2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:Men's 400 metres hurdles
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28, 29 and 31 July.

Medalists

Gold Dai Greene
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver Rhys Williams
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Stanislav Melnykov
Ukraine (UKR)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992
European record47.37Lausanne, Switzerland5 July 1995
Championship record47.48Athens, Greece8 September 1982
World Leading47.32Des Moines, IA, United States26 June 2010
European Leading48.49Lausanne, Switzerland8 July 2010
Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships
European Leading48.12Barcelona, Spain31 July 2010

Schedule

DateTimeRound
28 July 2010 12:50 Round 1
29 July 2010 19:30 Semifinals
31 July 2010 20:10 Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality ReactTime Notes
1 40.18650.14Q
2 60.19350.32Q
3 80.18750.45Q
4 30.18850.47q
5 50.17151.82
6 20.17853.38
70.238DSQ

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality ReactTime Notes
1 50.20849.35Q
2 40.20449.49Q, SB
3 30.27249.97Q, PB
4 70.27550.31q, PB
5 60.19050.71q, PB
6 20.31451.41
80.211 DSQ

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality ReactTime Notes
1 60.260 50.32Q
2 30.259 50.50Q
3 20.262 50.89Q
4 50.23551.25
5 40.175 51.48
6 70.18452.27
7 80.229 52.75
8 10.15854.46

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality ReactTime Notes
1 40.189 50.11Q
2 50.23250.48Q
3 20.21950.73Q
4 60.374 51.11q
5 80.20751.43
6 30.211 52.46
7 70.19652.54

Summary

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality ReactTime Notes
1 2 549.35Q
2 2 449.49Q, SB
3 2 349.97Q, PB
4 4 450.11Q
5 1 450.14Q
6 2 750.31q, PB
7 1 650.32Q
7 3 650.32Q
9 1 850.45Q
10 1 350.47q
11 4 550.48Q
12 3 350.50Q
13 2 650.71q, PB
14 4 250.73Q
15 3 250.89Q
16 4 651.11q
17 3 551.25
18 2 251.41
19 4 851.43
20 3 451.48
21 1 551.82
22 3 752.27
23 4 352.46
24 4 752.54
25 3 852.75
26 1 253.38
27 3 154.46
1 7DSQ
2 8DSQ

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 349.48 Q
2 549.85 Q, SB
3 650.09 Q
4 750.51
5 450.60
6 250.86
7 151.06
8 851.26

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 449.61 Q
2 649.76 Q
3 350.05 Q
4 750.13 q
5 550.33 q
6 850.46
7 151.46
8 251.98

Summary

Rank Semifinal Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 349.48 Q
2 2 449.61 Q
3 2 649.76 Q
4 1 549.85 Q, SB
5 2 350.05 Q
6 1 650.09 Q
7 2 750.13 q
8 2 550.33 q
9 2 850.46
10 1 750.51
11 1 450.60
12 1 250.86
13 1 151.06
14 1 851.26
15 2 151.46
16 2 251.98

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
30.17548.12EL
50.19548.96PB
60.31449.09PB
4 70.18649.34PB
5 10.22549.38SB
6 20.21749.68PB
7 40.20049.70SB
8 80.1801:02.94

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