2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates2–3 March
Competitors34
Winning time50.55
Medalists
gold medal Courtney Okolo   United States
silver medal Shakima Wimbley   United States
bronze medal Eilidh Doyle   Great Britain
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The women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 3 March 2018.[1][2]

Summary

The two Americans with the fastest times in the semi-final round, Shakima Wimbley and Courtney Okolo were given the outer two lanes in the final, 5 and 6 respectively. Wimbley started quickly, making up a little ground on Okolo's stagger, while Okolo took a more measured approach to her speed, putting on a burst just before the cones, then taking the tangent to lane 1 to take the lead unobstructed. Wimbley closed in much sooner, forcing Eilidh Doyle to squeeze inside to take second position with a lap to go. Okolo just continued to extend her lead, seven metres by the finish for a clear win. Wimbley ran on Doyle's outside through most of the last lap, finally conceding to run the last part of the last turn behind Doyle. On the final straightaway, Wimbley took one more run at Doyle, passing her for the silver. Justyna Święty-Ersetic also closed quickly but could not catch Doyle for bronze.

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 2 March at 12:10.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Courtney Okolo  United States 51.54 Q
2 5 4 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 52.18 Q, SB
3 1 6 Maria Belibasaki  Greece 52.27 Q, PB
4 5 5 Eilidh Doyle  Great Britain 52.31 Q
5 4 5 Shakima Wimbley  United States 52.43 Q
6 2 6 Léa Sprunger  Switzerland 52.46 Q
7 2 5 Madiea Ghafoor  Netherlands 52.54 Q
8 3 6 Zoey Clark  Great Britain 52.75 Q
9 5 6 Phil Healy  Ireland 52.75 q
10 2 3 Nadine Gonska  Germany 52.77 q, PB
11 5 3 Alexandra Bezeková  Slovakia 52.78 q
12 4 3 Agnė Šerkšnienė  Lithuania 52.81 Q, NR
13 1 2 Anna Yaroshchuk-Ryzhykova  Ukraine 52.96 q, PB
14 4 2 Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo  Italy 52.98 q, PB
15 3 5 Justyna Święty-Ersetic  Poland 53.05 Q
16 1 4 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 53.05 q
17 4 4 Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz  Poland 53.22
18 3 1 Ayomide Folorunso  Italy 53.24
19 3 3 Kelsey Balkwill  Canada 53.29
20 2 4 Travia Jones  Canada 53.31
21 6 5 Tovea Jenkins  Jamaica 53.39 Q
22 3 4 Svetlana Golendova  Kazakhstan 53.44
23 4 6 Anita Horvat  Slovenia 53.52
24 5 2 Tamara Salaški  Serbia 53.61
25 2 1 Laura Bueno  Spain 53.66
26 1 3 Elina Mikhina  Kazakhstan 53.90
27 5 1 Grace Claxton  Puerto Rico 53.92
28 6 4 Iveta Putalová  Slovakia 53.97 Q
29 6 1 Cátia Azevedo  Portugal 54.17
30 3 2 Kineke Alexander  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.46
31 6 2 Djénébou Danté  Mali 57.85 SB
6 3 Maja Ćirić  Serbia DQ 163.3(a)[4]
2 2 Miriama Senokonoko  Fiji DQ 163.3(a)[4]
6 6 Patience Okon George  Nigeria DNS

Semifinal

The semifinals were started on 2 March at 20:32.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Shakima Wimbley  United States 51.34 Q
2 3 5 Courtney Okolo  United States 51.79 Q
3 1 4 Eilidh Doyle  Great Britain 52.15 Q
4 3 6 Tovea Jenkins  Jamaica 52.42 Q
5 1 3 Agnė Šerkšnienė  Lithuania 52.62 NR
6 2 3 Justyna Święty-Ersetic  Poland 52.63 Q
7 2 6 Zoey Clark  Great Britain 52.63 Q
8 1 2 Anna Yaroshchuk-Ryzhykova  Ukraine 52.74 PB
9 1 1 Alexandra Bezeková  Slovakia 53.05
10 2 4 Madiea Ghafoor  Netherlands 53.14
11 2 2 Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo  Italy 53.18
12 3 1 Phil Healy  Ireland 53.26
13 3 2 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 53.32
14 2 1 Nadine Gonska  Germany 53.45
15 3 3 Iveta Putalová  Slovakia 53.46
1 6 Léa Sprunger  Switzerland DQ 163.3(a)[4]
3 4 Maria Belibasaki  Greece DQ 163.3(a)[4]
2 5 Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica DQ 163.3(a)[4]

Final

The final was started on 3 March at 20:05.[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Courtney Okolo  United States 50.55 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Shakima Wimbley  United States 51.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Eilidh Doyle  Great Britain 51.60 SB
4 3 Justyna Święty-Ersetic  Poland 51.85
5 1 Tovea Jenkins  Jamaica 52.12 PB
6 2 Zoey Clark  Great Britain 52.16

References

  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Heats results
  4. ^ a b c d e Lane infringement
  5. ^ Semifinals results
  6. ^ Final results