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
Events at the
2016 IAAF World Indoor
Championships
Track events
60 m   men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men
Exhibition events
Masters 800 m men women

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 2016 12:25 Heats
18 March 2016 19:25 Semifinals
19 March 2016 18:47 Final

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Oluwakemi Adekoya  Bahrain 52.27 Q
2 1 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 52.56 Q
3 1 Kabange Mupopo  Zambia 52.72 q NR
4 2 Ashley Spencer  United States 52.96 Q
5 4 Quanera Hayes  United States 52.98 Q
6 4 Małgorzata Hołub  Poland 53.15 Q
7 2 Lisanne de Witte  Netherlands 53.19 Q
8 4 Bianca Răzor  Romania 53.27 q
9 1 Samantha Edwards  Antigua and Barbuda 53.70 q
10 2 Grace Claxton  Puerto Rico 53.97 q
11 3 Justyna Święty  Poland 54.25 Q
12 3 Iveta Putalová  Slovakia 54.53 Q
13 3 Ashley Kelly  British Virgin Islands 54.95
14 1 Amaliya Sharoyan  Armenia 55.13 SB
15 4 Djénébou Danté  Mali 55.76 NR
16 2 Christina Francisco  Guam 1:00.08 NR
17 3 Chrisann Gordon  Jamaica DNF
18 4 Tjipekapora Herunga  Namibia DQ R163.3(b)[5]
19 2 Hindi Abdiqadir Abdi  Somalia DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Oluwakemi Adekoya  Bahrain 51.47 Q, AR
2 2 Quanera Hayes  United States 51.54 Q
3 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 51.91 Q, SB
4 1 Ashley Spencer  United States 52.39 Q
5 2 Kabange Mupopo  Zambia 52.68 NR
6 2 Małgorzata Hołub  Poland 52.73 SB
7 1 Justyna Święty  Poland 53.00 Q
8 1 Iveta Putalová  Slovakia 53.13 Q, SB
9 1 Bianca Răzor  Romania 53.34
10 1 Lisanne de Witte  Netherlands 53.35
11 2 Grace Claxton  Puerto Rico 53.67
12 1 Samantha Edwards  Antigua and Barbuda 54.67

Final

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st 5 Oluwakemi Adekoya  Bahrain 51.45 AR
2nd 6 Ashley Spencer  United States 51.72
3rd 4 Quanera Hayes  United States 51.76
4 2 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 52.20
5 3 Justyna Święty  Poland 52.46
6 1 Iveta Putalová  Slovakia 54.39

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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