2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

Medalists

Summary

The final was run in wet conditions following a rain story. Running in lane 2, defending champion Félix Sánchez was out with the field. Just after clearing the first hurdle, he pulled up, grabbing his right hamstring. By the third hurdle Bershawn Jackson in lane 6 had a slight lead. By the fifth, the lead had evaporated and James Carter in lane 3 had edged ahead. As Jackson continued to fade back, Dai Tamesue, to his outside in lane 7 began to separate. Tamesue assumed the lead through the final turn, entering the final straight with almost 2 metres on the Americans. Jackson put on a burst of speed, catching Tamesue over the ninth hurdle and never looking back. Deflated Tamesue was trying to hold on as Jackson and then Carter pulled away. Jackson's burst put him in first place to stay, beating Carter with a lean by over a meter. Sensing Kerron Clement gaining across the track in lane 1, Tamesue began leaning for the finish 5 metres out, falling across the finish line ahead of Clement for bronze.

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Q denotes qualification by place.

q denotes qualification by time.

DNS denotes did not start.

DNF denotes did not finish.

AR denotes area record

NR denotes national record.

PB denotes personal best.

SB denotes season's best.

Heats

August 6

Heat 1

1. USA Kerron Clement 48.98 Q
2. JAM Danny McFarlane 49.37 Q
3. RSA Pieter de Villiers 49.81 Q
4. CUB Yacnier Luis 49.96 Q
5. GER Christian Duma 50.04 q
6. MLI Ibrahim Maïga 50.62
7. MOZ Kurt Couto 52.04

Heat 2

1. JAM Kemel Thompson 49.33 Q
2. FRA Naman Keïta 49.58 Q
3. ITA Gianni Carabelli 49.87 Q
4. JPN Kenji Narisako 49.87 Q
5. FIN Ari-Pekka Lattu 50.23 q
6. SWE Mikael Jakobsson 50.35

Heat 3

1. USA Bershawn Jackson 49.34 Q
2. DOM Felix Sánchez 49.47 Q
3. KAZ Yevgeniy Meleshenko 49.67 Q
4. RSA Llewellyn Herbert 49.98 Q
5. CUB Sergio Hierrezuelo 50.13 q
6. ESP Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 50.22 q
7. KGZ Aleksey Pogorelov 53.44

Heat 4

1. GRE Periklis Iakovakis 49.22 Q
2. RSA L.J. van Zyl 49.35 Q
3. GBR Rhys Williams 49.73 Q
4. JAM Dean Griffiths 49.79 Q
5. LBR O'Neil Wright 50.90

• CZE Jirí Mužík DSQ

Heat 5

1. GRE James Carter 49.05 Q
2. JPN Dai Tamesue 49.17 Q
3. PAN Bayano Kamani 49.18 Q
4. KSA Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 49.70 Q
5. HUN Ákos Dezsö 51.36
6. TGA 'Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi 56.06

• POR Edivaldo Monteiro DNF

Semifinals

August 7

Heat 1

1. USA James Carter 47.78 Q (SB)
2. PAN Bayano Kamani 47.84 Q (AR)
3. DOM Felix Sánchez 48.24 q (SB)
4. JPN Dai Tamesue 48.46 q (SB)
5. RSA Pieter de Villiers 49.75
6. JAM Dean Griffiths 48.89
7. ESP Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 49.97 (SB)
8. GER Christian Duma 50.25

Heat 2

1. RSA L.J. van Zyl 48.16 Q (PB)
2. USA Kerron Clement 48.49 Q
3. JPN Kenji Narisako 49.00
4. KAZ Yevgeniy Meleshenko 49.22
5. JAM Danny McFarlane 49.41
6. GBR Rhys Williams 49.67
7. FIN Ari-Pekka Lattu 49.81

• CUB Yacnier Luis DSQ

Heat 3

1. USA Bershawn Jackson 48.19 Q
2. FRA Naman Keïta 48.60 Q
3. JAM Kemel Thompson 48.64
4. KSA Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily 49.09
5. GRE Periklis Iakovakis 49.28
6. CUB Sergio Hierrezuelo 49.66
7. ITA Gianni Carabelli 49.77
8. RSA Llewellyn Herbert 50.69

Final

August 9

1. USA Bershawn Jackson 47.30 (PB)
2. USA James Carter 47.43 (PB)
3. JPN Dai Tamesue 48.10 (SB)
4. USA Kerron Clement 48.18
5. FRA Naman Keïta 48.28
6. RSA L.J. van Zyl 48.54
7. PAN Bayano Kamani 50.18

• DOM Felix Sánchez DNF