Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

























Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 17 August 2008 (heats)
18 August 2008 (semi-finals)
20 August 2008 (final)
Competitors 27 from 21 nations
Winning time 52.64 s OR
Medalists



















1st, gold medalist(s)

Melaine Walker
 Jamaica
2nd, silver medalist(s)

Sheena Tosta
 United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Tasha Danvers
 Great Britain

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Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Athletics.png
Track events
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]


The qualifying standards were 55.60 s (A standard) and 56.50 s (B standard).[2]




Contents






  • 1 Schedule


  • 2 Records


  • 3 Results


    • 3.1 Round 1


    • 3.2 Semifinals


    • 3.3 Final




  • 4 References





Schedule


All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)























Date
 Time
 Round
Sunday, August 17, 2008
20:10-20:42


Round 1
Monday, August 18, 2008
20:45-21:00


Semifinals
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 22:35-22:40
Final


Records


Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

















World record
 Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)
 52.34
Tula, Russia
 8 August 2003
Olympic record
 Fani Halkia (GRE)
 52.77
Athens, Greece
 22 August 2004

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.





















Date Event Name Nationality Time OR WR
20 August Final Melaine Walker
 Jamaica
 52.64 OR


Results



Round 1


The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next four overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the Semifinals.



































































































































































































































Rank Heat Name Nationality Result Notes[3]
1 3 Melaine Walker
 Jamaica
 54.46
Q
2 4 Ekaterina Bikert
 Russia
 55.15
Q
3 3 Anastasiya Rabchenyuk
 Ukraine
 55.18
Q
4 2 Tasha Danvers
 Great Britain
 55.19
Q, SB
5 3 Tsvetelina Kirilova
 Bulgaria
 55.22
Q, PB
6 2 Anastasiya Ott
 Russia
 55.34
Q
7 4 Anna Jesień
 Poland
 55.35
Q
8 1 Tiffany Ross-Williams
 United States
 55.51
Q
9 1 Irina Obedina
 Russia
 55.71
Q
10 2 Nickiesha Wilson
 Jamaica
 55.75
Q
11 1 Satomi Kubokura
 Japan
 55.82
Q, SB
12 4 Zuzana Hejnová
 Czech Republic
 55.91
Q
13 3 Queen Harrison
 United States
 55.96
q
14 2 Angela Morosanu
 Romania
 56.07
q, SB
15 2 Sheena Tosta
 United States
 56.12
q
16 3 Aïssata Soulama
 Burkina Faso
 56.37
q
17 1 Shevon Stoddart
 Jamaica
 56.52
18 2 Nikolina Horvat
 Croatia
 56.65
19 4 Tatyana Azarova
 Kazakhstan
 56.88
20 4 Muna Jabir Adam
 Sudan
 57.16
21 1 Ieva Zunda
 Latvia
 57.43
22 1 Lucimar Teodoro
 Brazil
 57.68
23 4 Josanne Lucas
 Trinidad and Tobago
 57.76
24 3 Carole Kaboud Mebam
 Cameroon
 57.81
25 2 Michelle Carey
 Ireland
 57.99
26 4 Laia Forcadell
 Spain
 58.64
27 3 Galina Pedan
 Kyrgyzstan
 1:00.31


Semifinals


Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.











































































































































Rank Heat Name Nationality Result Notes
1 1 Sheena Tosta
 United States
 54.07
Q
2 2 Melaine Walker
 Jamaica
 54.20
Q
3 1 Tasha Danvers
 Great Britain
 54.31
Q, SB
4 1 Anna Jesień
 Poland
 54.36
Q
5 1 Ekaterina Bikert
 Russia
 54.38
Q
6 2 Anastasiya Rabchenyuk
 Ukraine
 54.60
Q, PB
7 1 Nickiesha Wilson
 Jamaica
 54.67
8 1 Anastasiya Ott
 Russia
 54.74 PB
9 2 Tiffany Ross-Williams
 United States
 54.99
Q
10 2 Zuzana Hejnová
 Czech Republic
 55.17
Q
11 2 Aïssata Soulama
 Burkina Faso
 55.69 SB
12 2 Irina Obedina
 Russia
 55.69
13 2 Queen Harrison
 United States
 55.88
14 2 Tsvetelina Kirilova
 Bulgaria
 55.97
15 1 Satomi Kubokura
 Japan
 56.69
16 1 Angela Morosanu
 Romania
 57.67


Final




















































































Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes[4]

1st, gold medalist(s)
 6 Melaine Walker
 Jamaica
 0.236 52.64
OR, NR

2nd, silver medalist(s)
 5 Sheena Tosta
 United States
 0.191 53.70

3rd, bronze medalist(s)
 7 Tasha Danvers
 Great Britain
 0.189 53.84 PB
4
 4 Anastasiya Rabchenyuk
 Ukraine
 0.248 53.96 PB
5
 9 Anna Jesień
 Poland
 0.206 54.29 SB
6
 2 Ekaterina Bikert
 Russia
 0.193 54.96
7
 3 Zuzana Hejnová
 Czech Republic
 0.195 54.97
8
 8 Tiffany Ross-Williams
 United States
 0.184 57.55

(OR = Olympic record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best; SB = Season Best.)



References





  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.


  3. ^ "XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China:400 Metres Hurdles Women's Heats". IAAF. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved August 17, 2008.


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-20.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 2008-08-20.










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