Félix Sanchez, 50.11s - World Championships, Berlin 2009

IntervalsSpeed and time, sector by sector

Félix Sanchez50.11s

Detailed race data

Sectors	Splits	Cumulative	Speed (m/s)	StridesStrides · Lead	Lead leg
Start - H1	5.88	5.88	7.65	20 L	L
H2	4.04	9.92	8.66	15 L

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

StridesRhythm and lead leg

Félix Sanchez50.11s

Stride pattern

Stride count and lead leg, hurdle by hurdle

Strong legWeak leg

20L

15L

13L

14R

14L

15L

H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10

Preferred lead legLeft

Total strides147

Hurdles per lead leg

9Strong leg

1Weak leg

3 Stride changes

H2-H31513

H5-H61314

H7-H81415

BenchmarkRanking and references

Félix Sanchez50.11s

Benchmark

Percentile position, sector by sector

Top 6%

50.11s

Slower54.90sFaster50.06s

Faster than 94% of 400m hurdles Intermediate-level.

Actual percentile: 94

n = 87 races · 80 athletes

Sector breakdown

Below medianAverageAbove

Start - H15.88s

H24.04s

H33.90s

H43.96s

H54.04s

H64.31s

H74.30s

H84.54s

H94.66s

H104.72s

Finish5.76s

Regularity

Average

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

Deceleration

Heavy speed loss

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

Technical cleanliness

More faults than average

Hurdle fault rate, compared to the database.

Compare performance

50.11s

In the same race

On the same pattern

Targets to chase

ContextOpponents, history and analysis

Félix Sanchez50.11s

The rivals in this race

Position8th of 8

Vs winner: +2.20s
Vs 7th: +1.43s

Finish line

8F. Sanchez+2.20s50.11

Personal performances

Personal bestPB

47.25sWorld Championships · Paris · 29 Aug 2003

−2.86s

Latest races

Olympic GamesLondres · 6 Aug 2012

47.63−2.48s

Olympic GamesAthènes · 26 Aug 2004

47.63−2.48s

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Race context

On 18 August 2009, Félix Sanchez (Dominican Republic) ran their 400 metres hurdles in 50.11 seconds at Berlin (World Championships).

World Championships8

Berlin · 18 August 2009

Lane 5 · Cloudy, 22°C

Race signature

Avg. interval

4.27s

Std. deviation

0.29

Deceleration

1st half8.48m/s

10.4%

2nd half7.60m/s

Stride pattern

StartH2H5H7H10

Technical insights

Very consistent intervals (σ=0.29s).
Fastest interval: 3.9s (H3–H4).
Deceleration of 10.4% between the first half (8.48 m/s) and the second half (7.6 m/s).
Stutter on H2.
Hurdle fault on H1.
Lead leg alternation: 9× Left, 1× Right.

Compared to their other races

All-time slowest sectors

H24.04
H33.90
H43.96
H54.04
H64.31
H84.54
H94.66
H104.72

Max speed

8.97m/s

Avg speed

7.98m/s

Std. deviation

0.29s