2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2022 World Championships
VenueHayward Field
Dates16 July (heats)
17 July (semi-finals)
19 July (final)
Competitors40 from 30 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Brazil
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 16 to 19 July 2022.[1]

Summary

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The podium from the Olympics, the three fastest athletes of all time, all managed to return to the final, but it was a difficult journey. Olympic Champion/World Record Holder Karsten Warholm pulled up one hurdle into his first race of the season in Rabat and had been on the mend since. With zero races completed during the season, every race was a season's best. Silver medalist Rai Benjamin also was nursing injuries but ran well at the American Championships, while bronze medalist Alison dos Santos was scorching the tracks of the Diamond League setting a world leading time of 46.80 in Stockholm, a time only bettered in Olympic finals by Kevin Young, Warholm and Benjamin.

Benjamin had lane 3, where he could see all his key competitors; Warholm in 4 and Dos Santos in 6, blind to what his key challengers were doing, having to run by his own clock. Warholm was out fast from the gun, making up the stagger on Wilfried Happio by the third hurdle. dos Santos was clearing hurdles just a beat after him. By the sixth hurdle, Warholm had a full stride on dos Santos. Around the event hurdle, Benjamin started rolling, reeling in the gap Warholm had put on him. Warholm could see he wouldn't make his steps to the eighth hurdle and chopped, taking two extra shortened strides to take the hurdle smoothly. He still had the lead but his momentum was lost, his rivals closing. From the first step off that hurdle Warholm's form deteriorated. dos Santos and then in an instant, Benjamin were past him. The chase was on for Benjamin, but he couldn't close on dos Santos. Coming from sixth place over the final hurdle, Trevor Bassitt passed Warholm, Jaheel Hyde and finally Harpio to capture bronze.

dos Santos improved his position as the No. 3 athlete of all time with a Championship Record 46.29. Benjamin's 46.89 was only his third best effort but was the tenth fastest race ever. Bassitt 47.39 and Harpio 47.41 became the No. 18 and No. 19 athletes of all time.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94 Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021
Championship record  Kevin Young (USA) 47.18 Stuttgart, Germany 19 August 1993
World Leading  Alison dos Santos (BRA) 46.80 Stockholm, Sweden 30 June 2022
African Record  Samuel Matete (ZAM) 47.10 Zürich, Switzerland 7 August 1991
Asian Record  Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 46.98 Paris, France 30 June 2018
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.17 Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021
South American Record  Alison dos Santos (BRA) 46.72 Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021
European Record  Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94 Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021
Oceanian record  Rohan Robinson (AUS) 48.28 Atlanta, United States 31 July 1996

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Championship record 46.29 Alison dos Santos  BRA 19 Jul 2022
World Leading
South American Record

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 48.90.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
16 July 13:20 Heats
17 July 18:03 Semi-finals
19 July 19:50 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first 4 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify to the semi-finals.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Khallifah Rosser  United States (USA) 48.62 Q
2 4 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia (EST) 48.78 Q
3 1 Rai Benjamin  United States (USA) 49.06 Q
4 4 Thomas Barr  Ireland (IRL) 49.15 Q, SB
5 4 Gerald Drummond  Costa Rica (CRC) 49.16 Q
6 4 Trevor Bassitt  United States (USA) 49.17 Q
7 3 Karsten Warholm  Norway (NOR) 49.34 Q, SB
8 4 Alastair Chalmers  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 49.37 q
9 2 Alison dos Santos  Brazil (BRA) 49.41 Q
10 2 Kemar Mowatt  Jamaica (JAM) 49.44 Q
11 4 Shawn Rowe  Jamaica (JAM) 49.51 q
12 1 Abdelmalik Lahoulou  Algeria (ALG) 49.58 Q
13 2 Wilfried Happio  France (FRA) 49.60 Q
14 5 Ramsey Angela  Netherlands (NED) 49.62 Q
15 5 Carl Bengtström  Sweden (SWE) 49.64 Q
15 1 Ezekiel Nathaniel  Nigeria (NGR) 49.64 Q
17 2 Nick Smidt  Netherlands (NED) 49.80 Q
18 3 Julien Watrin  Belgium (BEL) 49.83 Q
19 4 Yasmani Copello  Turkey (TUR) 49.83 q
20 5 Kyron McMaster  British Virgin Islands (IVB) 49.98 Q
21 1 Kazuki Kurokawa  Japan (JPN) 50.02 Q
22 3 Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica (JAM) 50.03 Q
23 2 Sokwakhana Zazini  South Africa (RSA) 50.09 q
24 5 Mario Lambrughi  Italy (ITA) 50.18
25 5 Pablo Andrés Ibáñez  El Salvador (ESA) 50.18
26 3 Moitalel Naadokila  Kenya (KEN) 50.19 Q
27 1 Chen Chieh  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 50.28
28 3 Julien Bonvin  Switzerland (SUI) 50.40
29 2 Takayuki Kishimoto  Japan (JPN) 50.66
30 5 Vít Müller  Czech Republic (CZE) 50.71
31 2 Jabir Madari Palliyalil  India (IND) 50.76
32 1 Chris McAlister  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 51.55
33 4 Mahau Suguimati  Brazil (BRA) 52.43
34 3 Ned Azemia  Seychelles (SEY) 53.07
35 3 Juander Santos  Dominican Republic (DOM) 58.80
1 Jordin Andrade  Cape Verde (CPV) DNF
1 Dany Brand  Switzerland (SUI) DNS

Semi-finals

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The semifinals started on 17 July at 18:03.[5][6]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Alison dos Santos  Brazil (BRA) 47.85 Q
2 3 Karsten Warholm  Norway (NOR) 48.00 Q, SB
3 3 Wilfried Happio  France (FRA) 48.14 Q, PB
4 2 Trevor Bassitt  United States (USA) 48.17 Q
5 3 Khallifah Rosser  United States (USA) 48.34 q
6 2 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia (EST) 48.40 q
7 1 Rai Benjamin  United States (USA) 48.44 Q
8 3 Kemar Mowatt  Jamaica (JAM) 48.59
9 2 Carl Bengtström  Sweden (SWE) 48.75
10 2 Abdelmalik Lahoulou  Algeria (ALG) 48.90
11 1 Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica (JAM) 49.09 Q
12 2 Moitalel Naadokila  Kenya (KEN) 49.34
13 2 Gerald Drummond  Costa Rica (CRC) 49.37
14 1 Julien Watrin  Belgium (BEL) 49.52
15 3 Nick Smidt  Netherlands (NED) 49.56
16 3 Kazuki Kurokawa  Japan (JPN) 49.69
17 1 Ramsey Angela  Netherlands (NED) 49.77
18 2 Shawn Rowe  Jamaica (JAM) 49.80
19 1 Thomas Barr  Ireland (IRL) 50.08
20 3 Sokwakhana Zazini  South Africa (RSA) 50.22
21 1 Alastair Chalmers  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 50.54
22 1 Yasmani Copello  Turkey (TUR) 51.49
23 3 Ezekiel Nathaniel  Nigeria (NGR) 54.18
1 Kyron McMaster  British Virgin Islands (IVB) DNS

Final

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The final will start on 19 July at 19:50.[7][8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alison dos Santos  Brazil (BRA) 46.29 AR, CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rai Benjamin  United States (USA) 46.89 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Trevor Bassitt  United States (USA) 47.39 PB
4 Wilfried Happio  France (FRA) 47.41 PB
5 Khallifah Rosser  United States (USA) 47.88
6 Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica (JAM) 48.03 PB
7 Karsten Warholm  Norway (NOR) 48.42
8 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia (EST) 48.92

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Men − 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
  5. ^ Semifinals startlist
  6. ^ "SUMMARY 400 Metres Hurdles Men - Semi-Final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ Final
  8. ^ RESULTS 400 Metres Hurdles Men - Final