400 metres hurdles
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The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| men's 400 metres hurdles | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hurdles race
ⓘ
track and field event ⓘ |
| category | running event ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
Olympic level
ⓘ
World Championships level ⓘ national championships level ⓘ |
| discipline | sprint hurdles ⓘ |
| distance | 400 metres ⓘ |
| equipment |
spikes
ⓘ
starting blocks ⓘ |
| eventCategory | long hurdles ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| hurdleCount | 10 ⓘ |
| hurdleSpacing | evenly spaced ⓘ |
| laneRequirement | athletes must stay in their assigned lane ⓘ |
| lapCount | 1 ⓘ |
| lapType | full lap of standard outdoor track ⓘ |
| measuredIn | seconds ⓘ |
| objective | complete distance in the shortest time ⓘ |
| olympicEvent | true ⓘ |
| olympicProgramme | Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceType | individual race ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
100 metres hurdles
ⓘ
110 metres hurdles ⓘ 400 metres flat race ⓘ |
| requires |
hurdles
ⓘ
standard 400 m track ⓘ |
| risk |
fatigue in final straight
ⓘ
hamstring injuries ⓘ |
| rule |
athletes must attempt to clear each hurdle
ⓘ
knocking down hurdles is not an automatic disqualification ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| stadiumType | outdoor stadium ⓘ |
| standardTrackLength | 400 metres ⓘ |
| surface | outdoor track ⓘ |
| technique |
hurdling
ⓘ
sprinting ⓘ |
| timingMethod | electronic timing ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
hurdle technique
ⓘ
rhythm between hurdles ⓘ speed endurance ⓘ |
| worldGoverningBody | World Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
men's 400 metres hurdles