2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 18 (heats, semifinals)
March 19 (final)
Competitors18 from 15 nations
Winning time51.45
Medalists
gold medal Oluwakemi Adekoya   Bahrain
silver medal Ashley Spencer   United States
bronze medal 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 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
3 Chrisann Gordon  Jamaica DNF
4 Tjipekapora Herunga  Namibia DQ R163.3(b)[5]
2  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 place, gold medalist(s) 5 Oluwakemi Adekoya  Bahrain 51.45 AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Ashley Spencer  United States 51.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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" (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).
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