2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
will be held at the ASPIRE Dome
on 12 and 13 March.
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...
will be held at the ASPIRE Dome
ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence
ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....
on 12 and 13 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Chris Brown |
William Collazo William Collazo William Collazo is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships... |
Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters.-Career:In 2005, Torrance Anchored an NCAA Division II Outdoors 4 x 400 m runner up team and placed seventh at the NCAA Division II Outdoors .In 2006, Torrance came in fourth at the NCAA Division II Outdoors... |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
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| World record | 44.57 | Fayetteville Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
12 March 2005 | |
| Championship record | 45.26 | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
14 March 1993 | |
| World Leading | 45.03 | Fayetteville, United States | 12 February 2010 | |
| African record | 45.51 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
9 March 1997 | |
| Asian record | 45.76 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 | |
| European record | 45.05 | Sindelfingen Sindelfingen Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.-History:* 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
5 February 1988 | |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
44.57 | Fayetteville, United States | 12 March 2005 | |
| Oceanian Record | 45.93 | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
2 March 2003 | |
| South American record | 46.26 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States |
29 January 2005 | |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 47.00 | 45.25 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 9:35 | Heats |
| March 12, 2010 | 19:30 | Semifinals |
| March 13, 2010 | 18:05 | Final |
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters.-Career:In 2005, Torrance Anchored an NCAA Division II Outdoors 4 x 400 m runner up team and placed seventh at the NCAA Division II Outdoors .In 2006, Torrance came in fourth at the NCAA Division II Outdoors... |
46.70 | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | David Gillick David Gillick David Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach... |
46.72 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | William Collazo William Collazo William Collazo is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships... |
46.78 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Edino Steele | 46.80 | Q | |
| 1 | 3 | Bershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles... |
46.87 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Nery Brenes Nery Brenes Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas is a Costa Rican sprinter.He is one of Costa Rica's up-and-rising athletes and reached the semi-finals at the 400 metre sprint in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... |
46.94 | Q | |
| 1 | 5 | Chris Brown | 46.95 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Buck Richard Buck Richard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough... |
47.02 | q | |
| 1 | 1 | Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Vasilyevich Buryak is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... |
47.03 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Ricardo Chambers Ricardo Chambers Ricardo Chambers is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.Hailing from Trelawny Parish in Jamaica, he moved to the United States to study on a sports scholarship at Florida State University... |
47.06 | q | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu is a Bahamian sprinter specializing in 200m and 400m. He was part of The Bahamas silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics running second leg and recording a 44.0 split. He was also apart of the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka 4x400... |
47.10 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Denis Alekseyev Denis Alekseyev Denis Sergeyevich Alekseyev is a Russian sprint athlete.-External links:*... |
47.18 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Rabah Yousif | 47.21 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Marcin Marciniszyn Marcin Marciniszyn Marcin Marciniszyn is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200 metres - 21.07 s *400 metres - 45.27 s Indoor... |
47.23 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Santiago Ezquerro | 47.26 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Brian Gregan | 47.26 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Thicket is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana.... |
47.28 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller is a Austrian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... |
47.39 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Takeshi Fujiwara | 48.21 | NR Salvadorian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in El Salvador maintained by El Salvador's national athletics federation: Federacion Salvadoreña de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:... |
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| 4 | 2 | Dale Garland Dale Garland Dale Garland is a Guernsey born British athlete, educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. He competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and attended the 2008 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400m relay squad, but did not run in the competition.-Commonwealth Games:* 2002... |
48.26 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Nicolas Fillon | 48.28 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Jarrin Solomon | 48.37 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*... |
48.85 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Andrés Silva Andrés Silva Andrés Byron Silva Lemos is an Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.... |
49.09 | SB | |
| 5 | 2 | Wala Gime | 49.92 | NR Papua New Guinean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Papua New Guinea maintained by PNG's national athletics federation: Papua New Guinea Athletic Union.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratifiedx = mixed raceA = affected by altitude... |
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| 6 | 3 | Gakologelwang Masheto | 50.96 | SB | |
| 6 | 4 | Matthew Pangelinan | 55.33 | SB | |
| 1 | Renny Quow Renny Quow Renny Quow is a male track and field sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in Tobago.... |
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| 5 | Mohammed Ghaleb Al-Omaisi |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualified. to the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles... |
46.13 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | David Gillick David Gillick David Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach... |
46.15 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | William Collazo William Collazo William Collazo is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships... |
46.34 | Q, PB | |
| 1 | 2 | Chris Brown | 46.64 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters.-Career:In 2005, Torrance Anchored an NCAA Division II Outdoors 4 x 400 m runner up team and placed seventh at the NCAA Division II Outdoors .In 2006, Torrance came in fourth at the NCAA Division II Outdoors... |
46.69 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Nery Brenes Nery Brenes Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas is a Costa Rican sprinter.He is one of Costa Rica's up-and-rising athletes and reached the semi-finals at the 400 metre sprint in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... |
46.73 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | 1 | Edino Steele | 46.84 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Vasilyevich Buryak is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... |
46.95 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu is a Bahamian sprinter specializing in 200m and 400m. He was part of The Bahamas silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics running second leg and recording a 44.0 split. He was also apart of the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka 4x400... |
47.09 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Denis Alekseyev Denis Alekseyev Denis Sergeyevich Alekseyev is a Russian sprint athlete.-External links:*... |
47.22 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Richard Buck Richard Buck Richard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough... |
47.70 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Ricardo Chambers Ricardo Chambers Ricardo Chambers is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.Hailing from Trelawny Parish in Jamaica, he moved to the United States to study on a sports scholarship at Florida State University... |
48.02 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Chris Brown | 45.96 | SB | |
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William Collazo William Collazo William Collazo is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships... |
46.31 | PB | |
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Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance Jamaal Torrance is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters.-Career:In 2005, Torrance Anchored an NCAA Division II Outdoors 4 x 400 m runner up team and placed seventh at the NCAA Division II Outdoors .In 2006, Torrance came in fourth at the NCAA Division II Outdoors... |
46.43 | ||
| 4 | Nery Brenes Nery Brenes Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas is a Costa Rican sprinter.He is one of Costa Rica's up-and-rising athletes and reached the semi-finals at the 400 metre sprint in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... |
46.55 | SB | |
| 5 | Bershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson Bershawn Jackson is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles... |
46.84 | ||
| David Gillick David Gillick David Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach... |