2012 OG: m400–Kirani James (Grenada) 43.94 (9 x W)

[dj]

T&FN formchart advancers to final

1. Kirani James (Grenada)
2. LaShawn Merritt (USA)
3. Jonathan Borlée (Belgium)
4. Kevin Borlée (Belgium)
5. Tony McQuay (USA
6. Luguelin Santos (Dominican R)
7. Chris Brown (Bahamas)
8. Bryshon Nellum (USA)
9. Demetrius Pinder (Bahamas)
10. Martyn Rooney (Great Britain)

Also Advancing to Final:
LaLonde Gordon (Trinidad)
Steven Solomon (Australia)

[Randy Treadway]

The thinking must be that Merritt's injury must be serious?

[Marlow]

The thinking must be that Merritt's injury must be serious?

Even if it wasn't, any lost training time is critical at this stage. I'm picking LM to win, but any loss of fitness will kill him in the final 50m of the final.

[Weights&Shoes]

Hope LM can pull through. Not only or the 400 but the relay takes a big hit with him off the team.

[t_monk]

I'm pulling for Nellum being the highest placed American.... Although I need James to bring home the gold with the Borlee brothers taking the other 2 medals....

[Flumpy]

That would be fabulous

[j-a-m]

6. Luguelin Santos (Dominican R)

Santos with the chance to add an Olympics medal to his World Juniors gold earlier this year. Is he the highest ranked of the current Juniors champs who participate in the Olympics?

[preston]

Someone else not on the formchart who shouldn't be taken lightly is Nery Brenes. He beat Santos last October and runs well at Championships. I still choose Santos to medal but Brenes could breakthrough.

[nevetsllim]

6. Luguelin Santos (Dominican R)

Santos with the chance to add an Olympics medal to his World Juniors gold earlier this year. Is he the highest ranked of the current Juniors champs who participate in the Olympics?

Nijel Amos is ranked No.4 in the 800m.

[EPelle]

Olympic Record: 43,49, Michael Johnson, USA, Atlanta 1996

2008 Results: G-LaShawn Merritt, USA, 43,75; S-Jeremy Wariner, USA, 44,74; B-David Neville, USA, 44,80
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[rson]

I was somewhat surprised myself not to sww Nery Brenes listed among the ten favorites.He is one for the big occasion and should certainly be a finalist in London barring the unforeseen.

[110hedgeNYC]

Kirani James has the worst sprinting technique of any world class runner I can think of.

He actually looks worse this year than last. Bizarre.

Merritt hands down if his hammy is ok. Will go with the Borlee's and Santos to be in the mix for medals.

[Weights&Shoes]

STARTLIST:


400 Metres - M Heats
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1:
Saturday 04 August 2012 - 10:35

2 3126 Vitaliy Butrym [UKRAINE]
3 2619 Ahmed Mohamed Al-Merjabi [OMAN]
4 2806 Maksim Dyldin [RUSSIA]
5 3047 Renny Quow [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]
6 2790 Oscar Pistorius [SOUTH AFRICA]
7 1564 Luguelín Santos [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]
8 2179 Rusheen McDonald [JAMAICA]

Heat 2:

2 2637 Bahaa Al Farra [PALESTINE]
3 3046 Deon Lendore [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]
4 2078 Liemarvin Bonevacia [INDEPENDENT OLYMPIC ATHLETES]
5 1281 Daundre Barnaby [CANADA]
6 2005 Kirani James [GRENADA]
7 1105 Ramon Miller [BAHAMAS]
8 1212 Isaac Makwala [BOTSWANA]
9 1682 Bereket Desta [ETHIOPIA]


Heat 3:

2 2120 Donald Sanford [ISRAEL]
3 1262 Ak. Hafiy Tajuddin Rositi [BRUNEI]
4 2835 Pavel Trenikhin [RUSSIA]
5 2641 Nelson Stone [PAPUA NEW GUINEA]
6 1132 Jonathan Borlée [BELGIUM]
7 1519 Pavel Maslák [CZECH REPUBLIC]
8 2274 Sergej Zaikov [KAZAKHSTAN]
9 2177 Dane Hyatt [JAMAICA]

Heat 4:

2 1108 Demetrius Pinder [BAHAMAS]
3 2124 Tabarie Henry [VIRGIN ISLANDS]
4 2175 Jermaine Gonzales [JAMAICA]
5 3345 Albert Bravo [VENEZUELA]
6 2374 Yousef Ahmed Masrahi [SAUDI ARABIA]
7 3241 Bryshon Nellum [UNITED STATES]
8 2519 Kristijan Efremov [F Y REP. OF MACEDONIA]
9 2534 Zaw Win Thet [MYANMAR]

Heat 5:

2 1816 Nigel Levine [GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.]
3 1100 Chris Brown [BAHAMAS]
4 1418 Diego Palomeque [COLOMBIA]
5 2391 Janis Leitis [LATVIA]
6 3235 Tony McQuay [UNITED STATES]
7 2224 Yuzo Kanemaru [JAPAN]
8 2626 Augusto Stanley [PARAGUAY]

Heat 6:

2 1842 Conrad Williams [GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.]
3 3237 LaShawn Merritt [UNITED STATES]
4 2084 Sajjad Hashemiahangari [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN]
5 3044 Lalonde Gordon [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]
6 2025 Winston George [GUYANA]
7 1060 Steven Solomon [AUSTRALIA]
8 2041 Marcell Deák Nagy [HUNGARY]


Heat 7:

Saturday 04 August 2012 - 11:23

2 1133 Kévin Borlée [BELGIUM]
3 2661 Marcin Marciniszyn [POLAND]
4 1556 Erison Hurtault [Commonwealth of DOMINICA]
5 1831 Martyn Rooney [GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.]
6 1149 Mathieu Gnanligo [BENIN]
7 1448 Nery Brenes [COSTA RICA]
8 2968 Rabah Yousif [SUDAN]

[Randy Treadway]

Anybody know the London bookie odds on Pistorius getting out of the qualifying round?

Online bookie williamhill.com was carrying a special line on Pistorius but has now dropped it. Either not enough betting, or too MUCH betting, or somebody got to them about political correctness. They have lines on every Olympic athletics event, including gold, or 'in the medals'. But the Pistorius special has been taken off the board.

[Weights&Shoes]

Round 1 about to begin.

[Weights&Shoes]

Santos and Pistourius finish 1,2. Oscar in the semis.

[j-a-m]

Eurosport announcer makes it clear he disagrees with including Pistorius; interesting, don't hear that often from TV announcers.

[j-a-m]

Santos and Pistourius finish 1,2. Oscar in the semis.

Santos looking strong, cruises to 45.04.

[shivfan]

Renny quow dns....

[croflash]

Does anybody know why Quow didn't start? Santos looking really impressive.

[ATK]

Renny quow dns....

He wasnt running particularly well this year, but still very unfortunate.

Also this wont bode well for their 4x4 if h is injured, they ran 3.00.45 earlier this year, possibly a medal threat.

[DecFan]

Santos and Pistourius finish 1,2. Oscar in the semis.

Santos looking strong, cruises to 45.04.

Santos looks very dangerous.

[j-a-m]

Kirani James cruises to 45.23, looks even stronger than Santos.

[shivfan]

Kirani james 45.23
Ramon miller second 45.57

[croflash]

44.43???

[j-a-m]

Wow, J. Borlee 44.43

[DecFan]

44.43???

Wow! And he looked easy in the stretch.

[ATK]

This is great watching the twins go back and forth with the NR over the years.

[Weights&Shoes]

Yikes! Borlee. SPEECH-LESS.

If that's the case.....the possible times for the final....

[LopenUupunut]

Yikes! Borlee. SPEECH-LESS.

If that's the case.....the possible times for the final....

...are mindboggling, but let's not forget that men's 400 has a history of fast times in the heats and semis followed by slow times in the finals.

For instance, last year Merritt ran 44.35 in the heats. We know what happened in the final.

[j-a-m]

Nellum looked tense, had to fight to place 2nd.

[j-a-m]

Pinder with a relatively relaxed 44.92

[Weights&Shoes]

Yikes! Borlee. SPEECH-LESS.

If that's the case.....the possible times for the final....

...are mindboggling, but let's not forget that men's 400 has a history of fast times in the heats and semis followed by slow times in the finals.

For instance, last year Merritt ran 44.35 in the heats. We know what happened in the final.

Thought the exact same thing which is why I held back with any big statements. Originally I was going to say if that's the case we may see an under 44 PB for Borlee.

[shivfan]

Pinder....44.93

González way down.....

[j-a-m]

This is great watching the twins go back and forth with the NR over the years.

Exactly, new NR for J. Borlee; let's see what K. Borlee does in the last heat.