Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres

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The Women's 400 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday 6 October till Friday 8 October 2010.

The top four runners in each of the initial five heats plus the next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the semifinals. There were three semifinals, and only the top two from each heat advanced to the final and the two fastest runners.

Records

World Record 47.60 Marita Koch GDR Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Games Record 50.17 Sandie Richards JAM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998

Heats

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 5  Christine Amertil (BAH) 0.223 52.08 Q
2 2  Carline Muir (CAN) 0.216 52.21 Q
3 7  Mandeep Kaur (IND) 0.339 52.48 Q
4 6  Kelly Massey (ENG) 0.216 53.90 Q
5 4  Cathrine Musiko (KEN) 0.240 55.75
6 3  Mahriam Kamara (SLE) 0.311 1:03.11

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 7  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 0.264 51.56 Q
2 3  Aliann Pompey (GUY) 0.324 52.33 Q
3 6  Racheal Nachula (ZAM) 0.220 52.89 Q, SB
4 4  Davita Prendergast (JAM) 0.310 54.58 Q
5 5  Grace Kidake (KEN) 54.74 q
6 8  Justine Bayigga (UGA) 0.211 56.11

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 5  Folashade Abugan (NGR) 0.273 52.41 Q
2 4  Kgalalelo Sefo (BOT) 0.240 54.12 Q
3 7  Dominique Blake (JAM) 0.248 54.29 Q
4 3  Trish Bartholomew (GRN) 0.174 54.73 Q
5 6  Elisa Cossa (MOZ) 0.260 55.62 q
6 2  Jo Patterson (NIR) 0.200 55.72
7 8  Marie Lascar (MRI) 0.283 56.38

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 3  Manjeet Kaur (IND) 0.269 52.75 Q
2 7  Margaret Etim (NGR) 0.213 52.81 Q
3 2  Chandrika Rasnayake (SRI) 0.213 53.01 Q, SB
4 6  Vicki Barr (ENG) 0.168 53.86 Q
5 5  Betty Burua (PNG) 0.307 54.90 q, NR
6 4  Emilly Naziri (UGA) 0.234 55.21 q
7 8  Katie Kirk (NIR) 0.326 55.68

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 8  Lee McConnell (SCO) 0.289 53.24 Q
2 4  Nadine Okyere (ENG) 0.302 53.75 Q
3 2  Amonn Nelson (CAN) 0.187 54.26 Q
4 3  Joanna Mills (NIR) 0.197 55.46 Q
5 5  Dee-Ann Rogers (AIA) 0.194 59.16
6 7  Mirufath Ahmed (MDV) 0.279 1:00.33 NR
- 8  Nadia Cunningham (JAM) DNS

Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 4  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 0.230 50.80 Q
2 5  Aliann Pompey (GUY) 0.230 51.70 Q, SB
3 7  Nadine Okyere (ENG) 0.303 52.89 PB
4 8  Chandrika Rasnayake (SRI) 0.278 52.97 SB
5 6  Racheal Nachula (ZAM) 0.207 53.44
6 2  Trish Bartholomew (GRN) 0.182 54.15
7 9  Davita Prendergast (JAM) 0.296 55.09
8 3  Elisa Cossa (MOZ) 0.211 55.71

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 6  Christine Amertil (BAH) 0.208 51.94 Q
2 5  Lee McConnell (SCO) 0.263 52.27 Q
3 7  Margaret Etim (NGR) 0.223 52.55 q
4 4  Mandeep Kaur (IND) 0.331 52.60 q
5 8  Kelly Massey (ENG) 0.208 53.24
6 9  Amonn Nelson (CAN) 0.269 53.33
7 2  Emilly Naziri (UGA) 0.197 54.94
8 3  Joanna Mills (NIR) 0.170 55.68

Semifinal 3

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 6  Folashade Abugan (NGR) 0.262 51.78 Q
2 7  Carline Muir (CAN) 0.219 52.55 Q
3 4  Manjeet Kaur (IND) 0.306 53.04
4 8  Vicki Barr (ENG) 0.183 53.51
5 5  Kgalalelo Sefo (BOT) 0.246 54.21
6 9  Dominique Blake (JAM) 0.241 54.34
7 2  Betty Burua (PNG) 0.266 54.48 NR
8 3  Grace Kidake (KEN) 0.518 55.15

Final

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 0.247 50.10 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5  Aliann Pompey (GUY) 0.357 51.65 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4  Christine Amertil (BAH) 0.222 51.96
4 9  Lee McConnell (SCO) 0.346 52.36
5 3  Mandeep Kaur (IND) 0.335 52.37
6 8  Carline Muir (CAN) 0.301 52.43
7 2  Margaret Etim (NGR) 0.261 52.66
DSQ 7  Folashade Abugan (NGR) 0.253 51.39 SB

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