The women's

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at the

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was held at the

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, U.S. from 17 to 22 July 2022.

Summary

In the absence of defending champion, #3 all time

Salwa Eid Naser Salwa Eid Naser (née Ebelechukwu Agbapuonwu, born 23 May 1998) is a Nigerian-born Bahraini Sprint (running), sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She was the 2019 World Championships in Athletics, 2019 World champion with the 400 metres# ...

due to a succession of missed drug tests, #7 and double Olympic champion

Shaunae Miller-Uibo Shaunae Miller-Uibo (born 15 April 1994) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. She is a two-time Olympic champion after winning the women's 400 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tok ...

and

Marileidy Paulino Marileidy Paulino (born 25 October 1996) is a Dominican Sport of athletics, athlete Sprint (running), sprinter specializing in the 400 metres, 400 meters. She won the silver medal at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics ...

were among the handful of athletes who had broken 50 seconds in 2022. Those two were the only ones to achieve the feat in the semis, though all auto qualifiers were under 50.2. Adorned with green hair, Miller-Uibo quickly shortened the stagger between herself and Fiordaliza Cofil and then

Candice McLeod Candice McLeod (born 15 November 1996) is a Jamaican athlete, a finalist in the women's 400 metres races at the 2020 Olympic Games and the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Early and personal life McLeod attended Vere Technical High School wh ...

to her outside. On the far outside, Lieke Klaver,

Sada Williams Sada Williams (born 1 December 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at t ...

and Paulino were doing the best to hold their position against Miller-Uibo. Williams accelerated slightly through the final turn, coming off in second place, slightly ahead of Paulino. The final 100m is Paulino's territory. Se separated from Williams but was unable to make up any ground on Miller-Uibo. Miller-Uibo's 49.11 became the new world leader for the year. Williams became the first female medalist for Barbados, improving on her own National Record.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 51.35.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the heats.

Semi-finals

The semifinals started on 20 July at 18:45.

Final

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References

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400 metres at the World Athletics Championships