2022_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_–_Men's_400_metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 and 19 March 2022.[1]
| Men's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Štark Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 18–19 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.00 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The top three sent-finalists are seeded into the outer three lanes. In a fast race on the tight turns of an indoor track, that is significant. Carl Bengtström, Jereem Richards and Trevor Bassitt won those honors. Running lanes for the first two turns, Richards seized a slight advantage over Bassitt, with Bengtström right on his heels. After the break, Richards cut sharply to the pole, cutting off Bassitt and seizing the lead. This forced Bassitt to try to figure out how to get past Richards while both were running at top speed. At first Bassitt entered the third turn in lane 2 to make space but couldn't see a way around. Through the penultimate straightaway, Bassit closed to just outside of Richards, gapping Bengtström. Bassitt ran high on the lane line through the final turn then drifted to lane three for running room to the finish line. As Bassitt closed ground with every step, Richards noticeably tightened and started leaning for the finish line almost 20 metres before the finish line. Both athletes leaned for the finish line, with Richards eking out a .05 victory.
After the race, Richards name checked Deon Lendore, who had been killed in a car crash two months earlier, for being a leader and inspiration. He wanted to "make him proud."
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals
The heats were started on 18 March at 11:00.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Julien Watrin |  Belgium | 45.88 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Carl Bengtström |  Sweden | 46.45 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Trevor Bassitt |  United States | 46.47 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Christopher Taylor |  Jamaica | 46.48 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Bruno Hortelano |  Spain | 46.49 | q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Patrik Šorm |  Czech Republic | 46.49 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel |  Denmark | 46.58 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Marqueze Washington | United States | 46.66 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Jereem Richards |  Trinidad and Tobago | 46.69 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Mikhail Litvin |  Kazakhstan | 46.72 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Kajetan Duszyński |  Poland | 46.75 | q |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Patrick Schneider |  Germany | 46.76 | |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | Tom Willems |  Australia | 46.77 | |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | Boško Kijanović |  Serbia | 46.88 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Zakithi Nene |  South Africa | 46.92 | |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen |  Norway | 46.95 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Isayah Boers |  Netherlands | 47.07 | |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 47.31 | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Mazen Al-Yassin |  Saudi Arabia | 47.65 | |
| 20 | 2 | 6 | Manuel Guijarro | Spain | 47.74 | |
| 21 | 4 | 2 | Jovan Stojoski |  North Macedonia | 47.80 | |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Pau Blasi |  Andorra | 49.82 | |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Quentin Petit |  Comoros | 51.55 | SB |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | Malique Smith |  United States Virgin Islands | 51.98 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Lucas Carvalho |  Brazil | DQ | TR17.4.3 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final
The heats were started on 18 March at 19:15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Carl Bengtström | Sweden | 45.92 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Trevor Bassitt | United States | 46.26 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel | Denmark | 46.30 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Marqueze Washington | United States | 46.36 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Julien Watrin | Belgium | 46.54 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Patrik Šorm | Czech Republic | 46.55 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Bruno Hortelano | Spain | 46.76 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Mikhail Litvin | Kazakhstan | 46.89 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Boško Kijanović | Serbia | 46.97 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Kajetan Duszyński | Poland | 47.21 | |
| 2 | 3 | Christopher Taylor | Jamaica | DNF | ||
Final
The final was started on 19 March at 20:15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.00 | CR NR |
 | 4 | Trevor Bassitt | United States | 45.05 | PB |
 | 5 | Carl Bengtström | Sweden | 45.33 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel | Denmark | 45.67 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Patrik Šorm | Czech Republic | 46.81 | |
| 6 | 1 | Marqueze Washington | United States | 46.85 |
- "Wide-open 400m field ready to battle for gold in Belgrade". World Athletics. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Results 400 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 18 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "Results 400 Metres Men - Semi-Final" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 18 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "Results 400 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 19 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.