2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on 7 and 8 July.[1]
The original gold and silver medallists, Kazakhstan's Olga Tereshkova and Iraq's Gulustan Ieso, were later disqualified after testing positive for testosterone and methylhexaneamine, respectively. Initial bronze medallist Chen Jingwen of China was elevated to the gold medal position, while fourth and fifth placed runners Chandrika Subashini and Chisato Tanaka moved into the minor medal positions.[2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Chen Jingwen China
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| Silver | Chandrika Subashini Sri Lanka
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| Bronze | Chisato Tanaka Japan
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Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Marita Koch (GDR)
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47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Asian record | Ma Yuqin (CHN)
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49.81 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| Championship record | Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI)
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51.05 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2000 |
| World Leading |  Allyson Felix (USA)
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49.81 | Rome, Italy | 26 May 2011 |
| Asian Leading | Chandrika Subashini (SRI)
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52.66 | Kingston, Jamaica | 23 June 2011 |
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2011 | 11:00 | Round 1 |
| 8 July 2011 | 18:40 | Final |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the finals.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Chandrika Subashini | Sri Lanka |
54.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Chen Jingwen | China |
54.06 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Chisato Tanaka | Japan |
54.16 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Miho Shingu | Japan |
54.36 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sayaka Aoki | Japan |
54.46 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Alaa Al-Qaysi |  Iraq |
54.68 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Yujin Woo |  South Korea |
55.78 | |
| 8 | 1 | Leong Ka Man |  Macau |
1:00.04 | |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan |
Q, DQ | |||
| 2 | Iraq |
Q, DQ | |||
| 1 | Marina Maslyonko | Kazakhstan |
DNF |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | Chen Jingwen | China |
52.89 | |
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9 | Chandrika Subashini | Sri Lanka |
53.35 | |
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4 | Chisato Tanaka | Japan |
54.08 | |
| 4 | 2 | Sayaka Aoki | Japan |
54.15 | |
| 5 | 8 | Miho Shingu | Japan |
54.28 | |
| 6 | 3 | Alaa Al-Qaysi | Iraq |
54.85 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
DQ | |||
| 6 | Iraq |
DQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ Silver for India in relay. The Hindu (2012-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
- ^ Round one, heat 1 results, Round one, heat 2 results
- ^ Final results