former record holder, defending champion Dalilah Muhammad, who set her last record in that race three years earlier, .07 ahead of McLaughlin who was then still a teenager. The Olympic bronze medalist Femke Bol is even younger than McLaughlin. Those three occupied the center of the track along with #5 all time Shamier Little. #22 Anna Ryzhykova and #24 Britton Wilson were on the outside lanes of the track.

From the gun, McLaughlin was out fast, making ups the stagger on the fast starting Muhammad before the fourth hurdle and opening a huge gap in front of Bol. Officially McLaughlin's split was 24.25 with her second 100 metres in 11.99.[6] And McLaughlin kept going, 12.77 for the third 100m, splitting at 37.02. Behind her it was a battle for silver and Bol edged ahead of Muhammad. McLaughlin continued to charge, 13.66 for the final 100m, crossing the line 11 metres ahead of Bol with a new world record of 50.68. Bol's time of 52.27 equalled her own second best time, the #12 time in history (McLaughlin owns seven of them, Muhammad three). Five metres further back, Muhammad took bronze still three metres clear of Little and Wilson. McLaughlin's result would have beaten two finalists in the "flat" 400 metre run.

McLaughlin's 0.73 improvement on her own world record was called Beamonesque.[7] Since 2019, when Yuliya Pechonkina's world record had stood for almost 16 years, first Muhammad and now McLaughlin have taken one and two thirds seconds off the former mark, with McLaughlin after this race 0.9, almost a full second clear of Muhammad.

Results of the final
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
  Sydney McLaughlin   United States (USA) 50.68 WR
  Femke Bol   Netherlands (NED) 52.27 =SB
  Dalilah Muhammad   United States (USA) 53.13 SB
4 Shamier Little   United States (USA) 53.76
5 Britton Wilson   United States (USA) 54.02
6 Rushell Clayton   Jamaica (JAM) 54.36
7 Gianna Woodruff   Panama (PAN) 54.75
8 Anna Ryzhykova   Ukraine (UKR) 54.93

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon22 Timetable | WCH 22". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Heats Start List" (PDF). Media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Semi-finals Summary" (PDF). Media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Women - Final" (PDF). Media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Sydney McLaughlin obliterates her own world record in 400 hurdles". Ocregister.com. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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