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
2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo.
Final men's 400m.
1.
|
Steven Gardiner |
Bahamas
|
43.85 |
SB
|
|
| 2. |
Anthony Zambrano
|
Colombia |
44.08 |
|
43.93 semi AR
|
3.
|
Kirani James |
Grenada |
44.19 |
|
43.88 in semi
|
| 4. |
Michael Cherry
|
United States
|
44.21
|
PB
|
|
| 5. |
Michael Norman
|
United States
|
44.31
|
|
|
| 6. |
Christopher Taylor
|
Jamaica
|
44.79
|
PB
|
|
| 7. |
Isaac Makwala
|
Botswana
|
44.94
|
|
|
| 8. |
Liemarvin Bonevacia
|
Netherlands
|
45.07
|
|
44.62 in semi NR
|
Annual progress 400m.
2013 47.78 Nassau (BAH) 22 JUN 2013
2015 44.27 Nassau (BAH) 27 JUN 2015
2016 44.46 Nassau (BAH) 25 JUN 2016
2017 43.89 London (GBR) 06 AUG 2017
2018 43.87 Doha (QAT) 04 MAY 2018
2019 43.48 Doha (QAT) 04 OCT 2019
2021 43.85 Tokyo (JPN) 05 AUG 2021
2022 44.21 Paris (FRA) 18 JUN 2022
2023 43.74 Székesfehérvár (HUN) 18 JUL 2023
2024 44.39 Ostrava (CZE) 28 MAY 2024
2025 45.18 Baton Rouge, LA (USA)