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The final was the fastest women's 400-meter hurdles race in Olympic history collectively: five of the eight women ran under 52.7 seconds, with these times ranking among the top 11 in Olympic history. [3] The winning margin was 1.50 seconds - the greatest winning margin for the women's 400 metres hurdles at any Olympics.
The women's 400 metres hurdles is an outdoor track event over a distance of 400 metres with ten hurdles at the height of 76.2 cm (30 inches). [1] The world records of this women's event have been recognised by World Athletics (called the International Association of Athletics Federations until 2019) since 1974. [2]
The women's 400 hurdles final was billed as a showdown between Bol and McLaughlin-Levrone. They are the only two women to run sub-51 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles. But McLaughlin-Levrone proved ...
US' Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone crosses the finish line to win the women's 400m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Aug. 8, 2024. Credit - Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty ...
She last lost a 400-meter hurdles race in July 2019, a streak of 25 consecutive races. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States celebrates after winning gold in the women's 400m hurdles ...
In 2023, the 23-year-old Dutch woman broke the world indoor record over 400 metres flat, as well as her own European record over the 400 metres hurdles. Bol remained unbeaten in all her hurdles races since the 2022 final and her world-leading time of 51.45 s was almost 2 seconds faster than anyone else had run this year.
For the women's 400 metres hurdles event, the qualification period was from 27 May 2023 to 26 May 2024. [9] Athletes could qualify by running the entry standard of 55.70 seconds or faster, by ranking in the top 100 of the World Athletics Ranking for this event, or by receiving a wild card . [ 9 ]
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the 400-meter hurdle final and set a world record for the event at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday. McLaughlin-Levrone, the reigning gold medalist and world No ...