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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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These are the results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

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Gold Australia Cathy Freeman
Australia (AUS)
Silver Jamaica Sandie Richards
Jamaica (JAM)
Bronze United States Jearl Miles Clark
United States (USA)

Results

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Heats

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First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 51.05 Q, PB
2 4 Grit Breuer  Germany 51.43 Q
3 5 Lorraine Graham  Jamaica 51.45 Q
4 5 Cathy Freeman  Australia 51.53 Q
5 4 Olga Kotlyarova  Russia 51.55 Q
6 2 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 51.57 Q
6 5 Maicel Malone-Wallace  United States 51.57 Q
8 1 Tatyana Alekseyeva  Russia 51.61 Q
8 5 Pauline Davis-Thompson  Bahamas 51.61 Q
10 2 Jearl Miles Clark  United States 51.77 Q
10 4 Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria 51.77 Q
12 5 Anja Rucker  Germany 51.84 q
13 3 Kim Graham  United States 51.92 Q
14 2 Allison Curbishley  Great Britain 51.97 Q
15 1 Damayanthi Dharsha  Sri Lanka 51.99 Q, NR
16 1 Olabisi Afolabi  Nigeria 52.13 Q
17 4 Naděžda Koštovalová  Czech Republic 52.15 Q
18 2 Norfalia Carabalí  Colombia 52.18 Q
19 3 Donna Fraser  Great Britain 52.21 Q
20 1 Tonique Williams  Bahamas 52.30 q
21 1 Ladonna Antoine  Canada 52.44 q
22 4 Adri de Jongh  South Africa 52.47 q
23 3 Patrizia Spuri  Italy 52.54 Q
24 3 Tatyana Chebykina  Russia 52.57 Q
25 2 Hana Benešová  Czech Republic 52.74
26 5 Marina Filipović  Yugoslavia 53.16
27 5 Svetlana Bodritskaya  Kazakhstan 53.28
28 3 Inez Turner  Jamaica 53.34
29 2 Mayra González  Mexico 53.63
30 1 Maria Figueiredo  Brazil 53.95
31 4 Zoila Stewart  Costa Rica 54.03
32 3 Christina Panagou  Greece 54.23
33 2 Nadjina Kaltouma  Chad 54.49
34 4 Dijana Kojić  Bosnia and Herzegovina 55.06 PB
35 3 Grace Dinkins  Liberia 55.19
36 2 Cathalina Staye  Saint Lucia 55.54 NR
37 1 Charmaine Smit  Namibia 55.67
38 4 Olga Conte  Argentina 55.82
3 Charity Opara  Nigeria DNS

Quarterfinals

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First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 50.08 Q, PB
2 1 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 50.36 Q, PB
3 2 Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria 50.39 Q
4 1 Pauline Davis-Thompson  Bahamas 50.53 Q, SB
5 1 Olga Kotlyarova  Russia 50.63 Q, PB
6 2 Grit Breuer  Germany 50.65 Q
7 3 Jearl Miles Clark  United States 50.66 Q
8 3 Cathy Freeman  Australia 50.75 Q
9 1 Maicel Malone-Wallace  United States 50.77 q
10 1 Allison Curbishley  Great Britain 50.78 q
11 2 Tatyana Alekseyeva  Russia 50.90 Q
12 3 Lorraine Graham  Jamaica 51.03 Q
13 3 Olabisi Afolabi  Nigeria 51.07 Q
14 3 Donna Fraser  Great Britain 51.11 q, PB
15 1 Anja Rucker  Germany 51.36 q, SB
16 3 Norfalia Carabalí  Colombia 51.42 SB
17 3 Tatyana Chebykina  Russia 51.57
18 2 Kim Graham  United States 51.72 Q
19 3 Patrizia Spuri  Italy 52.15 SB
20 2 Ladonna Antoine  Canada 52.37
21 2 Naděžda Koštovalová  Czech Republic 52.61
22 2 Damayanthi Darsha  Sri Lanka 53.49
23 2 Tonique Williams  Bahamas 54.23
1 Adri de Jongh  South Africa DNF

Semifinals

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First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Jearl Miles Clark  United States 50.05 Q
2 1 Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria 50.06 Q
3 1 Cathy Freeman  Australia 50.11 Q
4 2 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 50.21 Q
5 2 Grit Breuer  Germany 50.33 Q, SB
6 2 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 50.69 Q
7 1 Pauline Davis-Thompson  Bahamas 50.77 Q
8 1 Lorraine Graham  Jamaica 50.90
9 2 Tatyana Alekseyeva  Russia 50.98 Q
10 1 Olga Kotlyarova  Russia 51.03
11 2 Maicel Malone-Wallace  United States 51.40
12 2 Allison Curbishley  Great Britain 51.42
13 2 Olabisi Afolabi  Nigeria 51.44
14 2 Kim Graham  United States 51.54
15 1 Anja Rucker  Germany 51.94
1 Donna Fraser  Great Britain DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Cathy Freeman  Australia 49.77
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 49.79 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Jearl Miles Clark  United States 49.90
4 6 Grit Breuer  Germany 50.06 SB
5 3 Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria 50.27
6 8 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  Czech Republic 50.66
7 7 Pauline Davis-Thompson  Bahamas 50.68
8 2 Tatyana Alekseyeva  Russia 51.37

References

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