1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
These are the results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists[]
Gold | ![]() Australia (AUS) |
Silver | ![]() Jamaica (JAM) |
Bronze | ![]() United States (USA) |
Results[]
Heats[]
First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals[]
First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Sandie Richards | ![]() |
50.08 | Q, PB |
2 | 1 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | ![]() |
50.36 | Q, PB |
3 | 2 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() |
50.39 | Q |
4 | 1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | ![]() |
50.53 | Q, SB |
5 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | ![]() |
50.63 | Q, PB |
6 | 2 | Grit Breuer | ![]() |
50.65 | Q |
7 | 3 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
50.66 | Q |
8 | 3 | Cathy Freeman | ![]() |
50.75 | Q |
9 | 1 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | ![]() |
50.77 | q |
10 | 1 | Allison Curbishley | ![]() |
50.76 | q |
11 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | ![]() |
50.90 | Q |
12 | 3 | Lorraine Graham | ![]() |
51.03 | Q |
13 | 3 | Olabisi Afolabi | ![]() |
51.07 | Q |
14 | 3 | Donna Fraser | ![]() |
51.11 | q, PB |
15 | 1 | Anja Rucker | ![]() |
51.36 | q, SB |
16 | 3 | Norfalia Carabalí | ![]() |
51.42 | SB |
17 | 3 | Tatyana Chebykina | ![]() |
51.57 | |
18 | 2 | Kim Graham | ![]() |
51.72 | Q |
19 | 3 | Patrizia Spuri | ![]() |
52.15 | SB |
20 | 2 | Ladonna Antoine | ![]() |
52.37 | |
21 | 2 | Naděžda Koštovalová | ![]() |
52.61 | |
22 | 2 | Damayanthi Darsha | ![]() |
53.49 | |
23 | 2 | Tonique Williams | ![]() |
54.23 | |
1 | Adri de Jongh | ![]() |
DNF |
Semifinals[]
First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
50.05 | Q |
2 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() |
50.06 | Q |
3 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | ![]() |
50.11 | Q |
4 | 2 | Sandie Richards | ![]() |
50.21 | Q |
5 | 2 | Grit Breuer | ![]() |
50.33 | Q, SB |
6 | 2 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | ![]() |
50.69 | Q |
7 | 1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | ![]() |
50.77 | Q |
8 | 1 | Lorraine Graham | ![]() |
50.90 | |
9 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | ![]() |
50.98 | Q |
10 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | ![]() |
51.03 | |
11 | 2 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | ![]() |
51.40 | |
12 | 2 | Allison Curbishley | ![]() |
51.42 | |
13 | 2 | Olabisi Afolabi | ![]() |
51.44 | |
14 | 2 | Kim Graham | ![]() |
51.54 | |
15 | 1 | Anja Rucker | ![]() |
51.94 | |
1 | Donna Fraser | ![]() |
DNS |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Cathy Freeman | ![]() |
49.77 | |
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5 | Sandie Richards | ![]() |
49.79 | PB |
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4 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
49.90 | |
4 | 6 | Grit Breuer | ![]() |
50.06 | SB |
5 | 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() |
50.27 | |
6 | 8 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | ![]() |
50.66 | |
7 | 7 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | ![]() |
50.68 | |
8 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | ![]() |
51.37 |
References[]
Categories:
- Events at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
- 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships
- 1997 in women's athletics