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Antonio Pettigrew, the 1991 champion, was the first have his results annulled due to doping, although this ban affected his finalist placings from 1997 to 2001 only. His fellow American Jerome Young became the first and thus far only 400 m athlete to be stripped of their world title. His ban covered his 2003 win, a 2001 semi-finalist placing ...
Women's 400 m winner: Natalia Kaczmarek; 1500 winners: Federico Riva (m) / Freweyni Hailu (f) Women's 100 m hurdles winner: Sarah Lavin; Men's 110 m hurdles winner: Milan Trajković; 400 m hurdles winners: Matheus Lima (m) / Nikoleta Jíchová (f) Men's shot put winner: Leonardo Fabbri; Women's throw winner: Paweł Fajdek
The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.336 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
Two IAAF world championship events preceded the inaugural edition of the World Championships in Athletics in 1983. The 1976 World Championships had just one event – the men's 50 kilometres walk which was dropped from the Olympic programme for the 1976 Summer Olympics and the IAAF responded by setting up their own contest.
The first world record in the 400 m for women was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the World Athletics, in 1957. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 27 world records in the event. Their 2009 record progression list, however, lists 26 records. [1]
Men's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 5 August (heats) 6 August (semifinal) 8 August (final) Competitors 51 from 33 nations Winning time 43.98 Medalists Wayde van Niekerk South Africa Steven Gardiner Bahamas Abdalelah Haroun Qatar ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m ...
Men's 400 metres at the 2015 World Championships Wayde van Niekerk fourth fastest in history Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 23 August (heats) 24 August (semifinals) 26 August (final) Competitors 44 from 27 nations Winning time 43.48 Medalists Wayde van Niekerk South Africa LaShawn Merritt United States Kirani James Grenada ← 2013 2017 → Events at the 2015 World Championships Track ...
The 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by women since 1980 and by men since 1983.. Karsten Warholm is the most successful athlete in the history of the event, winning three medals between 2017 and 2023.