Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Table title:
Semifinal 1
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rank </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lane </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Name </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nationality </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Reaction </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Time </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kirani James </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Grenada </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.144 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.02 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Q, SB </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > LaShawn Merritt </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.271 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.21 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Q </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Karabo Sibanda </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Botswana </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.174 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.47 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > q, PB </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Luguelín Santos </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dominican Republic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.155 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.71 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > SB </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Javon Francis </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jamaica </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.170 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.96 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nery Brenes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Costa Rica </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.181 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45.02 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liemarvin Bonevacia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Netherlands </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.166 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45.03 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > SB </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lalonde Gordon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Trinidad and Tobago </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.157 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45.13 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How effective was Kirani James during the 2016 summer olympics? 
Answer:
In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt.