After having to settle for the silver medal four years earlier in London, behind
Wayde van Niekerk's 43.98 winning time, Steven Gardiner won an individual
gold medal at a 'major' for the first time with his national record breaking run
of 43.48 seconds in Doha.
2019 World Athletics Championship. Doha, Qatar.
Final men's 400m.
1.
|
Steven Gardiner |
Bahamas
|
43.48 |
NR
|
|
2. |
Anthony Zambrano
|
Colombia |
44.15 |
AR |
|
3.
|
Fred Kerley |
United States |
44.17 |
|
|
4. |
Demish Gaye |
Jamaica |
44.46 |
PB |
|
5. |
Kirani James |
Grenada |
44.54 |
|
|
6. |
Emmanuel Korir |
Kenya |
44.94 |
|
|
7. |
Machel Cedenio |
Trinidad and Tobago |
45.30 |
|
|
8. |
Akeem Bloomfield |
Jamaica |
45.36 |
|
|
.

Steven Gardiner running in his heat of the men's 400 metres on 1st. October. He won in 45.68
but moved up a gear to win his semi-final in 44.13, a season best until the final