The women's 400 metres hurdles was held over two rounds at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 and 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 50.37 Paris, France 8 August 2024 World lead 52.13 Zurich, Switzerland 27 August 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 52.90 Seville, Spain 25 August 1999 Asian record 53.09 Budapest, Hungary 24 August 2023 European record 50.95 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 14 July 2024 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 50.37 Paris, France 8 August 2024 Oceanian record 53.17 Seoul, South Korea 28 September 1988 South American record 52.66 Tokyo, Japan 17 September 2025
Qualification For the 400 metres hurdles, seventeen athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 12 September at 18:46 (UTC+2). First 4 of each heat () qualified to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Emma Zapletalová 52.93 2 6 Gianna Woodruff 53.73 3 9 Paulien Couckuyt 53.81 4 5 Rushell Clayton 53.84 5 8 Fatoumata Binta Diallo 53.90 6 4 Ashley Miller 54.23 7 2 Shamier Little 54.53 8 3 Louise Maraval 55.97
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Jasmine Jones 52.77 , 2 7 Anna Cockrell 53.31 3 9 Sanique Walker 53.77 , 4 6 Dalilah Muhammad 53.79 5 8 Amalie Iuel 54.19 6 4 Ayomide Folorunso 54.57 7 3 Lina Nielsen 55.148 2 Shiann Salmon 56.359 1Sára Mátó 57.05
Final The final was held on 13 September at 18:08 (UTC+2).
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 5 Jasmine Jones 52.45 2 6 Emma Zapletalová 52.68 3 7 Anna Cockrell 53.09 4 3 Dalilah Muhammad 53.11 5 9 Sanique Walker 53.61 6 4 Paulien Couckuyt 53.88 7 8 Gianna Woodruff 53.89 8 2 Rushell Clayton 54.32
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