2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Arena Birmingham | |||||||||
| Dates | 2–3 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 3 March 2018.[1][2]
Summary
For the first time ever in a World Championship, every runner in a single preliminary heat was disqualified. It was the third heat, where first returning silver medalist Abdalelah Haroun false started himself out of the heat. #5 runner of all time[3] Bralon Taplin won the heat, but he and the other three remaining runners Austris Karpinskis, Alonzo Russell and Steven Gayle were then disqualified for lane violations.[4]
2012 Champion Nery Brenes also found himself disqualified after winning the fifth heat.[5] With two place qualifiers missing, it opened the door for Juander Santos and Mikhail Litvin to take the extra time qualification positions in the semi-final round.
In the final, Óscar Husillos from lane 6 was first to the break line and took the lead with a lap to go, holding the lead to cross the finish line first in a time of 44.92. However, Husillos and Luguelín Santos were disqualified for lane violations, giving Pavel Maslák his third consecutive championship, Michael Cherry the silver, and Deon Lendore the bronze.[6][7]
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 2 March at 11:20.[8]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Luka Janežič | 46.45 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Óscar Husillos | 46.51 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Jakub Krzewina | 46.57 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Deon Lendore | 46.68 | Q | |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Aldrich Bailey | 46.77 | Q | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Pavel Maslák | 46.80 | Q | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Lee Thompson | 46.81 | Q | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Luguelín Santos | 46.83 | q | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Yousef Karam | 46.86 | q | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Javon Francis | 46.87 | Q | |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | Chidi Okezie | 46.91 | q | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Asa Guevara | 46.92 | q | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Lucas Búa | 46.96 | q | |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | Patrik Šorm | 46.99 | q | |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | Michael Cherry | 46.99 | Q | |
| 16 | 1 | 4 | Juander Santos | 47.02 | q | |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | Rafał Omelko | 47.13 | Q | |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Mikhail Litvin | 47.16 | q | |
| 19 | 4 | 4 | Vitalii Butrym | 47.45 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 2 | Michael Anthony Rasmijn | 49.20 | NR | |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Davron Atabaev | 49.20 | SB | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Kelvin Delvin Ramírez | 49.88 | SB | |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | Tikie Terry Mael | 49.92 | PB | |
| 24 | 4 | 2 | Mohamed Naail | 49.98 | NR | |
| 25 | 6 | 2 | Narek Ghukasyan | 51.02 | PB | |
| 3 | 5 | Abdalelah Haroun | DQ | 162.8[9] | ||
| 3 | 6 | Bralon Taplin | DQ | 163.3(a)[10] | ||
| 3 | 2 | Austris Karpinskis | DQ | 163.3(a)[10] | ||
| 3 | 4 | Alonzo Russell | DQ | 163.3(a)[10] | ||
| 3 | 3 | Steven Gayle | DQ | 163.3(a)[10] | ||
| 5 | 3 | Nery Brenes | DQ | 163.3(a)[10] | ||
| 5 | 2 | Mazen Alyasen | DNS |
Semifinal
The semifinals were started on 2 March at 21:06.[11]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Óscar Husillos | 45.69 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Michael Cherry | 45.73 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Luguelín Santos | 46.31 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Pavel Maslák | 46.32 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Aldrich Bailey | 46.33 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Deon Lendore | 46.33 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Luka Janežič | 46.37 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Rafał Omelko | 46.39 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Jakub Krzewina | 46.69 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Javon Francis | 46.73 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Juander Santos | 46.83 | PB | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Asa Guevara | 46.91 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Patrik Šorm | 47.04 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Lee Thompson | 47.14 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Lucas Búa | 47.14 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Mikhail Litvin | 47.94 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Chidi Okezie | 48.53 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yousef Karam | DNF |
Final

The final was started on 3 March at 20:20.[12]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Maslák | 45.47 | SB | ||
| Michael Cherry | 45.84 | |||
| Deon Lendore | 46.37 | |||
| 4 | Aldrich Bailey | 46.44 | ||
| Óscar Husillos | DQ | 163.3(b)[13] | ||
| Luguelín Santos | DQ | 163.3(b)[14] |
References
- ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "400 Metres – men – senior – indoor".
- ^ "History made as every athlete in a 400m heat is disqualified at world indoors". TheGuardian.com. March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Un error le costó la semifinal a Nery Brenes en el Mundial bajo techo". March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Óscar Husillos disqualified after winning 400m world gold". March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Athletics: Farcical scenes as Maslak wins gold after top two disqualified". Reuters. March 3, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ False start
- ^ a b c d e Lane infringement
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Lane infringement; originally finished first with time|page=44.92
- ^ Lane infringement; originally finished second
