Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Date | 5–8 August |
The women's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–8 August.[1]
The opening round went largely to form, except 2012 world #7 Vania Stambolova took herself out crashing the first hurdle. Vera Barbosa set the national record for Portugal in advancing.
Competition format
The women's 400 m hurdles competition will consist of heats (Round 1), semifinals and a final.[2] The fastest competitors from each race in the heats will qualify for the semifinals along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that are required to fill the available spaces in the semifinals. 24 competitors qualify from the heats for the semifinals. A total of eight competitors will qualify for the final from the semifinals.[3]
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS)
|
52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
| Olympic record |  Melaine Walker (JAM)
|
52.64 | Beijing, China | 20 August 2008 |
| 2012 World leading | Natalya Antyukh (RUS)
|
53.40 | Cheboksary, Russia | 4 July 2012 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 19:00 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 6 August 2012 | 20:15 | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | 20:45 | Finals |
Results
Heats
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.
Semifinals
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Natalya Antyukh |  Russia |
53.33 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Zuzana Hejnová |  Czech Republic |
53.62 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Lashinda Demus |  United States |
54.08 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Kaliese Spencer |  Jamaica |
54.20 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | T'erea Brown | United States |
54.21 | q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu |  Nigeria |
54.40 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Georganne Moline | United States |
54.74 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Denisa Rosolova | Czech Republic |
54.87 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Hanna Titimets |  Ukraine |
55.10 | |
| 10 | 2 | Perri Shakes-Drayton |  Great Britain |
55.19 | |
| 11 | 1 | Elodie Ouedraogo |  Belgium |
55.20 | PB |
| 12 | 2 | Hanna Yaroshchuk | Ukraine |
55.51 | |
| 13 | 3 | Elena Churakova | Russia |
55.70 | |
| 14 | 3 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
55.74 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nickiesha Wilson | Jamaica |
55.77 | |
| 16 | 2 | Irina Davydova | Russia |
55.86 | |
| 17 | 3 | Eilidh Child | Great Britain |
56.03 | |
| 18 | 1 | Hayat Lambarki |  Morocco |
56.18 | |
| 19 | 2 | Sara Petersen |  Denmark |
56.21 | |
| 20 | 3 | Satomi Kubokura |  Japan |
56.25 | |
| 21 | 1 | Vera Barbosa |  Portugal |
56.27 | |
| 22 | 2 | Anna Jesień |  Poland |
56.28 | |
| 23 | 1 | Lauren Boden |  Australia |
56.66 | |
| 24 | 2 | Sarah Wells |  Canada |
56.71 |
Final
References
- ^ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Women's 400m competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2012.