Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Olympic Athletics
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Date21–25 August
Competitors34 from 25 nations
Winning time52.82
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Faní Halkiá File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ionela Târlea-Manolache File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova Error creating thumbnail:  Ukraine
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 21 to 25.[1]

The first round had split a full roster of runners into five heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top four runners in both of the semifinal heats moved on directly to the final.

The final was expected to witness four early-season favorites, U.S. top runner Sheena Johnson, 2003 world champion Jana Pittman, current world record holder Yuliya Pechenkina, and two-time European champion Ionela Târlea-Manolache, challenging each other for the Olympic title. Inside the stadium, however, the raucous Greek crowd turned their attention on home favorite Faní Halkiá, who had previously lowered the Olympic record by 0.05 of a second in the second semifinal. All three medalists came from that semi, fifth place equalling 3rd place in the first semi.

From the start in lane four, Halkia drew level with Pittman outside her at the halfway turn, until she quickly pulled away from the field on the last hundred metres and cleared the final hurdle. With none of the pre-race favorites willing to chase her on the home stretch, Halkia raced comfortably to an Olympic gold.[2][3] Behind her, Târlea-Manolache and Ukraine's Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova came through on the inside to take the silver and bronze medals respectively.[4] Running bravely against a tore knee injury, Pittman managed to finish the race in fifth place, while Pechenkina stumbled behind on a wretched run to round out the field in last.[2]

Halkia's triumph proved to be a redemption for the host nation Greece in track and field, after the anti-doping scandal and suspicious affair on 2000 Olympic medalists and sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou that tainted the start of the Games.[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World record  Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) 52.34 s Tula, Russia 8 August 2003
Olympic record File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Deon Hemmings (JAM) 52.82 s Atlanta, United States 31 July 1996
World Leading File:Flag of the United States.svg Sheena Johnson-Tosta (USA) 52.95 s Sacramento, United States 11 July 2004

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Result Record
22 August Semifinal 2 Faní Halkiá File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 52.77 OR

Qualification

The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the women's 400 metres hurdles, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 55.60 seconds or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 56.25 seconds or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 21 August 2004 09:05 Round 1
Sunday, 22 August 2004 21:20 Semifinals
Wednesday, 25 August 2004 21:55 Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next six fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals.[5]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 2 Yuliya Pechenkina Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 53.57 Q, SB
2 7 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova Error creating thumbnail:  Ukraine 54.63 Q
3 8 Ulrike Urbansky File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 55.15 q, SB
4 4 Monika Niederstätter File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy 55.57
5 6 Cora Olivero File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 56.19
6 5 Patrina Allen File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 56.40
7 3 Aïssata Soulama File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 57.60 PB

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 2 Jana Pittman File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 54.83 Q
2 3 Yekaterina Bikert Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 54.95 Q
3 5 Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Kazakhstan 55.22 q, SB
4 4 Ieva Zunda File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Latvia 56.21
5 7 Benedetta Ceccarelli File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy 56.28
6 6 Surita Febbraio File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 56.49

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 5 Ionela Târlea-Manolache File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 54.41 Q
2 4 Brenda Taylor File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.72 Q
3 2 Nezha Bidouane File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 55.69
4 8 Anna Jesień File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 56.03
5 6 Shevon Stoddart File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 56.61
6 3 Klodiana Shala File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 1:00.00
7 Stephanie Kampf File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany DNS

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 5 Faní Halkiá File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 53.85 Q, NR
2 7 Lashinda Demus File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.66 Q
3 2 Yekaterina Bakhvalova Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 55.16 q
4 8 Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 55.21 q, SB
5 4 Yvonne Harrison File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 55.84
6 3 Mame Tacko Diouf File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 57.25
7 6 Salhate Djamalidine File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 59.72

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 4 Małgorzata Pskit File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 54.75 Q, PB
2 3 Sheena Johnson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.81 Q
3 8 Huang Xiaoxiao Error creating thumbnail:  China 54.81 q, PB
4 5 Androula Sialou File:Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus 55.02 q
5 2 Daimí Pernía File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba 55.91
6 6 Andrea Blackett File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 56.49
7 7 Galina Pedan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Kyrgyzstan 59.02

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) moved on to the final.[6]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 6 Yuliya Pechenkina Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 53.31 Q, SB
2 3 Jana Pittman File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 54.05 Q
3 1 Sheena Johnson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.32 Q
4 4 Brenda Taylor File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 55.02 Q
5 8 Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Kazakhstan 55.08 SB
6 5 Małgorzata Pskit File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 55.24
7 7 Ulrike Urbansky File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 56.44
8 2 Androula Sialou File:Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus 1:05.72

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1 4 Faní Halkiá File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 52.77 Q, OR
2 3 Ionela Târlea-Manolache File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 53.32 Q, SB
3 6 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova Error creating thumbnail:  Ukraine 53.37 Q, NR
4 8 Yekaterina Bikert Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 53.79 Q
5 5 Lashinda Demus File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.32
6 7 Yekaterina Bakhvalova Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 54.98
7 2 Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 54.99 SB
8 1 Huang Xiaoxiao Error creating thumbnail:  China 55.53

Final

[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Faní Halkiá File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 52.82
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Ionela Târlea-Manolache File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 53.38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova Error creating thumbnail:  Ukraine 53.44
4 8 Sheena Johnson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 53.83
5 5 Jana Pittman File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 53.92
6 7 Yekaterina Bikert Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 54.18
7 2 Brenda Taylor File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.97
8 6 Yuliya Pechenkina Error creating thumbnail:  Russia 55.79

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Halkia win sends Athens crowd wild". CNN. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Halkia gold gives Greeks a heroine to cheer". The Telegraph. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Halkia sends Greece wild". BBC Sport. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 400m Hurdles Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 400m Hurdles Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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