2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
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| Women's 400 metres2017 World Championships | |
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 6 August (heats) 7 August (semifinal) 9 August (final) |
| Competitors | 56 from 33 nations |
| Events at the 2017 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 6, 7, & 9 August.
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Championship record |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
47.99 | Helsinki, Finland | 10 August 1983 |
| World leading |  Allyson Felix (USA) |
49.65 | London, Great Britain | 9 July 2017 |
| African record |  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) |
49.10 | Atlanta, United States | 29 July 1996 |
| Asian record |  Ma Yuqin (CHN) |
49.81 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| NACAC record | Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) |
48.70 | Athens, Greece | 16 September 2006 |
| South American record |  Ximena Restrepo (COL) |
49.64 | Barcelona, Spain | 5 August 1992 |
| European record | Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Oceanian record |  Cathy Freeman (AUS) |
48.63 | Atlanta, United States | 29 July 1996 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[2] |
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| 52.10 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 6 August 2017 | 11:55 | Heats |
| 7 August 2017 | 20:55 | Semifinals |
| 9 August 2017 | 21:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+1)
