400 metres hurdles technique needed to compete. As of August 2018 !Rank !Time !Athlete !Country !Date !Venue !Ref !1 !2 !rowspan=2|3 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lanes the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly spaced around the track. The hurdles are positioned and weighted
Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 12 February, with the final on 15 February, at the Torino Palavela. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. The top two finishers in each of