European Athletics Championships 2010/400 m hurdles for men
20th European Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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discipline | 400 meter hurdles | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 29 athletes from 19 countries | ||||||||
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Competition location | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | ||||||||
Competition phase | July 28th (preliminary) July 29th (semi-finals) July 31st (final) |
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The 400-meter hurdles of the men at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was to 31 July 2010 at the 28th Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys the city of Barcelona held.
The British hurdlers achieved a double victory in this competition . European champion was David Greene . The European Championship third from 2006 Rhys Williams won the silver medal. Bronze went to the Ukrainian Stanislaw Melnykow .
Existing records
World record | 46.78 s |
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OS Barcelona , Spain | August 6, 1992 |
European record | 47.37 s |
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Lausanne , Switzerland | 5th July 1995 |
Championship record | 47.48 s |
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EM Athens , Greece | September 8, 1982 |
The EM record, which had existed since 1982 , continued to exist after these European championships.
Preliminary round
July 28, 2010, 5:35 p.m.
The preliminary round was held in four runs. The first three athletes per run - highlighted in light blue - and the four fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals.
Forward 1
July 28, 2010, 12:50 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Alexander Derevyagin |
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50.14 |
2 | Fadil Bellaabouss |
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50.32 |
3 | Nathan Woodward |
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50.45 |
4th | Michal Uhlík |
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50.47 |
5 | Ignacio Sarmiento |
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51.82 |
6th | Silvestras Guogis |
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53.38 |
DSQ | Sotírios Iakovákis |
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Forward 2
July 28, 2010, 12:58 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Rhys Williams |
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49.35 |
2 | Periklís Iakovákis |
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49.49 |
3 | Josef Prorok |
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49.97 |
4th | Attila Nagy |
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50.31 |
5 | Stef Vanhaeren |
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50.71 |
6th | Tuncay Ors |
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51.41 |
DSQ | Andreas Totsås |
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Forward 3
July 28, 2010, 1:06 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Stanislaw Melnykov |
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50.32 |
2 | Héni Kechi |
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50.50 |
3 | Nils Duerinck |
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50.89 |
4th | Spirídon Papadópoulos |
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51.25 |
5 | Diego Cabello |
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51.48 |
6th | João Ferreira |
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52.27 |
7th | Aarne Nirk |
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52.75 |
8th | Björgvin Vikingsson |
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54.46 |
Forward 4
July 28, 2010, 1:14 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | David Greene |
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50.11 |
2 | Michaël Bultheel |
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50.48 |
3 | Sébastien Maillard |
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50.73 |
4th | Giacomo Panizza |
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51.11 |
5 | Fausto Santini |
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51.43 |
6th | Jussi Heikkilä |
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52.46 |
7th | Rafał Omelko |
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52.54 |
Semifinals
From each of the two semi-finals, the first three athletes - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
July 29, 2010, 12:50 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | David Greene |
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49.48 |
2 | Alexander Derevyagin |
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49.85 |
3 | Fadil Bellaabouss |
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50.09 |
4th | Nathan Woodward |
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50.51 |
5 | Michaël Bultheel |
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50.60 |
6th | Stef Vanhaeren |
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50.86 |
7th | Michal Uhlík |
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51.06 |
8th | Sébastien Maillard |
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51.26 |
Run 2
July 29, 2010, 12:58 pm
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | Rhys Williams |
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49.61 |
2 | Stanislaw Melnykov |
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49.76 |
3 | Héni Kechi |
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50.05 |
4th | Josef Prorok |
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50.13 |
5 | Periklís Iakovákis |
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50.33 |
6th | Nils Duerinck |
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50.46 |
7th | Giacomo Panizza |
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51.46 |
8th | Attila Nagy |
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51.98 |
final
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July 31, 2010, 8:10 p.m.
The Briton David Greene clearly won by more than eight tenths of a second over his compatriot Rhys Williams. The Ukrainian Stanislaw Melnykow won the bronze medal, defending champion Periklis Iakovakis from Greece had to be content with fifth place.
space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
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1 | David Greene |
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48.12 |
2 | Rhys Williams |
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48.96 |
3 | Stanislaw Melnykov |
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49.09 |
4th | Héni Kechi |
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49.34 |
5 | Periklís Iakovákis |
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49.38 |
6th | Josef Prorok |
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49.68 |
7th | Alexander Derevyagin |
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49.70 |
8th | Fadil Bellaabouss |
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60.94 |
Rhys Williams, who was third in the European Championship in 2006, became vice European champion this time
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Barcelona 2010 at european-athletics.org, accessed December 14, 2019
- Men 100m European Championship 2010 Barcelona on todor66.com, accessed December 14, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 2010 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on December 14, 2019
- European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Men 100m European Championship 2010 Barcelona, p. 502 (PDF, 13,363 kB), in English at european-athletics.org, accessed on December 14, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 2010, 400 m hurdles men on sportschau.de, accessed on December 14, 2019
- 20th European Athletics Championships 2010 in Barcelona, Spain from ifosta.de, accessed on December 14, 2019
Video
- David Greene Wins Mens 400m Hurdles in European Athletics Championships 2010 on youtube.com (English), accessed December 14, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 400m hurdles men , accessed on December 14, 2019
- ↑ Progression of the European Outdoor Records, 400 m Hurdles Men , p. 18, Spanish / English (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on December 14, 2019