400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics

400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics
Overview
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1983 – 2015 Women: 1980 – 2015
Championship record
Men	47.18 Kevin Young (1993)
Women	52.42 Melaine Walker (2009)
Reigning champion
Men	Nicholas Bett (KEN)
Women	Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)

The 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by women since 1980 and by men since 1983.

The championship records for the event are 47.18 for men, set by Kevin Young in 1993, and 52.42 m for women, set by Melaine Walker in 2009.

Age records

Distinction	Male			Female
Distinction	Athlete	Age	Date	Athlete	Age	Date
Youngest champion	Jehue Gordon (TTO)	21 years, 243 days	15 Aug 2013	Jana Pittman (AUS)	20 years, 292 days	15 Aug 2013
Youngest medalist	Llewellyn Herbert (RSA)	20 years, 14 days	4 Aug 1997	Petra Pfaff (GDR)	19 years, 305 days	16 Aug 1980
Youngest participant	Jehue Gordon (TTO)	17 years, 243 days	15 Aug 2009	Mirenda Francourt (SEY)	16 years, 99 days	26 Aug 1991
Oldest champion	Edwin Moses (USA)	32 years, 1 day	1 Sep 1987	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	31 years, 324 days	8 Aug 2001
Oldest medalist	Kriss Akabusi (GBR)	32 years, 272 days	27 Aug 1991	Sandra Glover (USA)	36 years, 226 days	13 Aug 2005
Oldest participant	Danny McFarlane (JAM)	37 years, 185 days	18 Aug 2009	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR)	37 years, 321 days	28 Aug 2007

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki	Edwin Moses (USA)	Harald Schmid (FRG)	Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
1987 Rome	Edwin Moses (USA)	Danny Harris (USA)	Harald Schmid (FRG)
1991 Tokyo	Samuel Matete (ZAM)	Winthrop Graham (JAM)	Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
1993 Stuttgart	Kevin Young (USA)	Samuel Matete (ZAM)	Winthrop Graham (JAM)
1995 Gothenburg	Derrick Adkins (USA)	Samuel Matete (ZAM)	Stéphane Diagana (FRA)
1997 Athens	Stéphane Diagana (FRA)	Llewellyn Herbert (RSA)	Bryan Bronson (USA)
1999 Seville	Fabrizio Mori (ITA)	Stéphane Diagana (FRA)	Marcel Schelbert (SUI)
2001 Edmonton	Félix Sánchez (DOM)	Fabrizio Mori (ITA)	Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2003 Paris	Félix Sánchez (DOM)	Joey Woody (USA)	Periklís Iakovákis (GRE)
2005 Helsinki	Bershawn Jackson (USA)	James Carter (USA)	Dai Tamesue (JPN)
2007 Osaka	Kerron Clement (USA)	Félix Sánchez (DOM)	Marek Plawgo (POL)
2009 Berlin	Kerron Clement (USA)	Javier Culson (PUR)	Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 Daegu	Dai Greene (GBR)	Javier Culson (PUR)	L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
2013 Moscow	Jehue Gordon (TRI)	Michael Tinsley (USA)	Emir Bekrić (SRB)
2015 Beijing	Nicholas Bett (KEN)	Denis Kudryavtsev (RUS)	Jeffery Gibson (BAH)

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Sánchez, FélixFélix Sánchez	Dominican Republic (DOM)	2001–2007	2	1	0	3
2	Matete, SamuelSamuel Matete	Zambia (ZAM)	1991–1995	1	2	0	3
3	Diagana, StéphaneStéphane Diagana	France (FRA)	1995–1999	1	1	1	3
4=	Moses, EdwinEdwin Moses	United States (USA)	1983–1987	2	0	0	2
4=	Clement, KerronKerron Clement	United States (USA)	2007–2009	2	0	0	2
6	Mori, FabrizioFabrizio Mori	Italy (ITA)	1999–2001	1	1	0	2
7	Jackson, BershawnBershawn Jackson	United States (USA)	2005–2009	1	0	1	2
8	Culson, JavierJavier Culson	Puerto Rico (PUR)	2009–2011	0	2	0	2
9=	Schmid, HaraldHarald Schmid	West Germany (FRG)	1983–1987	0	1	1	2
9=	Graham, WinthropWinthrop Graham	Jamaica (JAM)	1991–1993	0	1	1	2
11	Tamesue, DaiDai Tamesue	Japan (JPN)	2001–2005	0	0	2	2

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	7	4	2	13
2	Dominican Republic (DOM)	2	1	0	3
3	Zambia (ZAM)	1	2	0	3
4	France (FRA)	1	1	1	3
5	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
6	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	1	2
7=	Kenya (KEN)	1	0	0	1
7=	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	1	0	0	1
8	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	2	0	2
9=	Germany (GER)	0	1	1	2
9=	Jamaica (JAM)	0	1	1	2
9=	South Africa (RSA)	0	1	1	2
12	Russia (RUS)	0	1	0	1
13	Japan (JPN)	0	0	2	2
14=	Bahamas (BAH)	0	0	1	1
14=	Greece (GRE)	0	0	1	1
14=	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
14=	Serbia (SRB)	0	0	1	1
14=	Soviet Union (URS)	0	0	1	1
14=	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1980 Sittard	Bärbel Broschat (GDR)	Ellen Neumann (GDR)	Petra Pfaff (GDR)
1983 Helsinki	Yekaterina Fesenko (URS)	Anna Ambrazienė (URS)	Ellen Neumann-Fiedler (GDR)
1987 Rome	Sabine Busch (GDR)	Debbie Flintoff (AUS)	Cornelia Feuerbach (GDR)
1991 Tokyo	Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS)	Sally Gunnell (GBR)	Janeene Vickers (USA)
1993 Stuttgart	Sally Gunnell (GBR)	Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA)	Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg	Kim Batten (USA)	Tonja Buford (USA)	Deon Hemmings (JAM)
1997 Athens	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	Deon Hemmings (JAM)	Kim Batten (USA)
1999 Seville	Daimí Pernía (CUB)	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	Deon Hemmings (JAM)
2001 Edmonton	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	Daimí Pernía (CUB)
2003 Paris	Jana Pittman (AUS)	Sandra Glover (USA)	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)
2005 Helsinki	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	Lashinda Demus (USA)	Sandra Glover (USA)
2007 Osaka	Jana Rawlinson (AUS)	Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS)	Anna Jesień (POL)
2009 Berlin	Melaine Walker (JAM)	Lashinda Demus (USA)	Josanne Lucas (TRI)
2011 Daegu	Lashinda Demus (USA)	Melaine Walker (JAM)	Natalya Antyukh (RUS)
2013 Moscow	Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)	Dalilah Muhammad (USA)	Lashinda Demus (USA)
2015 Beijing	Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)	Shamier Little (USA)	Cassandra Tate (USA)

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1=	Pechonkina, YuliyaYuliya Pechonkina	Russia (RUS)	2001–2007	1	2	1	4
1=	Demus, LashindaLashinda Demus	United States (USA)	2005–2013	1	2	1	4
3	Bidouane, NezhaNezha Bidouane	Morocco (MAR)	1997–2001	2	1	0	3
4	Hemmings, DeonDeon Hemmings	Jamaica (JAM)	1995–1999	0	1	2	3
5=	Pittman, JanaJana Pittman	Australia (AUS)	2003–2007	2	0	0	2
5=	Hejnová, ZuzanaZuzana Hejnová	Czech Republic (CZE)	2013–2015	2	0	0	2
7=	Gunnell, SallySally Gunnell	Great Britain (GBR)	1991–1993	1	1	0	2
7=	Walker, MelaineMelaine Walker	Jamaica (JAM)	2009–2011	1	1	0	2
9=	Batten, KimKim Batten	United States (USA)	1995–1997	1	0	1	2
9=	Pernía, DaimíDaimí Pernía	Cuba (CUB)	1999–2001	1	0	1	2
11=	Fiedler, EllenEllen Fiedler	East Germany (GDR)	1980–1983	0	1	1	2
11=	Glover, SandraSandra Glover	United States (USA)	2003–2005	0	1	1	2

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	7	5	14
2	Germany (GER)	2	1	4	7
3=	Australia (AUS)	2	1	0	3
3=	Morocco (MAR)	2	1	0	3
3=	Soviet Union (URS)	2	1	0	3
6	Czech Republic (CZE)	2	0	0	2
7	Russia (RUS)	1	2	3	6
8	Jamaica (JAM)	1	2	2	5
9	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	0	2
10	Cuba (CUB)	1	0	1	2
11	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	0	1
12	Spain (ESP)	0	1	0	1
13=	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
13=	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	0	1	1

Butler, Mark et al. (2015). IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Book. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 August 2016.

400 metres hurdles at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics

Complete event overview

Men	1980 1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Women	1980 1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

History of events at the World Championships in Athletics

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Records Medal sweeps

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