The men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 3 March 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Arena Birmingham | |||||||||
| Dates | 2–3 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Official Video
Summary
editFor the first time ever in a World Championship, every runner in a single preliminary heat was disqualified. It was the third heat, where first returning silver medalist Abdalelah Haroun false started himself out of the heat. #5 runner of all time[3] Bralon Taplin won the heat, but he and the other three remaining runners Austris Karpinskis, Alonzo Russell and Steven Gayle were then disqualified for lane violations.[4]
2012 Champion Nery Brenes also found himself disqualified after winning the fifth heat.[5] With two place qualifiers missing, it opened the door for Juander Santos and Mikhail Litvin to take the extra time qualification positions in the semi-final round.
In the final, Óscar Husillos from lane 6 was first to the break line and took the lead with a lap to go, holding the lead to cross the finish line first in a time of 44.92. However, Husillos and Luguelín Santos were disqualified for lane violations, giving Pavel Maslák his third consecutive championship, Michael Cherry the silver, and Deon Lendore the bronze.[6][7]
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 2 March at 11:20.[8]
Semifinal
editThe semifinals were started on 2 March at 21:06.[11]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Óscar Husillos |  Spain | 45.69 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Michael Cherry |  United States | 45.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Luguelín Santos |  Dominican Republic | 46.31 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Pavel Maslák |  Czech Republic | 46.32 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Aldrich Bailey | United States | 46.33 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Deon Lendore |  Trinidad and Tobago | 46.33 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Luka Janežič |  Slovenia | 46.37 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Rafał Omelko |  Poland | 46.39 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 46.69 | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Javon Francis |  Jamaica | 46.73 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Juander Santos | Dominican Republic | 46.83 | PB |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Asa Guevara | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.91 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Patrik Šorm | Czech Republic | 47.04 | |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Lee Thompson |  Great Britain | 47.14 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Lucas Búa | Spain | 47.14 | |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Mikhail Litvin |  Kazakhstan | 47.94 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Chidi Okezie |  Nigeria | 48.53 | |
| 3 | 3 | Yousef Karam |  Kuwait | DNF |
Final
edit
The final was started on 3 March at 20:20.[12]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 45.47 | SB |
 | Michael Cherry | United States | 45.84 | |
 | Deon Lendore | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.37 | |
| 4 | Aldrich Bailey | United States | 46.44 | |
| Óscar Husillos | Spain | DQ | 163.3(b)[13] | |
| Luguelín Santos | Dominican Republic | DQ | 163.3(b)[14] |
References
edit- ↑ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ Start list
- ↑ "400 Metres – men – senior – indoor".
- ↑ "History made as every athlete in a 400m heat is disqualified at world indoors". TheGuardian.com. March 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Un error le costó la semifinal a Nery Brenes en el Mundial bajo techo". March 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Óscar Husillos disqualified after winning 400m world gold". March 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Athletics: Farcical scenes as Maslak wins gold after top two disqualified". Reuters. March 3, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018.
- ↑ Heats results
- ↑ False start
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lane infringement
- ↑ Semifinals results
- ↑ Final results
- ↑ Lane infringement; originally finished first with time|page=44.92
- ↑ Lane infringement; originally finished second