2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Arena Birmingham | |||||||||
| Dates | 2–3 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 3 March 2018.[1][2]
Summary[edit]
For the first time ever in a World Championship, every runner in a single preliminary heat was disqualified. It was the third heat, where first returning silver medalist Abdalelah Haroun false started himself out of the heat. #5 runner of all time[3] Bralon Taplin won the heat, but he and the other three remaining runners Austris Karpinskis, Alonzo Russell and Steven Gayle were then disqualified for lane violations.[4]
2012 Champion Nery Brenes also found himself disqualified after winning the fifth heat.[5] With two place qualifiers missing, it opened the door for Juander Santos and Mikhail Litvin to take the extra time qualification positions in the semi-final round.
In the final, Óscar Husillos from lane 6 was first to the break line and took the lead with a lap to go, holding the lead to cross the finish line first in a time of 44.92. However, Husillos and Luguelín Santos were disqualified for lane violations, giving Pavel Maslák his third consecutive championship, Michael Cherry the silver, and Deon Lendore the bronze.[6][7]
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were started on 2 March at 11:20.[8]
Semifinal[edit]
The semifinals were started on 2 March at 21:06.[11]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Óscar Husillos |  Spain |
45.69 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Michael Cherry |  United States |
45.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Luguelín Santos |  Dominican Republic |
46.31 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Pavel Maslák |  Czech Republic |
46.32 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Aldrich Bailey | United States |
46.33 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Deon Lendore |  Trinidad and Tobago |
46.33 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Luka Janežič |  Slovenia |
46.37 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Rafał Omelko |  Poland |
46.39 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland |
46.69 | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Javon Francis |  Jamaica |
46.73 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic |
46.83 | PB |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Asa Guevara | Trinidad and Tobago |
46.91 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Patrik Šorm | Czech Republic |
47.04 | |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Lee Thompson |  Great Britain |
47.14 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Lucas Búa | Spain |
47.14 | |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Mikhail Litvin |  Kazakhstan |
47.94 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Chidi Okezie |  Nigeria |
48.53 | |
| 3 | 3 | Yousef Karam |  Kuwait |
DNF |
Final[edit]
The final was started on 3 March at 20:20.[12]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic |
45.47 | SB |
 |
Michael Cherry | United States |
45.84 | |
 |
Deon Lendore | Trinidad and Tobago |
46.37 | |
| 4 | Aldrich Bailey | United States |
46.44 | |
| Óscar Husillos | Spain |
DQ | 163.3(b)[13] | |
| Luguelín Santos | Dominican Republic |
DQ | 163.3(b)[14] |
References[edit]
- ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "400 Metres – men – senior – indoor".
- ^ "History made as every athlete in a 400m heat is disqualified at world indoors". TheGuardian.com. March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Un error le costó la semifinal a Nery Brenes en el Mundial bajo techo". March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Óscar Husillos disqualified after winning 400m world gold". March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Athletics: Farcical scenes as Maslak wins gold after top two disqualified". Reuters. March 3, 2018.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ False start
- ^ a b c d e Lane infringement
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Lane infringement; originally finished first with time|page=44.92
- ^ Lane infringement; originally finished second