discipline. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten
that are evenly spaced around the track. The hurdles are positioned so that they fall forward if bumped into to prevent injury to the runners. Although fallen hurdles don't count against them, runners like to clear them clean, as touching them during the race slows runners down.
The best male athletes can run the 400 m hurdles in a time of around 47 seconds, while the best female athletes achieve a time of around 53 seconds. The current men's and women's world record holders are Kevin Young with 46.78 seconds and
with 52.34 seconds. Compared to the
, the hurdles race takes the men about three seconds longer and the women four seconds longer.
The first awards in a 400 m hurdles race were given in 1860 when a race was held in
, England, over a course of 440 yards (402.336 m). While running the course, participants had to clear twelve wooden hurdles, over 100 centimetres tall, that had been spaced in even intervals.
To reduce the risk of injury, somewhat more lightweight constructions were introduced in 1895 that runners could push over. However, until 1935 runners were disqualified if they pushed over more than three hurdles in a race and records were only officially accepted if the runner in question had cleared all hurdles clean and left them all standing.
in Paris, France. At the same time, the race was standardized so that virtually identical races could be held and the finish times compared to each other. As a result, the official distance was fixed to 400 metres, or one lap of the stadium, and the number of hurdles was reduced to ten. The official height of the hurdles was set to 91.4 cm (3 feet) for men and 76.20 cm (2 ft, 6 inches) for women. The hurdles were now placed on the course with a run-up to the first hurdle of 45 metres, a distance between the hurdles of 35 metres each, and a home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line of 40 metres.
The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971. The
(IAAF) introduced the event officially as a discipline in 1974, although it was not run at the
Many athletic commentators and officials have often brought up the idea of lifting the height of the women's 400 m hurdles to incorporate a greater requirement of hurdling skill. This is a view held by German athletic coach Norbert Stein: "All this means that the women's hurdles for specialists, who are the target group to be dealt with in this discussion, is considerably depreciated in skill demands when compared to the men's hurdles. It should not be possible in the women's hurdles that the winner is an athlete whose performance in the flat sprint is demonstrably excellent but whose technique of hurdling is only moderate and whose anthropometric characteristics are not optimal. This was the case at the World Championships in Seville and the same problem can often be seen at international and national meetings."
American athlete Glenn Davis had a prodigal start to his hurdling career, running his first race in April 1956 in 54.4 s. Two months later, he ran a new world record with 49.5 s and later that year he won the 400 m hurdles at the Olympics, and was also the first to repeat that feat in 1960.
' record is significant: he won 122 races in a row between 1977 and 1987 plus two gold medals at the
in Los Angeles. He was undefeated for exactly nine years nine months and nine days, from August 26, 1977 until June 4, 1987. A relative unknown, John Vander Kamp, from Calvin College, nearly beat him during his lengthy undefeated streak, but came up a few hundredths short. The U.S. boycott of the
of gold medals, but his career is nonetheless widely regarded as one of the most successful in hurdling. His winning streak lasted until he finished third in the
final. He also held the world record for sixteen years from when he first broke it at the Olympics on July 25, 1976 (twice in one day) until it was finally broken by
1900 ParisAt the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three track and field athletics events were contested. 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. In many countries, due in part to the conflagration of the Olympic Games and the World's Fair in Paris, the media discussed only the athletics events under the...
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John TewksburyJohn Walter Beardsley Tewksbury was an American track and field athlete. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, he won five medals, including two golds....
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Henri Tauzin Henri Tauzin was an French athlete who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and won a silver medal in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. John Tewksbury took gold....
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George Orton George Washington Orton was a Canadian middle-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal....
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| 1904 St. Louis At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was...
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Harry Hillman Harry Livingston Hillman Jr. was an American athlete and winner of three gold medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics....
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Frank Waller Frank Laird Waller was an American athlete who was specialized in the 400 metres.He competed in the early twentieth century. He won two silver medals in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics in the men's 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.-External links:*...
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George Poage George Coleman Poage was the first African American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in St...
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| 1908 London At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, twenty-six athletics events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events. In the team races , each nation entered one team. The medley relay was run by four athletes, with four...
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Charles BaconCharles Joseph Bacon, Jr. was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department...
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Harry Hillman Harry Livingston Hillman Jr. was an American athlete and winner of three gold medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics....
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1920 AntwerpAt the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
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Frank Loomis Frank Farmer Loomis, Jr. was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in St...
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August Desch August "Gus" George Desch was an American track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Evanston, Illinois....
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| 1924 Paris At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
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Morgan Taylor Frederick Morgan Taylor was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic medals. Morgan Taylor, from Sioux City, Iowa, competed in both track and field and football at Grinnell College...
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Erik Wilén Erik Vilhelm Wilén was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for Finland in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal....
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Ivan Riley Ivan Harris Riley was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal....
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| 1928 Amsterdam At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400 meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program.-Men's...
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Frank CuhelFrank Josef Cuhel was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles....
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Morgan Taylor Frederick Morgan Taylor was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic medals. Morgan Taylor, from Sioux City, Iowa, competed in both track and field and football at Grinnell College...
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| 1932 Los Angeles At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 km walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games...
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Bob TisdallRobert Morton Newburgh Tisdall was an Irish athlete of English origin who won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.Tisdall was raised in Nenagh, County Tipperary...
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Glenn Hardin Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics....
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Morgan Taylor Frederick Morgan Taylor was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic medals. Morgan Taylor, from Sioux City, Iowa, competed in both track and field and football at Grinnell College...
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| 1936 Berlin At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
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Glenn Hardin Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics....
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John Loaring John "Johnny" Wilfred Loaring was a Canadian athlete who competed 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and died in Windsor, Ontario....
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Miguel White Miguel S. White was a Filipino athlete of Filipino-American descent who competed for the Philippines in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, winning a bronze medal in the process....
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| 1948 London At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Four events made their Olympic debut at these Games: men's 10 km walk, women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put. There were a total number of 751 participating athletes from 53...
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Roy Cochran LeRoy Braxton Cochran was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics....
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Duncan White Duncan White, MBE was the first Sri Lankan athlete to win a medal for his country in an Olympic event. He won a silver in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England...
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Rune Larsson Carl Rune Larsson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal...
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| 1952 Helsinki At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 968 participating athletes from 58 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
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Yuri Lituyev Yuri Nikolaevich Lituyev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He trained in Leningrad and later in Moscow at the Armed Forces sports society....
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| 1956 Melbourne At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
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lenn Davis (athlete) |
Eddie Southern Eddie Southern was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles.He competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 400 meter hurdles where he won the silver medal....
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Josh Culbreath Joshua Culbreath was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles — the national outdoor champion from 1953 to 1955; three-time winner of the event in the Penn Relays in the same years, and Olympic bronze medal winner in 1956, while he was serving in the U.S...
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| 1960 Rome At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* *...
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lenn Davis (athlete) |
Clifton Cushman Clifton Cushman was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for the United States in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal....
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| 1964 Tokyo At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
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Rex Cawley Warren Jay Cawley is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Born in Highland Park, Michigan, Rex Cawley still holds the record time for the 100 yard dash at Farmington High School that he set in 1959...
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ohn Cooper (hurdler) |
Salvatore Morale Salvatore Morale was an Italian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for an Italy in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal....
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| 1968 Mexico City At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
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David Hemery David Peter Hemery, CBE, is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but his father's work took the family to the United States, where he attended school and graduating from Boston University.Hemery's first...
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Gerhard Hennige Gerhard Hennige is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner, among the world's best at the 400 meter hurdles from 1966 to 1971....
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| 1972 Munich At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
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John Akii-Bua John Akii-Bua was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.Akii-Bua started his athletic career as a hurdler on the short distance, but coached by British-born coach Malcolm Arnold, he was introduced to the 400 m hurdles...
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Ralph Mann Ralph Mann was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles. He was an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, and later earned a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the Washington State University...
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David Hemery David Peter Hemery, CBE, is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but his father's work took the family to the United States, where he attended school and graduating from Boston University.Hemery's first...
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| 1976 Montreal At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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Michael Shine Michael Shine is a former United States Olympic athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, he earned the silver medal in the 400 m Men's Hurdles, behind Edwin Moses....
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Yevgeny Gavrilenko Yevgeny Gavrilenko was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He trained at Dynamo in Gomel....
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| 1980 Moscow Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
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Vasili Arkhipenko Vasili Arkhipenko was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal....
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Gary Oakes Gary James Oakes was a British athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metre hurdles event during his career. He competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, where he won the bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles...
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| 1984 Los Angeles At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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Danny Harris Danny Lee Harris is a former American 400m hurdles runner who won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1987 World Championships in Rome....
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Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...
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| 1988 Seoul At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:- Women's events :...
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Amadou Dia Ba El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:...
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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| 1992 Barcelona At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
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Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals....
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Kriss Akabusi Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former athlete who went on to become a television presenter and motivational speaker....
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| 1996 Atlanta At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
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Derrick Adkins Derrick R. Adkins is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Malverne High School, Derrick Adkins rose into the international athletics scene in 1991, when he finished third at the US National Championships and qualified...
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Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
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Calvin Davis Calvin Davis is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters, though his fame comes from his success in the 400 meter hurdles....
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| 2000 Sydney At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
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Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Hadi Al Somayli Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily is a Saudi Arabian athlete. He won the first Saudi silver medal in the Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles...
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Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:
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2004 AthensAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
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Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane O.D is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests...
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Naman Keïta Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France...
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| 2008 Beijing Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Bershawn Jackson Bershawn "Batman" Jackson is an American athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m....
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| 1984 Los Angeles At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:
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Nawal El Moutawakel Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become an Olympic champion...
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Judi Brown Judith Lynne Brown-King is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre Hurdles.She competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S...
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Cristeana Cojocaru Cristeana Cojocaru is a retired athlete from Romania.At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she won a bronze medal in 400 metres hurdles behind Nawal El Moutawakel and Judi Brown...
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| 1988 Seoul At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:- Women's events :...
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Debbie Flintoff-King Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:...
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Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....
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Ellen Fiedler Ellen Fiedler, is a German hurdler. She was born in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds...
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| 1992 Barcelona At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
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Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles....
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Janeene Vickers Janeene Vickers is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the bronze medal....
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| 1996 Atlanta At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
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Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
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Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre Hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995....
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| 2000 Sydney At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
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Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team...
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Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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2004 AthensAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
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Faní Halkiá Fani Chalkia is a Greek hurdler.She won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds....
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| 2008 Beijing Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...
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Tasha Danvers and Natasha De'Anka 'Tasha' Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medalist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
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| 1983 The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.-Track:...
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...
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| 1987 The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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Danny Harris Danny Lee Harris is a former American 400m hurdles runner who won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1987 World Championships in Rome....
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Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...
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| 1991 The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event...
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Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
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Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals....
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Kriss Akabusi Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former athlete who went on to become a television presenter and motivational speaker....
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| 1993 The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....
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Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
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Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals....
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| 1995 The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
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Derrick Adkins Derrick R. Adkins is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Malverne High School, Derrick Adkins rose into the international athletics scene in 1991, when he finished third at the US National Championships and qualified...
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Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
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Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37 sec...
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| 1997 The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
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Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37 sec...
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Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:
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Bryan Bronson John Bryan Bronson is an American hurdler, who won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.His personal best time was 47.03 seconds, achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans.-References:
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| 1999 The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
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Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:
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Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37 sec...
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Marcel Schelbert Marcel Schelbert is a retired Swiss athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time of 48.13 seconds, achieved when he won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships, is also a Swiss record. He also won a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade...
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| 2001 The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America.-Track:1997 | 1999 |...
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Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:
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Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...
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| 2003 The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August, 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
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Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Joey Woody Joey Woody is an American track and field athlete in the 400 meter hurdles event.Woody attended the University of Northern Iowa, where he was the 1997 NCAA champion in the 400 m hurdles. Woody placed third in the American championships and qualified for the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....
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2005The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
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Bershawn Jackson Bershawn "Batman" Jackson is an American athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m....
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ames Carter (athlete) |
Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...
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2007The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
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Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo is a Polish athlete. He mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He finished 6th at the 2004 Summer Olympics, equalling his personal best time of 48.16s which was the national record set in 2001...
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| 1983 The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.-Track:...
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Ellen Fiedler Ellen Fiedler, is a German hurdler. She was born in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds...
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| 1987 The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
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Sabine Busch Sabine Busch, married Ascui is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles...
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Debbie Flintoff-King Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:...
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Cornelia Ullrich Cornelia Ullrich, née Feuerbach is a retired East German hurdler. She represented the sports team SC Magdeburg.She won the bronze medals at the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships....
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| 1991 The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event...
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Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....
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Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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Janeene Vickers Janeene Vickers is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the bronze medal....
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| 1993 The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....
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Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles....
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Margarita Ponomaryova Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova is a retired hurdler from Russia, best known for setting the world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles in 1984. She was born in Balkhash....
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| 1995 The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
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Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
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Tonya Buford-Bailey |
Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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| 1997 The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
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Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
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| 1999 The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
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Daimi Pernia Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she didn't rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200 metres...
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Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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| 2001 The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America.-Track:1997 | 1999 |...
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Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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Yuliya Nosova |
Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she didn't rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200 metres...
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| 2003 The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August, 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
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Jana Rawlinson Jana Pittman-Rawlinson is an Australian athlete who specialises in the 400 m run and 400 m hurdles events. She is a two-time world champion in the 400 m hurdles, from 2003 and 2007...
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Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...
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Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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2005The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
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Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m is 53.02 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Athens....
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Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...
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2007The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
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Jana Rawlinson Jana Pittman-Rawlinson is an Australian athlete who specialises in the 400 m run and 400 m hurdles events. She is a two-time world champion in the 400 m hurdles, from 2003 and 2007...
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Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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Anna Jesień Anna Jesień, nee Anna Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...
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| 2009 The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
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Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...
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Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m is 53.02 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Athens....
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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...
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Kevin Young Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and still holds the world record in that event....
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BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
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August 6, 1992 |
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47.02 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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KoblenzKoblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the...
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August 31, 1983 |
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Bryan Bronson John Bryan Bronson is an American hurdler, who won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.His personal best time was 47.03 seconds, achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans.-References:
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June 21, 1998 |
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47.10 |
Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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August 7, 1991 |
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47.19 |
Andre Phillips André Lamar Phillips is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, André Phillips was throughout his career in a shadow of his idol Edwin Moses, and managed to beat him once, at the Olympic Games...
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Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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September 25, 1988 |
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47.23 |
Amadou Dia Ba El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:...
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Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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September 25, 1988 |
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47.24 |
Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, Carson had a total population of 89,730. It is located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and is known as a suburb of the city...
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June 26, 2005 |
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47.25 |
Félix Sánchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Paris, Saint-DenisSaint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 kilometres from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis.Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of Saint...
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August 29, 2003 |
| Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Beijing Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
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August 18, 2008 |
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47.30 |
Bershawn Jackson Bershawn "Batman" Jackson is an American athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m....
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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August 9, 2005 |
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47.37 |
Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37 sec...
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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July 5, 1995 |
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47.38 |
Danny Harris Danny Lee Harris is a former American 400m hurdles runner who won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1987 World Championships in Rome....
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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July 10, 1991 |
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47.43 |
James Carter James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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August 9, 2005 |
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47.48 |
Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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September 8, 1982 |
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47.53 |
Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily |
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SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
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September 27, 2000 |
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47.54 |
Derrick Adkins Derrick R. Adkins is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Malverne High School, Derrick Adkins rose into the international athletics scene in 1991, when he finished third at the US National Championships and qualified...
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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July 5, 1995 |
| Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:
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EdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies...
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August 10, 2001 |
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47.60 |
Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals....
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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August 4, 1993 |
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47.67 |
Bennie Brazell Bennie Brazell is an American football wide receiver who recently played for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was on the injured reserve list for the 2006 season. He failed to make the 53 man roster for the 2007 season....
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Sacramento Sacramento, an Italian-, Spanish- and Portuguese-language word meaning sacrament, is a common toponym in parts of the world where those tongues were or are spoken....
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June 11, 2005 |
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47.75 |
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Indianapolis |
July 17, 1988 |
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47.81 |
Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:
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SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
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September 27, 2000 |
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47.82 |
John Akii-Bua John Akii-Bua was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.Akii-Bua started his athletic career as a hurdler on the short distance, but coached by British-born coach Malcolm Arnold, he was introduced to the 400 m hurdles...
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September 2, 1972 |
| Kriss Akabusi Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former athlete who went on to become a television presenter and motivational speaker....
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BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
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August 6, 1992 |
| Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....
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Osakais a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū.Osaka is a City in Japan and also is designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture...
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May 6, 2006 |
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47.84 |
Bayano Kamani Bayano Kamani is a Panamanian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching the semi-finals.- Achievements :...
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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Tula Tula is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 193 km south of Moscow, on the river Upa. Population: 481,216 ; 543,000 . Tula is the administrative center of Tula Oblast. Dialing code: +7 4872....
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August 8, 2003 |
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52.42 |
Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...
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BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
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August 20, 2009 |
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52.61 |
Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
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August 11, 1995 |
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52.62 |
Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre Hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995....
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August 11, 1995 |
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52.63 |
Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m is 53.02 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Athens....
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MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
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July 28, 2009 |
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52.74 |
Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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StuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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August 19, 1993 |
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52.77 |
Fani Halkia Fani Chalkia is a Greek hurdler.She won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds....
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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August 22, 2004 |
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Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles....
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StuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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August 19, 1993 |
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Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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Atlanta |
July 31, 1996 |
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52.89 |
Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she didn't rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200 metres...
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SevilleSeville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level. The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos or...
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August 25, 1999 |
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52.90 |
Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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SevilleSeville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level. The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos or...
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August 25, 1999 |
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Marina Stepanova Marina Stepanova is a former Soviet athlete. She was the first woman to run under 53 seconds in the 400m hurdles.-Career:...
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TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was 2.18 million. According to unofficial data, the population is more than 3 million.- History :...
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Sheena Johnson Sheena Tosta is an American hurdler.She finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final.Her personal best time is 52.95 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento....
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Sacramento Sacramento, an Italian-, Spanish- and Portuguese-language word meaning sacrament, is a common toponym in parts of the world where those tongues were or are spoken....
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Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team...
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SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
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Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....
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Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
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Debbie Flintoff-King Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:...
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Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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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...
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BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
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Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion....
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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Jana Rawlinson Jana Pittman-Rawlinson is an Australian athlete who specialises in the 400 m run and 400 m hurdles events. She is a two-time world champion in the 400 m hurdles, from 2003 and 2007...
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Paris Saint-DenisSaint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 kilometres from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis.Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of Saint...
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Sabine Busch Sabine Busch, married Ascui is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles...
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PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
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RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
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Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Bajan athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University....
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Ralph Mann Ralph Mann was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles. He was an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, and later earned a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the Washington State University...
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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John Akii-Bua John Akii-Bua was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.Akii-Bua started his athletic career as a hurdler on the short distance, but coached by British-born coach Malcolm Arnold, he was introduced to the 400 m hurdles...
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MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
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| 1973 |
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John Akii-Bua John Akii-Bua was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.Akii-Bua started his athletic career as a hurdler on the short distance, but coached by British-born coach Malcolm Arnold, he was introduced to the 400 m hurdles...
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Lagos Lagos is the most populous conurbation in Nigeria with 7,937,932 inhabitants at the 2006 census...
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Jim Bolding |
MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
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| 1975 |
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Jim Bolding |
MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
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| 1976 |
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
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| 1977 |
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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Westwood -Places:Australia*Westwood, QueenslandCanada*Westwood, Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario*Westwood, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta*Westwood Plateau, an area of Coquitlam, British Columbia...
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| 1978 |
47.94 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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| 1979 |
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
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| 1980 |
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Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
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| 1981 |
47.14 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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| 1982 |
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Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 1983 |
47.02 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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KoblenzKoblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the...
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| 1984 |
47.32 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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KoblenzKoblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the...
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| 1985 |
47.63 |
Danny Harris Danny Lee Harris is a former American 400m hurdles runner who won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1987 World Championships in Rome....
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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| 1986 |
47.38 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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| 1987 |
47.46 |
Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...
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RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
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| 1988 |
47.19 |
Andre Phillips André Lamar Phillips is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, André Phillips was throughout his career in a shadow of his idol Edwin Moses, and managed to beat him once, at the Olympic Games...
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Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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| 1989 |
47.86 |
evin Young (athlete) |
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
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| 1990 |
47.49 |
Danny Harris Danny Lee Harris is a former American 400m hurdles runner who won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1987 World Championships in Rome....
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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| 1991 |
47.10 |
Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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| 1992 |
46.78 |
evin Young (athlete) |
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
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| 1993 |
47.18 |
evin Young (athlete) |
StuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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| 1994 |
47.70 |
Derrick Adkins Derrick R. Adkins is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Malverne High School, Derrick Adkins rose into the international athletics scene in 1991, when he finished third at the US National Championships and qualified...
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LinzLinz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately 30 km south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube...
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| 1995 |
47.37 |
Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37 sec...
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LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
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| 1996 |
47.54 |
Derrick Adkins Derrick R. Adkins is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Malverne High School, Derrick Adkins rose into the international athletics scene in 1991, when he finished third at the US National Championships and qualified...
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AtlantaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
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| 1997 |
47.64 |
Bryan Bronson John Bryan Bronson is an American hurdler, who won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.His personal best time was 47.03 seconds, achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans.-References:
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MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
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| 1998 |
47.03 |
Bryan Bronson John Bryan Bronson is an American hurdler, who won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.His personal best time was 47.03 seconds, achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans.-References:
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New Orleans |
| 1999 |
47.72 |
Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:
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SevilleSeville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level. The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos or...
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| 2000 |
47.50 |
Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
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| 2001 |
47.38 |
Felix Sánchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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| 2002 |
47.35 |
Felix Sánchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
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| 2003 |
47.25 |
Felix Sánchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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Saint-DenisSaint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 kilometres from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis.Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of Saint...
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| 2004 |
47.63 |
Felix Sánchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States...
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 2005 |
47.24 |
Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Carson The Home Depot Center is a multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 13 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot...
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| 2006 |
47.39 |
Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Indianapolis |
| 2007 |
47.61 |
Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Osakais a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū.Osaka is a City in Japan and also is designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture...
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| 2008 |
47.25 |
Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Beijing Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
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54.89 |
Tatyana Zelentsova |
PraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" , "city of a hundred spires", or Stověžatá Praha in Czech and "the golden city" or Zlaté město in Czech.Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the...
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| 1979 |
54.78 |
Marina Stepanova Marina Stepanova is a former Soviet athlete. She was the first woman to run under 53 seconds in the 400m hurdles.-Career:...
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Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
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| 1980 |
54.28 |
Karin Roßley Karin Roßley, is a retired East German hurdler, who represented the sports team SC Cottbus. She was born in Cottbus.She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships....
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JenaJena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
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| 1981 |
54.79 |
Ellen Fiedler Ellen Fiedler, is a German hurdler. She was born in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds...
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JenaJena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
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| 1982 |
54.57 |
Ann-Louise Skoglund Ann-Louise Skoglund is a retired track and field hurdler from Sweden, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. She set the world best year performance in her event in 1982....
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 1983 |
54.02 |
Anna Ambraziene |
Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
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| 1984 |
53.58 |
Margarita Ponomaryova Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova is a retired hurdler from Russia, best known for setting the world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles in 1984. She was born in Balkhash....
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KievKiev or Kyiv , is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300...
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| 1985 |
53.55 |
Sabine Busch Sabine Busch, married Ascui is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles...
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BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
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| 1986 |
52.94 |
Marina Stepanova Marina Stepanova is a former Soviet athlete. She was the first woman to run under 53 seconds in the 400m hurdles.-Career:...
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TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was 2.18 million. According to unofficial data, the population is more than 3 million.- History :...
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| 1987 |
53.24 |
Sabine Busch Sabine Busch, married Ascui is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles...
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PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
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| 1988 |
53.17 |
Debbie Flintoff-King Debra Lee Flintoff-King , born 20 April 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Athletics career:...
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Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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| 1989 |
53.37 |
Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles....
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New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
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| 1990 |
53.62 |
Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....
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SplitSplit is the largest Dalmatian city, the second-largest urban centre in Croatia, and the seat of Split-Dalmatia County...
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| 1991 |
53.11 |
Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....
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Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
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| 1992 |
53.23 |
Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
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| 1993 |
52.74 |
Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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StuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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| 1994 |
53.33 |
Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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| 1995 |
52.61 |
Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
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GothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest amongst the Nordic countries. Situated on the south-west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 502,833 with 622,287 in the urban area and total of 911,406 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.The City of...
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| 1996 |
52.82 |
Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...
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Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
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| 1997 |
52.97 |
Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
Nezha BidouaneNezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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IndianapolisAthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 1998 |
52.74 |
Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....
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MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
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| 1999 |
52.89 |
Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she didn't rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200 metres...
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SevilleSeville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level. The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos or...
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| 2000 |
53.02 |
Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team...
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SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
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| 2001 |
53.34 |
Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
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EdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies...
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| 2002 |
53.10 |
Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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Tula Tula is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 193 km south of Moscow, on the river Upa. Population: 481,216 ; 543,000 . Tula is the administrative center of Tula Oblast. Dialing code: +7 4872....
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| 2003 |
52.34 |
Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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Tula Tula is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 193 km south of Moscow, on the river Upa. Population: 481,216 ; 543,000 . Tula is the administrative center of Tula Oblast. Dialing code: +7 4872....
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| 2004 |
52.77 |
Faní Halkiá Fani Chalkia is a Greek hurdler.She won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds....
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 2005 |
52.90 |
Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
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HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
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| 2006 |
53.02 |
Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m is 53.02 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Athens....
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AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 2007 |
53.28 |
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| 2008 |
52.64 |
Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...
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Beijing Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
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