2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
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The women's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships was held over three rounds at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, on 18 and 19 March 2022.[1]
| Women's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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From right to left: Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Femke Bol, and Stephenie Ann McPherson finishing in the final | ||||||||||
| Venue | Štark Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia | |||||||||
| Dates | 18–19 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 50.31 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The gold medal was won by Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas in 50.31 seconds, the silver medal by Femke Bol of the Netherlands in 50.57 seconds and the bronze medal by Stephenie Ann McPherson of Jamaica in a national record of 50.79 seconds.
Background
At the start of the 2022 championships, Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czechoslovakia held the world record of 49.59 s set in 1982, Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva of Russia held the championship record of 50.04 s set in 2006, and Femke Bol had the world leading of the 2022 season up to that time of 50.30 s set on 27 February 2022.[2]
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World indoor record |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 |
| Championship record |  Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva (RUS) |
50.04 | Moscow, Russia | 12 March 2006 |
| World leading |  Femke Bol (NED) |
50.30 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 27 February 2022 |
Qualification
Athletes could qualify for the 400 metres by archieving the entry standard of 51.00 s outdoors or 52.90 s indoors from 1 January 2021 to 7 March 2022, by receiving a wild card for the overall winner of the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour, or by virtue of their position on the World Athletics Rankings on 9 March 2022 with a target number of 30 athletes.[3]
Results
Round 1
Twenty-six athletes from twenty nations competed in the five heats of round 1 on 18 March, starting at 11:41 (UTC+1) in the morning. Twelve athletes, the first two runners in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest runners (q), qualified for the final. Five runners set season's best times in this first round.[2]
Semi-finals
Twelve athletes from nine nations competed in the two heats of the semi-finals on 18 March, starting at 18:36 (UTC+1) in the evening. Six athletes, the first three runners in each heat qualified for the final (Q). In the first heat, Stephenie Ann McPherson of Jamaica had a season's best time (SB) and Aliyah Abrams of Guyana set a South American record (AR) of 51.57 s. In the second heat, Shaunae Miller-Uibo of The Bahamas and Jessie Knight of Great Britain and Northern Ireland had season's best times.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Stephenie Ann McPherson |  Jamaica | 51.26 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 51.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo |  Bahamas | 51.38 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Aliyah Abrams |  Guyana | 51.57 | Q, AR |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic |  Poland | 51.67 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 51.81 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Natalia Kaczmarek | Poland | 51.87 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Jessie Knight |  Great Britain | 51.93 | SB |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Modesta Justė Morauskaitė |  Lithuania | 52.00 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Roxana Gómez |  Cuba | 52.28 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Phil Healy |  Ireland | 52.40 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Ama Pipi | Great Britain | 52.95 |
Final
Six athletes from five nations competed in the final on 19 March at 19:55 (UTC+1). Shaunae Miller-Uibo of The Bahamas was ahead of the other runners at 100 metres, and she maintained her leading position the rest of the race. Miller-Uibo won in a season's best time of 50.31 s, followed by Femke Bol of the Netherlands who finished in second place in 50.57 s and Stephenie Ann McPherson of Jamaica in third place in a national record (NR) of 50.79 s.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 50.31 | SB |
 | 4 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 50.57 | |
 | 5 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | Jamaica | 50.79 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic | Poland | 51.40 | |
| 5 | 2 | Aliyah Abrams | Guyana | 52.34 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 52.67 |
