2001 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 400 Metres Hurdles
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2001 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 400 Metres Hurdles
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont .... Final References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 400 Metres Hurdles H 400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships 2001 in women's athletics ...
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Hurdling
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, the dominant step patterns are the 3-step for high hurdles, 7-step for low hurdles, and 15-step for intermediate hurdles. Hurdling is a highly specialized form of obstacle racing, and is part of the sport of athletics. In hurdling events, barriers known as hurdles are set at precisely measured heights and distances. Each athlete must pass over the hurdles; passing under or intentionally knocking over hurdles will result in disqualification. Accidental knocking over of hurdles is not cause for disqualification, but the hurdles are weighted to make doing so disadvantageous. In 1902 Spalding equipment company sold the Foster Patent Safety Hurdle, a wood hurdle. In 1923 some of the wood hurdles weighed each. Hurdle design improvements were ...
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