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2003 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 400 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003 at 21:50h. Final Semi-Final *Held on Monday 25 August 2003 Heats Held on Sunday 24 August 2003 References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 400 Metres Events at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, H 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships 2003 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
400 Metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete. Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the 'ready' command, adopt a more efficient starting posture which Isometric exercise#Isometric presses as preparation for explosive power movements, isometrically preloads their muscles on the 'set' command, and stride forwards from the block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronetta Smith
Ronetta Smith (born 2 May 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter. Career A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 (set in May 2005), Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. She ran for the relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but only in the qualifying heat. Before the final heat she was replaced by Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills (''née'', Williams; born 26 April 1982), is a retired Jamaican track and field athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2007 World Championships. She is also a three-time Olympic silver medalli ..., with whom Jamaica eventually won the bronze medal. Achievements References External links *Picture of Ronetta Smith* 1980 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters Athletes (trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Shinkins
Karen Shinkins (born 15 October 1976 in Newbridge, County Kildare) is a retired Irish sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ..., as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1999. She has personal bests of 51.07 (1999) outdoors and 51.58 indoors (2002). The latter is still the national record. Competition record References 1976 births Living people Irish female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland People from Newbridge, County Kildare Athletes from County Kildare Olympic female sprinters {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Tkach
Anna Tkach (russian: Анна Ткач; born 17 April 1975) is a retired Russian-born Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Tkach is Jewish, and was a Russian citizen until 2003 when she changed nationality to Israel. She competed for her new country in the 400 metres at the 2003 World Championships, reaching the semi-final. She also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay. Her personal best times were 11.45 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Moscow; 23.07 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Moscow; and 50.67 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Tula. She also holds the current Israeli record in the 400 metres at 52.06. See also *List of Israeli records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Israel maintained by Israeli Athletic Association (IAA). Outdoor Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance h = hand timing A = affected by altitude Mx = mixed race Wo = woman ... * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Amertil
Christine Amertil (born 18 August 1979 in Nassau, New Providence) is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University. Achievements * 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – bronze medal * 3rd World Athletics Final – fifth place * 2004 Olympic Games – seventh place * 2nd World Athletics Final – fourth place * 2003 World Indoor Championships in Athletics The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 589 participat ... – silver medal References External links * * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Bahamian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandie Richards
Angella ("Sandie") Richards (born 6 November 1968 in Clarendon Park) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Career She was a world junior representative, finishing third in the 400 m at the 1986 Championships. The next year she won bronze at the World Student Games, followed by her Olympic debut a year later in Seoul, South Korea. In 1998, Richards won Commonwealth gold at 1998 Commonwealth Games and won a 400 m bronze and relay gold at the 1998 Goodwill Games. She was a member of the winning 4 x 400 m relay team at the 2001 World Championships, taking Jamaica's first ever mile relay gold medal in the 18-year history of the championships. At the opening ceremony of the 2001 World Championships she captained the Jamaican team and carried the flag. She has the record for the most World Indoor final appearances with nine (five at 400 m and four at 4x400 m). She graduated in soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sviatlana Usovich
Sviatlana Usovich ( be, Святлана Вусовіч; born 14 October 1980) is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her younger sister, Ilona, is also an athlete. On 25 November 2016 the IOC disqualified her (and her relay team) from the 2008 Olympic Games and struck her results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008. Competition record Personal bests *400 metres - 50.79 s (2004) *800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ... - 1:58.11 min (2007) References External links * 1980 births Living people Belarusian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Nguimgo
Mireille Nguimgo (born 7 November 1976) is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season. Achievements Personal bests *200 metres - 23.64 s (2000) *400 metres - 50.69 s (2000) - national recordCameroonian athletics records She also holds the national record in with 3:27.08 minutes, achieved together with teammates , |
Antonina Yefremova
Antonina Yefremova (born 19 July 1981) is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Yefremova received a two-year ban in 2012 for using testosterone at the 2011 World Athletics Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. She reached the semi-final at the 2000 World Junior Championships, the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games, and competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, the 2005 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without progressing from the first round. In the 4 x 400 metres relay she finished fifth at the 2002 World Cup, fifth at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, fourth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, fifth at the 2005 World Championships, won a bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and won a gold medal at the 2007 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makelesi Batimala
Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977) is a Fijian sprinter. Biography Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the '' Fiji Times'' and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South Pacific Games, in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4 × 100 m relay events. She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008. While taking part in the 2007 World Athletics Championships, she qualified to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... in Beijing. She was Fiji's flag bearer at the Games' opening ceremony. As of 2007, she held the Fiji national record for the women's 100-met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grażyna Prokopek
Grażyna Prokopek-Janáček (born 20 April 1977 in Zalewo) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She is married to a Czech former pole vaulter, Štěpán Janáček. International competitions 1Representing Europe Personal bests Outdoor * 100 metres – 11.67 (Bydgoszcz 1999) * 200 metres – 23.22 (Bydgoszcz 2004) * 400 metres – 51.29 (Athens 2004) * 800 metres – 2:08.31 (Suwałki 1999) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.57 (Prague 2006) * 200 metres – 23.94 (Spała 2004) * 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... – 52.00 (Birmingham 2007) See also * Polish records in athletics References External links * 1977 births Living people Polish female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeeDee Trotter
De'Hashia Tonnek "DeeDee" Trotter (born December 8, 1982 in Twentynine Palms, California) is an American athlete. Trotter is a former NCAA national champion in the 400m, and competed in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. There, she was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay (2004 and 2012), in addition to a bronze medalist in the 2012 400m event. She placed 5th in the same event in 2004. Trotter is currently a brand ambassador for international companEducation First and a global motivational speaker. Early life Trotter was born in Twenty Nine Palms, California on December 8, 1982. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia, graduating from Cedar Grove High School in 2001. She was a member of both the track and basketball teams, helping to lead the basketball team in her senior year to an undefeated season on home court. She specialized in both the 200m and 400m in track, and in her senior year, she also helped lead the 4 × 400 m relay team from her highschool to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |