Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
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The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 31 July and 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.[1] 39 athletes from 25 nations competed.[2]
Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Japan National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 31 July 2021 (round 1) 2 August 2021 (semifinals) 4 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 51.46 s WR | ||||||||||||
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At the U.S. Olympic trials in June 2021, Sydney McLaughlin became the first woman to run the event in under 52 seconds, improving Dalilah Muhammad's world record of 52.16 secs to 51.90. In Tokyo, both women ran inside the world record, with McLaughlin winning the gold medal with a new world record time of 51.46, while 2016 Olympic champion Muhammad ran 51.58 for the silver medal. Dutch athlete Femke Bol broke the European record with 52.03 for the bronze, to move to third on the world all-time list. Another three national records (for Colombia, Belgium and Panama) were set during the competition.