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2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2007 World Championships
VenueNagai Stadium
Dates25 August (heats)
26 August (semifinals)
28 August (final)
Competitors37
Winning time47.61
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 26 and 28 August.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Kerron Clement
 United States
Félix Sánchez
 Dominican Republic
Marek Plawgo
 Poland

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

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  James Carter (USA) 47.72 Indianapolis, United States 23 June 2007
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 American 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, United States 31 July 1996

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 25, 2007 20:45 Heats
August 26, 2007 21:45 Semifinals
August 28, 2007 22:20 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Félix Sánchez  Dominican Republic 48.70 Q, SB
2 5 Bershawn Jackson  United States 48.87 Q
3 3 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica 48.91 Q
4 5 Kenji Narisako  Japan 48.92 Q, SB
5 4 Adam Kunkel  Canada 49.03 Q
6 3 Kerron Clement  United States 49.07 Q
7 3 Javier Culson  Puerto Rico 49.09 Q
8 4 Periklis Iakovakis  Greece 49.10 Q
9 4 Pieter de Villiers  South Africa 49.24 Q
10 5 Isa Phillips  Jamaica 49.38 Q
11 4 Fadil Bellaabouss  France 49.51 Q
12 2 James Carter  United States 49.52 Q
13 5 Ibrahima Maïga  Mali 49.55 q
14 4 Jonathan Williams  Belize 49.61 q
15 5 Joseph Abraham  India 49.64 q
16 1 Derrick Williams  United States 49.65 Q
17 1 Marek Plawgo  Poland 49.66 Q
17 1 Meng Yan  China 49.66 Q
17 3 Edivaldo Monteiro  Portugal 49.66 Q
17 3 Aleksandr Derevyagin  Russia 49.66 q
21 2 Bayano Kamani  Panama 49.67 Q
21 3 Dai Tamesue  Japan 49.67
23 1 L. J. van Zyl  South Africa 49.71
24 2 Gianni Carabelli  Italy 49.81 Q
25 2 Yevgeniy Meleshenko  Kazakhstan 49.94 Q
26 3 Dale Garland  United Kingdom 49.98
27 2 Kurt Couto  Mozambique 50.06
28 1 Raphael Fernandes  Brazil 50.33
29 2 Masahira Yoshikata  Japan 50.59
30 5 José María Romera  Spain 50.82
31 5 Nawaz Haq  Pakistan 51.72 PB
32 1 Allan Ayala Acevedo  Guatemala 52.26
33 4 Mowen Boino  Papua New Guinea 52.45
34 1 Jonnie Lowe  Honduras 52.66
1 Naman Keïta  France DSQ
2 Alwyn Myburgh  South Africa DNF
4 Markino Buckley  Jamaica DNF
4 Ali Obaid Shirook  United Arab Emirates DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Marek Plawgo  Poland 48.18 Q, SB
2 1 James Carter  United States 48.30 Q
3 1 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica 48.32 q, SB
4 2 Félix Sánchez  Dominican Republic 48.35 Q, SB
5 1 Derrick Williams  United States 48.43 q
6 1 Kenji Narisako  Japan 48.44 SB
6 2 Periklis Iakovakis  Greece 48.44 Q
8 3 Kerron Clement  United States 48.60 Q
9 3 Adam Kunkel  Canada 48.66 Q
10 2 Bershawn Jackson  United States 48.95
11 2 Aleksandr Derevyagin  Russia 49.11 PB
12 3 Bayano Kamani  Panama 49.13
13 1 Fadil Bellaabouss  France 49.17 PB
14 2 Edivaldo Monteiro  Portugal 49.31 SB
15 2 Pieter de Villiers  South Africa 49.37
16 3 Isa Phillips  Jamaica 49.47
17 1 Joseph Abraham  India 49.51 NR
18 1 Yevgeniy Meleshenko  Kazakhstan 49.56 SB
19 2 Javier Culson  Puerto Rico 49.64
20 2 Meng Yan  China 49.70
21 3 Jonathan Williams  Belize 49.77
22 3 Gianni Carabelli  Italy 50.35
23 3 Ibrahima Maïga  Mali 51.24
3 Naman Keïta  France DSQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kerron Clement  United States 47.61 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Félix Sánchez  Dominican Republic 48.01 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marek Plawgo  Poland 48.12 NR
4 James Carter  United States 48.40
5 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica 48.59
6 Periklis Iakovakis  Greece 49.25
7 Derrick Williams  United States 52.97
Adam Kunkel  Canada DNF

References

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