# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Friday August 10, 2001 at 21:05h.

## Medalists

| Gold | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic (DOM) |
| Silver | Fabrizio Mori Italy (ITA) |
| Bronze | Dai Tamesue Japan (JPN) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | August 6, 1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Event Record | Kevin Young (USA) | 47.18 | August 17, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Season Best | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 47.95 | July 4, 2001 | Lausanne, Switzerland |

## Summary

From the gun, Dai Tamesue was out fast, making up the stagger on Fabrizio Mori to his outside in lane 4 by the third hurdle. By the fifth hurdle, Félix Sánchez in lane 5 managed to catch Tamesue, with Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily not too far behind in lane 1. Tamesue continued the pressure, regaining a slight lead on Sánchez, while Mori maintained the 1 metre gap while running a further distance around the turn. With long strides, Al-Somaily managed to virtually triple jump 13 strides into the eighth hurdle, seizing the lead from Tamesue. Both Tamesue and Al-Somaily began to struggle, their cadence was no longer what it had been. Sánchez maintained his cadence and cruised past, with Mori less than a metre behind. Mori challenged Sánchez to the line but couldn't get ahead. Three metres back, Tamesue was able to regain his advantage over Al-Somaily for bronze.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Félix Sánchez (DOM) | 47.49 |
| | Fabrizio Mori (ITA) | 47.54 |
| | Dai Tamesue (JPN) | 47.89 |
| 4. | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) | 47.99 |
| 5. | Chris Rawlinson (GBR) | 48.54 |
| 6. | Paweł Januszewski (POL) | 48.57 |
| 7. | Jiří Mužík (CZE) | 49.07 |
| — | Boris Gorban (RUS) | DSQ |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Wednesday 2001-08-08
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Fabrizio Mori (ITA) | 48.49 |
| 2. | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) | 48.64 |
| 3. | Ian Weakley (JAM) | 49.04 |
| 4. | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 49.23 |
| 5. | Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS) | 49.32 |
| 6. | Anthony Borsumato (GBR) | 49.48 |
| 7. | Yvon Rakotoarimiandry (MAD) | 49.81 |
| 8. | Eduardo Iván Rodríguez (ESP) | 49.92 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Chris Rawlinson (GBR) | 48.27 |
| 2. | Boris Gorban (RUS) | 48.50 |
| 3. | Jiří Mužík (CZE) | 48.53 |
| 4. | Calvin Davis (USA) | 48.99 |
| 5. | Periklis Iakovakis (GRE) | 48.38 |
| 6. | Neil Gardner (JAM) | 49.57 |
| 7. | Marek Plawgo (POL) | 49.80 |
| 8. | Alwyn Myburgh (RSA) | 50.34 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Félix Sánchez (DOM) | 48.07 |
| 2. | Dai Tamesue (JPN) | 48.10 |
| 3. | Paweł Januszewski (POL) | 48.40 |
| 4. | Mustapha Sdad (MAR) | 49.14 |
| 5. | James Carter (USA) | 49.38 |
| 6. | Mario Watts (JAM) | 49.96 |
| 7. | Blair Young (AUS) | 50.21 |
| 8. | Eronilde de Araujo (BRA) | 51.23 |

## Heats

* Held on Wednesday 2001-08-07
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Fabrizio Mori (ITA) | 49.29 |
| 2. | Ian Weakley (JAM) | 49.40 |
| 3. | Boris Gorban (RUS) | 49.60 |
| 4. | Edivaldo Monteiro (POR) | 50.42 |
| 5. | Hideaki Kawamura (JPN) | 50.61 |
| 6. | Harijan Ratnayake (SRI) | 51.28 |
| – | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo (GBR) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Félix Sánchez (DOM) | 48.64 |
| 2. | Mustapha Sdad (MAR) | 48.96 |
| 3. | Paweł Januszewski (POL) | 49.33 |
| 4. | Eduardo Ivan Rodriguez (ESP) | 49.51 |
| 5. | Calvin Davis (USA) | 49.93 |
| 6. | Blair Young (AUS) | 50.17 |
| 7. | Hani Mourhej (SYR) | 50.69 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Dai Tamesue (JPN) | 49.45 |
| 2. | Eronilde Nunes de Araujo (BRA) | 50.16 |
| 3. | James Carter (USA) | 50.41 |
| 4. | Alain Rohr (SUI) | 50.50 |
| 5. | Marthinus Kritzinger (RSA) | 51.20 |
| 6. | Mowen Boino (PNG) | 51.82 |
| – | Tien-Wen Chen (TPE) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Neil Gardner (JAM) | 49.29 |
| 2. | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 49.39 |
| 3. | Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS) | 49.50 |
| 4. | Anthony Borsumato (RSA) | 49.65 |
| 5. | Ibou Faye (SEN) | 50.26 |
| 6. | Monte Raymond (CAN) | 50.71 |
| – | Gennadiy Gorbenko (UKR) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Chris Rawlinson (GBR) | 49.38 |
| 2. | Marek Plawgo (POL) | 49.75 |
| 3. | Mario Watts (JAM) | 49.86 |
| 4. | Alwyn Myburgh (RSA) | 49.96 |
| 5. | Stepan Tesarik (CZE) | 50.30 |
| 6. | Ken Yoshizawa (JPN) | 50.32 |
| 7. | Ian Harnden (ZIM) | 51.67 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) | 49.42 |
| 2. | Jiří Mužík (CZE) | 49.65 |
| 3. | Periklis Iakovakis (GRE) | 49.86 |
| 4. | Yvon Rakotoarimiandry (MAD) | 50.08 |
| 5. | Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) | 50.28 |
| 6. | Roberto Cortés (ESA) | 53.61 |
| – | Viktors Lacis (LAT) | DNF |