2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
Records before the Championships

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Section Title: Records before the Championships
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World record	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003

Championship record	Kim Batten (USA)	52.61	Gothenburg, Sweden	11 August 1995

World leading	Lashinda Demus (USA)	52.63	Monaco	28 July 2009

African record	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	52.90	Sevilla, Spain	25 August 1999

Asian record	Han Qing (CHN)	53.96	Beijing, China	9 September 1993

North American record	Kim Batten (USA)	52.61	Gothenburg, Sweden	11 August 1995

South American record	Lucimar Teodoro (BRA)	55.84	Belém, Brazil	24 May 2009

European record	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003

Oceanian record	Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)	53.17	Seoul, South Korea	28 September 1988

Sentence(s)

Lashinda Demus sets the world leading record of 52.63 before the championships.

final_sentence: Lashinda Demus sets the world leading record of 52.63 before the championships.