Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	OR	WR
20 August	Final	Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...		52.64	OR

Round 1

The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next four overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Result	Notes
1	3	Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...	54.46	Q
2	4	Ekaterina Bikert	55.15	Q
3	3	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....	55.18	Q
4	2	Tasha Danvers Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	55.19	Q, SB
5	3	Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in the 400 metres, the 800 metres and the 400m hurdles. Her personal bests are 51.63 in the 400 metres achieved at Ankara on May 22 1999, 1:59.63 in the 800 metres achieved at Luzern on June 27 2001 and the 55.22 in the 400 metres hurdles...	55.22	Q, PB
6	2	Anastasiya Ott Anastasiya Ott Anastasiya Vladimirovna Ott is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400m hurdles. Her personal best is 55.07 achieved at Kazan on July 18, 2008....	55.34	Q
7	4	Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...	55.35	Q
8	1	Tiffany Ross-Williams Tiffany Ross-Williams Tiffany Williams is an American hurdler.She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. In addition she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships...	55.51	Q
9	1	Irina Obedina Irina Obedina Irina Aleksandrovna Obedina is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400m hurdles. Her personal best in the 400 m hurdles is 54.86, achieved at Kazan on July 18, 2008...	55.71	Q
10	2	Nickiesha Wilson Nickiesha Wilson Nickiesha Wilson is a female hurdler from Jamaica. She competes in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles....	55.75	Q
11	1	Satomi Kubokura Satomi Kubokura is a Japanese athlete. She competes in the 200 metres, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles.Her personal bests are 24.32 in the 200m achieved at Kobe on April 27, 2008; 38.12 in the 300 metres at Izumo on April 22, 2007; 53.08 in the 400 metres in Osaka on June 30, 2007; and 55.34 in the 400m...	55.82	Q, SB
12	4	Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...	55.91	Q
13	3	Queen Harrison Queen Harrison Queen Harrison is an American hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 400 meter hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	55.96	q
14	2	Angela Morosanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...	56.07	q, SB
15	2	Sheena Tosta	56.12	q
16	3	Aïssata Soulama Aïssata Soulama Aïssata Soulama is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the 400m hurdles.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the 400 metre hurdles, where she marginally qualified for the second round, being the slowest of the qualifiers with a time of 56.37 seconds.- External links :*...	56.37	q
17	1	Shevon Stoddart Shevon Stoddart Shevon Stoddart is a Jamaican hurdler.She won the bronze medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...	56.52
18	2	Nikolina Horvat	56.65
19	4	Tatyana Azarova Tatyana Azarova Tatyana Azarova is a Kazakhstani athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.78 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Almaty.-Achievements:-References:...	56.88
20	4	Muna Jabir Adam Muna Jabir Adam Muna Jabir Adam is a Sudanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:200 metres - 23.88 s - national record.400 metres - 53.34 s...	57.16
21	1	Ieva Zunda Ieva Zunda Ieva Zunda is a Latvian athlete. Her main event is the 400 metres hurdles, but she also competes in the 400 and 800 metres....	57.43
22	1	Lucimar Teodoro Lucimar Teodoro Lucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres...	57.68
23	4	Josanne Lucas Josanne Lucas Josanne Lucas is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.Born in Scarborough, Tobago, Lucas' first success was a win at the national championships in the 400 metres in 2005, but she focused on hurdling instead...	57.76
24	3	Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres hurdles - 13.71 s 400 metres hurdles - 56.90 s - national record...	57.81
25	2	Michelle Carey	57.99
26	4	Laia Forcadell	58.64
27	3	Galina Pedan Galina Pedan Galina Pedan is a Kyrgyz athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.She finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships and fifth at the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best time was 56.16 seconds, achieved in...	1:00.31

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Result	Notes
1	1	Sheena Tosta	54.07	Q
2	2	Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...	54.20	Q
3	1	Tasha Danvers Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	54.31	Q, SB
4	1	Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...	54.36	Q
5	1	Ekaterina Bikert	54.38	Q
6	2	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....	54.60	Q, PB
7	1	Nickiesha Wilson Nickiesha Wilson Nickiesha Wilson is a female hurdler from Jamaica. She competes in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles....	54.67
8	1	Anastasiya Ott Anastasiya Ott Anastasiya Vladimirovna Ott is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400m hurdles. Her personal best is 55.07 achieved at Kazan on July 18, 2008....	54.74	PB
9	2	Tiffany Ross-Williams Tiffany Ross-Williams Tiffany Williams is an American hurdler.She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. In addition she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships...	54.99	Q
10	2	Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...	55.17	Q
11	2	Aïssata Soulama Aïssata Soulama Aïssata Soulama is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the 400m hurdles.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the 400 metre hurdles, where she marginally qualified for the second round, being the slowest of the qualifiers with a time of 56.37 seconds.- External links :*...	55.69	SB
12	2	Irina Obedina Irina Obedina Irina Aleksandrovna Obedina is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400m hurdles. Her personal best in the 400 m hurdles is 54.86, achieved at Kazan on July 18, 2008...	55.69
13	2	Queen Harrison Queen Harrison Queen Harrison is an American hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 400 meter hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	55.88
14	2	Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in the 400 metres, the 800 metres and the 400m hurdles. Her personal bests are 51.63 in the 400 metres achieved at Ankara on May 22 1999, 1:59.63 in the 800 metres achieved at Luzern on June 27 2001 and the 55.22 in the 400 metres hurdles...	55.97
15	1	Satomi Kubokura Satomi Kubokura is a Japanese athlete. She competes in the 200 metres, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles.Her personal bests are 24.32 in the 200m achieved at Kobe on April 27, 2008; 38.12 in the 300 metres at Izumo on April 22, 2007; 53.08 in the 400 metres in Osaka on June 30, 2007; and 55.34 in the 400m...	56.69
16	1	Angela Morosanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...	57.67

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction	Time	Notes
	6	Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...	0.236	52.64	, NR
	5	Sheena Tosta	0.191	53.40
	7	Tasha Danvers Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	0.189	53.54	PB
4	4	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....	0.248	53.66	PB
5	9	Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...	0.206	53.99	SB
6	2	Ekaterina Bikert	0.193	54.66
7	3	Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...	0.195	54.67
8	8	Tiffany Ross-Williams Tiffany Ross-Williams Tiffany Williams is an American hurdler.She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. In addition she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships...	0.184	57.25

(OR = Olympic record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best; SB = Season Best.)

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