2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
Dates March 18 (heats, semifinals)
March 19 (final)
Competitors 18 from 15 nations
Winning time 51.45
Medalists
 Oluwakemi Adekoya   Bahrain
 Ashley Spencer   United States
 Quanera Hayes   United States
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The women's 400 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 19, 2016.[1][2]

Nigerian born Oluwakemi Adekoya, a mercenary runner for Bahrain,[3] came into these championships as only the seventh fastest in the world this year, but she made her mark with the fastest times in each round. In the final, she was about even with Quanera Hayes at the break, but as Hayes broke for lane 1, Adekoya made a beeline for the apex of the next turn, effectively closing the door and relegating Hayes and the rest of the field to run behind her. Hayes gathered herself and made one big push coming around the final turn, but Adekoya was able to hold her off. Hayes tried again coming off the turn but couldn't make any progress. As Hayes strained for the finish, she made a second strategic mistake and allowed Ashley Spencer to pass on her inside, Spencer pipping her for the silver medal at the line.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 49.59 Milan, Italy 7 March 1982
Championship record  Olesya Forsheva (RUS) 50.04 Moscow, Russia 12 March 2006
World Leading  Courtney Okolo (USA) 50.69 Birmingham, United States 12 March 2016
African record  Charity Opara (NGR) 50.73 Stuttgart, Germany 1 February 1998
Asian record  Oluwakemi Adekoya (BHR) 51.67 Doha, Qatar 20 February 2016
European record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 49.59 Milan, Italy 7 March 1982
North and Central American
and Caribbean record		  Christine Amertil (BAH) 50.34 Moscow, Russia 12 March 2006
Oceanian Record  Maree Holland (AUS) 52.17 Budapest, Hungary 4 March 1989
South American record  Aliann Pompey (GUY) 51.83 New York City, United States 26 February 2010

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
53.15 51.20

Schedule

Date Time Round
18 March 201612:25Heats
18 March 201619:25Semifinals
19 March 201618:47Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Oluwakemi Adekoya Bahrain52.27Q
21Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica52.56Q
31Kabange Mupopo Zambia52.72q NR
42Ashley Spencer United States52.96Q
54Quanera Hayes United States52.98Q
64Małgorzata Hołub Poland53.15Q
72Lisanne de Witte Netherlands53.19Q
84Bianca Răzor Romania53.27q
91Samantha Edwards Antigua and Barbuda53.70q
102Grace Claxton Puerto Rico53.97q
113Justyna Święty Poland54.25Q
123Iveta Putalová Slovakia54.53Q
133Ashley Kelly British Virgin Islands54.95
141Amaliya Sharoyan Armenia55.13SB
154Djénébou Danté Mali55.76NR
162Christina Francisco Guam1:00.08NR
3Chrisann Gordon JamaicaDNF
4Tjipekapora Herunga NamibiaDQR163.3(b)[5]
2Hindi Abdiqadir Abdi SomaliaDNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 (Q) qualified directly for the final.[6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Oluwakemi Adekoya Bahrain51.47Q, AR
22Quanera Hayes United States51.54Q
32Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica51.91Q, SB
41Ashley Spencer United States52.39Q
52Kabange Mupopo Zambia52.68NR
62Małgorzata Hołub Poland52.73SB
71Justyna Święty Poland53.00Q
81Iveta Putalová Slovakia53.13Q, SB
91Bianca Răzor Romania53.34
101Lisanne de Witte Netherlands53.35
112Grace Claxton Puerto Rico53.67
121Samantha Edwards Antigua and Barbuda54.67

Final

The final was started on March 19 at 18:47.[7]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Oluwakemi Adekoya Bahrain51.45AR
2nd, silver medalist(s)6Ashley Spencer United States51.72
3rd, bronze medalist(s)4Quanera Hayes United States51.76
42Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica52.20
53Justyna Święty Poland52.46
61Iveta Putalová Slovakia54.39

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833856,00.html
  4. ↑ Heats results
  5. ↑ Infringement of the inside border
  6. ↑ Semifinals results
  7. ↑ Final results
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