• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

SpeedEndurance.com

Success in Track & Field ... and Life

  • Home
    • About
    • Contact
  • Archives
  • Track & Field
    • 400 meters
    • 800m & Mile
    • 1/2 & Full Marathons
    • Long & Triple Jump
    • Hurdles
  • Training
    • Weight Training
    • Abs & Core
    • Injury Prevention
    • Shoes & Spikes
    • Masters
  • Coaching
    • Freelap Friday Five
    • Interviews
    • Sport Psychology
    • Sports Nutrition
  • STORE
9
SHARES
FacebookTwitter

How Crazy are the 400m Heats? #Beijing2015

posted on August 23, 2015

18 athletes sub 45.00 seconds in the heats of this mornings men’s 400m.

That’s 3 times as many as we had in 2007.

2015WC 400m M Heat 2 650

The full video of this race can be found on the SpeedEndurance Facebook Fan Page.

400m Heat 2 – 2015 World ChampsHeat 2 of the 400m Quarter Finals. 2 guys sub 44 (Masrahi & McDonald), and 44.19 is 3rd by Makwala. This is only the 1st round!

Posted by SpeedEndurance.com on Sunday, 23 August 2015

Here is a summary, provided by Ian Graham:

In 1983 (1st world champs) 45.05 won the final

In 1987, 1991, 1995, and 1997 two people broke 45 seconds in the quarter finals, when there used to be 4 rounds of competition.

In 1993 four people broke 45 seconds in the quarter finals, when there used to be 4 rounds of competition.

In 1999 three people broke 45 seconds in the quarter finals, when there used to be 4 rounds of competition.

In 2001 (when the change to three rounds first took place) only one man broke 45 seconds in round one.

Interestingly enough… the 2003 heats where also held on August 23rd, and there was no one sub 45.00 seconds, with the fastest heat time was 45.13

In 2005 three people went sub 45.00 seconds in the heats

In 2007 six people went sub 45.00 seconds in the heats

In 2009 the fastest heat time was 45.00

In 2011 four people went sub 45.00 seconds in the heats

In 2013 only one person went sub 45.00 seconds in the heats

  • Bio
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Latest Posts
Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee

Coach & Founder at SpeedEndurance.com
I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.
Jimson Lee

@speedendurance

Jimson Lee
Jimson Lee
Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee

Latest posts by Jimson Lee (see all)

  • Tokyo 2020 Olympic Timetable for Track & Field - April 19, 2019
  • Ron Davis & Filbert Bayi: Looking to Past for its Athletics Future [Part 2] - February 13, 2019
  • Brothers across the miles: Ron Davis & Filbert Bayi, Looking to Past for its Athletics Future - February 11, 2019
Jimson Lee
READ  49er Josh Morgan's Track Workouts for Football

Filed Under: 400 meters, Track & Field

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Follow Us

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Click here to reveal the mental secrets to go from joking around to world champion

SEARCH OR LOOKUP BY CATEGORY

RECENT POSTS

  • Tokyo 2020 Olympic Timetable for Track & Field
  • Sprinting: 10 Research Articles for Effective Sprint Training [Part 21]
  • Ron Davis & Filbert Bayi: Looking to Past for its Athletics Future [Part 2]
  • Brothers across the miles: Ron Davis & Filbert Bayi, Looking to Past for its Athletics Future
  • Neural Recovery Circuits (Part 2): Valuable Training Tool for Sprinters & Distance Runners
  • Neural Training Circuits (Part 1): Valuable Training Tool for Sprinters and Distance Runners
  • Dan Pfaff: Live in Australia – Fastrack400 [Part 1]
  • Sprinting: 10 Research Articles for Effective Sprint Training [Part 20]
  • Training 400/800 Runners Via High School Cross Country
  • Integrating Neural Training with Metabolic Training for Developing Distance Runners
Copyright © 2019. SpeedEndurance.com is owned and operated by Aryta Ltd.