Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships Venue Daegu Stadium Dates 29 August (heats) 30 August (semifinals) 1 September (final) Competitors 34 Winning time 48.26
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The Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29, 30 and September 1.
In the final, Angelo Taylor in lane 1 and L. J. van Zyl in lane 8 bookended the field going out fast into the lead. As they were completing the final turn, Taylor faltered and started hitting hurdles while Javier Culson powered into the lead. Both van Zyl and Culson slowed going into the final hurdle while David Greene cleared the hurdle with full momentum, cruising past the others to take the gold medal.[ 1] [ 2]
Medalists
Records
World record
Kevin Young (USA )
46.78
Barcelona , Spain
6 August 1992
Championship record
Kevin Young (USA )
47.18
Stuttgart , Germany
19 August 1993
World leading
Louis van Zyl (RSA )
47.66
Pretoria , South Africa
25 February 2011
Ostrava , Czech Republic
31 May 2011
African record
Samuel Matete (ZAM )
47.10
Zürich , Switzerland
7 August 1991
Asian record
Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA )
47.53
Sydney , Australia
27 September 2000
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Kevin Young (USA )
46.78
Barcelona, Spain
6 August 1992
South American record
Bayano Kamani (PAN )
47.84
Helsinki , Finland
7 August 2005
European record
Stéphane Diagana (FRA )
47.37
Lausanne , Switzerland
5 July 1995
Oceanian record
Rohan Robinson (AUS )
48.28
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
31 July 1996
Qualification standards
A time
B time
49.40
49.80
Schedule
Date
Time
Round
August 29, 2011
11:30
Heats
August 30, 2011
19:30
Heats
September 1, 2011
21:30
Final
Results
KEY:
q
Fastest non-qualifiers
Q
Qualified
NR
National record
PB
Personal best
SB
Seasonal best
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q ) and the next 4 fastest (q ) advance to the semifinals .
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q ) and the next 2 fastest (q ) advance to the final .
Final
References
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