1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 27 August 1991.
Medalists[]
| Gold |  Marie-José PérecFrance (FRA) |
| Silver |  Grit BreuerGermany (GER) |
| Bronze |  Sandra MyersSpain (ESP) |
Schedule[]
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Heats |
|---|
| 24.08.1991 – 16:00h |
| Quarterfinals |
| 25.08.1991 – 18:20h |
| Semifinals |
| 26.08.1991 – 17:55h |
| Final |
| 27.08.1991 – 19:30h |
Final[]
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
|
49.13 |
|
Grit Breuer (GER)
|
49.42 |
|
Sandra Myers (ESP)
|
49.78 |
| 4. |  Olga Bryzgina (URS)
|
49.82 |
| 5. |  Jearl Miles (USA)
|
50.50 |
| 6. |  Ximena Restrepo (COL)
|
50.79 |
| 7. | Lillie Leatherwood (USA)
|
51.53 |
| 8. | Diane Dixon (USA)
|
51.73 |
Semifinals[]
- Held on Monday 1991-08-26
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
|
49.94 |
| 2. | Grit Breuer (GER)
|
50.14 |
| 3. | Olga Bryzgina (URS)
|
50.26 |
| 4. | Diane Dixon (USA)
|
50.75 |
| 5. |  Lorraine Hanson (GBR)
|
50.93 |
| 6. | Norfalia Carabali (COL)
|
52.40 |
| 7. |  Renee Poetschka (AUS)
|
52.76 |
| 8. | Julia Merino (ESP)
|
53.41 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sandra Myers (ESP)
|
50.64 |
| 2. | Lillie Leatherwood (USA)
|
50.68 |
| 3. | Jearl Miles-Clark (USA)
|
50.79 |
| 4. | Ximena Restrepo (COL)
|
50.82 |
| 5. | Lyudmila Dzhigalova (URS)
|
50.85 |
| 6. |  Fatima Yusuf (NGR)
|
50.91 |
| 7. | Linda Keough (GBR)
|
50.98 |
| 8. |  Solvi Olsen-Meinseth (NOR)
|
53.63 |
Quarterfinals[]
- Held on Sunday 1991-08-25
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jearl Miles-Clark (USA)
|
51.88 |
| 2. | Sandra Myers (ESP)
|
52.01 |
| 3. | Grit Breuer (GER)
|
52.16 |
| 4. | Fatima Yusuf (NGR)
|
52.46 |
| 5. | Solvi Olsen-Meinseth (NOR)
|
52.95 |
| 6. |  Aïssatou Tandian (SEN)
|
53.06 |
| 7. |  Cheryl Allen (CAN)
|
53.21 |
| – | Aelita Yurchenko (URS)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyudmila Dzhigalova (URS)
|
50.76 |
| 2. | Diane Dixon (USA)
|
50.84 |
| 3. | Linda Keough (GBR)
|
51.13 |
| 4. | Renee Poetschka (AUS)
|
51.65 |
| 5. | Julia Merino (ESP)
|
51.82 |
| 6. | Norfalia Carabali (COL)
|
52.38 |
| 7. |  Judit Forgacs (HUN)
|
53.79 |
| – | Charity Opara (NGR)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
|
50.61 |
| 2. | Ximena Restrepo (COL)
|
50.66 |
| 3. | Lillie Leatherwood (USA)
|
50.75 |
| 4. | Olga Bryzgina (URS)
|
50.79 |
| 5. | Lorraine Hanson (GBR)
|
51.02 |
| 6. | Karin Janke (GER)
|
53.08 |
| 7. |  Nancy McLeon (CUB)
|
53.72 |
| – |  Martha Grossenbacher (SUI)
|
DNS |
Qualifying heats[]
- Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
|
51.00 |
| 2. | Olga Bryzgina (URS)
|
51.36 |
| 3. | Linda Keough (GBR)
|
51.51 |
| 4. | Solvi Olsen-Meinseth (NOR)
|
52.84 |
| 5. | Cheryl Allen (CAN)
|
53.17 |
| 6. |  (CHN)
|
54.51 |
| 7. |  Lasnet Nkouka (CGO)
|
57.85 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sandra Myers (ESP)
|
52.70 |
| 2. | Fatima Yusuf (NGR)
|
52.81 |
| 3. | Nancy McLeon (CUB)
|
52.87 |
| 4. | Norfalia Carabali (COL)
|
53.31 |
| 5. | Aïssatou Tandian (SEN)
|
53.65 |
| 6. |  Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ)
|
58.82 |
| 7. |  (GEQ)
|
1:04.13 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jearl Miles-Clark (USA)
|
51.88 |
| 2. | Lorraine Hanson (GBR)
|
52.08 |
| 3. | Ximena Restrepo (COL)
|
52.41 |
| 4. | Karin Janke (GER)
|
53.73 |
| 5. |  Reawadee Srithoa (THA)
|
54.94 |
| 6. |  (NIG)
|
1:05.03 |
| – |  (TCA)
|
DQ |
| – |  Suzie Tanefo (CMR)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Diane Dixon (USA)
|
52.43 |
| 2. | Grit Breuer (GER)
|
52.56 |
| 3. | Aelita Yurchenko (URS)
|
52.65 |
| 4. | Renee Poetschka (AUS)
|
52.65 |
| 5. | Julia Merino (ESP)
|
53.04 |
| 6. |  (ISR)
|
54.26 |
| 7. |  Claudia Acerenza (URU)
|
55.82 |
| 8. |  (PAR)
|
57.37 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charity Opara (NGR)
|
51.07 |
| 2. | Lyudmila Dzhigalova (URS)
|
51.45 |
| 3. | Lillie Leatherwood (USA)
|
53.04 |
| 4. | Judit Forgacs (HUN)
|
53.24 |
| 5. | Martha Grossenbacher (SUI)
|
53.77 |
| 6. |  Shermaine Ross (GRN)
|
55.90 |
| 7. |  Mary-Estelle Kapalu (VAN)
|
56.47 |
See also[]
- 1987 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Rome)
- 1988 Women's Olympic 400 metres (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Split)
- 1992 Women's Olympic 400 metres (Barcelona)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Stuttgart)
References[]
Categories:
- Events at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics
- 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships
- 1991 in women's athletics