Kim Battenc clears the final hurdle of the women's 400m at
the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, where she broke the
World Record with a new time of 52.61 seconds.
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Women's 400m. Hurdles Final.
World Athletics Championships 1995.
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| 1. Kim BATTEN |
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USA |
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52.61 |
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WR |
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| 2. Tonja Buford-Bailey |
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USA |
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52.62 |
| 3. Deon Hemmings |
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JAM |
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53.48 |
| 4. Heike Meissner |
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GER |
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54.86 |
| 5. Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova |
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UKR |
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54.94 |
| 6. Silvia Rieger |
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GER |
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55.01 |
| 7. Ionela Tirlea |
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ROM |
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55.46 |
| 8. Natalya Torshina |
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KZK |
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56.75 |
Kim Batten pictured at the 1997 World Athletics Championship in Athens.
Kim, defending champion, won the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles.
Photo George Herringshaw. ©
The previous year, at the 1996 Olympic Games, she won the silver medal -
in the City of her birth, Atlanta.
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Women's 400m. Hurdles Final.
Olympic Games 1996.
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| 1. Deon Hemmings |
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JAM |
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52.82 |
| 2. Kim BATTEN |
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USA |
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53.08 |
| 3. Tonja Buford-Bailey |
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USA |
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53.22 |
| 4. Debbie Parris |
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JAM |
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53.97 |
| 5. Heike Meissner |
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GER |
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54.03 |
| 6. Rosey Edeh |
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CAN |
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54.39 |
| 7. Ionela Tirlea |
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ROM |
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54.40 |
| 8. Silvia Rieger |
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GER |
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54.57 |
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Women's 400m. Hurdles Final.
World Athletics Championships 1997.
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| 1. Nezha Bidouane |
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MAR |
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52.97 |
| 2. Deon Hemmings |
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JAM |
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53.09 |
| 3. Kim BATTEN |
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USA |
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53.52 |
| 4. Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova |
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UKR |
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53.81 |
| 5. Debbie-Ann Parris |
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JAM |
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54.19 |
| 6. Tonja Buford-Bailey |
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USA |
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54.77 |
| 7. Susan Smith-Walsh |
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IRL |
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55.25 |
| 8. Andrea Blackett |
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BAR |
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55.63 |
In 1999 an injury to a nerve in her foot caused her to miss most of the season.
Championship 400 mh Record.
1991 US Outdoor Champion
1994 US Outdoor Champion
1995 US Outdoor Champion
1995 World Champion at Gothenburg, Sweden
1996 Olympic silver medal at Atlanta, Georgia
1996 US Outdoor Champion
1997 US Outdoor Champion
1997 World bronze medal at Athens, Greece
1998 World Cup bronze medal
1998 US Outdoor Champion
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2005 55.58 Carson, CA 24 JUN
2004 56.31 Atlanta, GA 15 MAY
2001 55.80 Torino 09 JUN
2000 54.70 Sacramento, CA 17 JUL
1999 53.99 Sevilla 28 MAY
1998 52.74 Monaco 08 AUG
1997 52.97 Indianapolis 14 JUN
1996 53.08 Atlanta 31 JUL
1995 52.61 Göteborg 11 AUG (personal best)
1994 53.72 Nice 18 JUL
1993 53.84 Stuttgart 19 AUG
1991 53.98 Tokyo 29 AUG