David Green, 48.68s - World Championships, Berlin 2009

IntervalsSpeed and time, sector by sector

David Green48.68s

Detailed race data

Sectors	Splits	Cumulative	Speed (m/s)	StridesStrides · Lead	Lead leg
Start - H1	6.07	6.07	7.41	22 R	R
H2	3.79	9.86	9.23	14 L	L
H3	3.85(+0.06)	13.71	9.09	14 R	R
H4	3.94

Data source: Scientific Research Project Biomechanical Analyses at the Berlin 2009 World Championniships by Helmar Hommel

StridesRhythm and lead leg

David Green48.68s

Stride pattern

Stride count and lead leg, hurdle by hurdle

Strong legWeak leg

22R

14L

14R

14L

14R

14L

15L

H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10

Preferred lead legRight

Total strides152

Hurdles per lead leg

3Strong leg

7Weak leg

1 Stride change

H6-H71415

BenchmarkRanking and references

David Green48.68s

Benchmark

Percentile position, sector by sector

Top 59%

48.68s

Slower49.95sFaster45.80s

Faster than 41% of 400m hurdles Elite-level.

Actual percentile: 41

n = 175 races · 86 athletes

Sector breakdown

Below medianAverageAbove

Start - H16.07s

H23.79s

H33.85s

H43.94s

H54.11s

H64.17s

H74.26s

H84.33s

H94.40s

H104.54s

Finish5.22s

Regularity

Very steady rhythm

Position within the pacing-consistency distribution (a higher value isn't necessarily a better race).

Deceleration

Little speed loss

Position within the speed-loss distribution between the two race halves (a low value isn't always better pacing).

Technical cleanliness

Average

Hurdle fault rate, compared to the database.

Compare performance

48.68s

In the same race

On the same pattern

Targets to chase

ContextOpponents, history and analysis

David Green48.68s

The rivals in this race

Position7th of 8

Vs winner: +0.77s
Vs 8th: −1.43s

Finish line

7D. Green+0.77s48.68

Personal performances

Personal bestPB

48.12sEurope Championships · Barcelone · 31 Jul 2010

−0.56s View athlete profile

Race context

On 18 August 2009, David Green (United Kingdom) ran their 400 metres hurdles in 48.68 seconds at Berlin (World Championships).

On 4h/world, this time earns David a Top 30% World ranking.

World Championships8

Berlin · 18 August 2009

Lane 6 · Cloudy, 22°C

Race signature

Avg. interval

4.15s

Std. deviation

0.24

Deceleration

1st half8.50m/s

6.1%

2nd half7.99m/s

Stride pattern

StartH6H10

Technical insights

Very consistent intervals (σ=0.24s).
Fastest interval: 3.79s (H2–H3).
Excellent fatigue resistance: only 6.1% speed loss between the first and second halves (8.5 → 7.99 m/s).
Steady stride pattern.
Lead leg alternation: 7× Left, 3× Right.

Compared to their other races

All-time fastest sectors

H23.79
H33.85
H84.33
H94.40
H104.54

All-time slowest sectors

H43.94
H54.11
H64.17
H74.26
H84.33
H94.40

Max speed

9.23m/s

Avg speed

8.22m/s

Std. deviation

0.24s