Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	10 April (heats) 12 April (final)
Competitors	16 from 12 nations
Winning time	54.33
Medalists
Janieve Russell    Jamaica   Eilidh Doyle    Scotland   Wenda Nel    South Africa

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 and 12 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
Games record	Jana Pittman (AUS)	53.82	Melbourne, Australia	23 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday 10 April 2018	11:50	First round
Thursday 12 April 2018	19:30	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Notes	Qualified
1	8	Eilidh Doyle (SCO)	54.80		Q
2	5	Sparkle McKnight (TTO)	55.15	PB	Q
3	1	Sage Watson (CAN)	55.43		Q
4	4	Ristananna Tracey (JAM)	55.66		q
5	7	Katrina Seymour (BAH)	55.69	NR
6	6	Meghan Beesley (ENG)	56.41
7	3	Tia-Adana Belle (BAR)	56.55
–	2	Rita Ossai (NGR)	DNF

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Notes	Qualified
1	4	Janieve Russell (JAM)	54.01	SB	Q
2	8	Wenda Nel (RSA)	54.61		Q
3	6	Glory Onome Nathaniel (NGR)	55.01	PB	Q
4	3	Ronda Whyte (JAM)	55.10		q
5	7	Lauren Wells (AUS)	55.73	SB
6	5	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo (KEN)	57.66
7	1	Jessica Turner (ENG)	58.26
8	2	Caryl Granville (WAL)	59.28

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Notes
	5	Janieve Russell (JAM)	54.33
	3	Eilidh Doyle (SCO)	54.80
	6	Wenda Nel (RSA)	54.96
4	2	Ronda Whyte (JAM)	55.02
5	8	Sage Watson (CAN)	55.55
6	7	Glory Onome Nathaniel (NGR)	56.39
7	4	Sparkle McKnight (TTO)	57.45
8	1	Ristananna Tracey (JAM)	57.50

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's 400m hurdles". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. Athletics | Women's 400m Hurdles - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
3. Athletics | Women's 400m Hurdles - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.