2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 19, 2016.[1][2]

Women's 400 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 18 (heats, semifinals)
March 19 (final)
Competitors18 from 15 nations
Winning time51.45
Medalists
gold medal    Bahrain
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
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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

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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

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Indoor Outdoor
53.15 51.20

Schedule

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Date Time Round
18 March 2016 12:25 Heats
18 March 2016 19:25 Semifinals
19 March 2016 18:47 Final

Results

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Heats

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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
3 Chrisann Gordon   Jamaica DNF
4 Tjipekapora Herunga   Namibia DQ R163.3(b)[5]
2 Hindi Abdiqadir Abdi   Somalia DNS

Semifinals

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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

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Oluwakemi Adekoya   Bahrain 51.45 AR
  6 Ashley Spencer   United States 51.72
  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

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  3. ^ Larmer, Brook (August 19, 2008). "The Year of the Mercenary Athlete". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Heats results" (PDF).
  5. ^ Infringement of the inside border
  6. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF).