1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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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.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of France.svg Marie-José Pérec
France (FRA)
Silver Flag of Germany.svg Grit Breuer
Germany (GER)
Bronze Flag of Spain.svg Sandra Myers
Spain (ESP)

Schedule

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

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)49.13
Med 2.png Flag of Germany.svg  Grit Breuer  (GER)49.42
Med 3.png Flag of Spain.svg  Sandra Myers  (ESP)49.78
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bryzgina  (URS)49.82
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Jearl Miles  (USA)50.50
6.Flag of Colombia.svg  Ximena Restrepo  (COL)50.79
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Lillie Leatherwood  (USA)51.53
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Diane Dixon  (USA)51.73

Semifinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)49.94
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Grit Breuer  (GER)50.14
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bryzgina  (URS)50.26
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Diane Dixon  (USA)50.75
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Hanson  (GBR)50.93
6.Flag of Colombia.svg  Norfalia Carabalí  (COL)52.40
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Renee Poetschka  (AUS)52.76
8.Flag of Spain.svg  Julia Merino  (ESP)53.41


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Spain.svg  Sandra Myers  (ESP)50.64
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Lillie Leatherwood  (USA)50.68
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Jearl Miles Clark  (USA)50.79
4.Flag of Colombia.svg  Ximena Restrepo  (COL)50.82
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Dzhigalova  (URS)50.85
6.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Fatima Yusuf  (NGR)50.91
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linda Keough  (GBR)50.98
8.Flag of Norway.svg  Solvi Olsen-Meinseth  (NOR)53.63

Quarterfinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jearl Miles Clark  (USA)51.88
2.Flag of Spain.svg  Sandra Myers  (ESP)52.01
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Grit Breuer  (GER)52.16
4.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Fatima Yusuf  (NGR)52.46
5.Flag of Norway.svg  Solvi Olsen-Meinseth  (NOR)52.95
6.Flag of Senegal.svg  Aïssatou Tandian  (SEN)53.06
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cheryl Allen  (CAN)53.21
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aelita Yurchenko  (URS)DNF


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Dzhigalova  (URS)50.76
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Diane Dixon  (USA)50.84
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linda Keough  (GBR)51.13
4.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Renee Poetschka  (AUS)51.65
5.Flag of Spain.svg  Julia Merino  (ESP)51.82
6.Flag of Colombia.svg  Norfalia Carabalí  (COL)52.38
7.Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Forgacs  (HUN)53.79
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Charity Opara  (NGR)DQ


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)50.61
2.Flag of Colombia.svg  Ximena Restrepo  (COL)50.66
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Lillie Leatherwood  (USA)50.75
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bryzgina  (URS)50.79
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Hanson  (GBR)51.02
6.Flag of Germany.svg  Karin Janke  (GER)53.08
7.Flag of Cuba.svg  Nancy McLeon  (CUB)53.72
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martha Grossenbacher  (SUI)DNS

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)51.00
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bryzgina  (URS)51.36
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linda Keough  (GBR)51.51
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Solvi Olsen-Meinseth  (NOR)52.84
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cheryl Allen  (CAN)53.17
6.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Yanhong  (CHN)54.51
7.Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Lasnet Nkouka  (CGO)57.85


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Spain.svg  Sandra Myers  (ESP)52.70
2.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Fatima Yusuf  (NGR)52.81
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Nancy McLeon  (CUB)52.87
4.Flag of Colombia.svg  Norfalia Carabalí  (COL)53.31
5.Flag of Senegal.svg  Aïssatou Tandian  (SEN)53.65
6.Flag of Fiji.svg  Vaciseva Tavaga  (FIJ)58.82
7.Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Obieng Juliana Nzang  (GEQ)1:04.13


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jearl Miles Clark  (USA)51.88
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Hanson  (GBR)52.08
3.Flag of Colombia.svg  Ximena Restrepo  (COL)52.41
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Karin Janke  (GER)53.73
5.Flag of Thailand.svg  Reawadee Srithoa  (THA)54.94
6.Flag of Niger.svg  Zeinabou Jean-Wali  (NIG)1:05.03
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Sharmaine Williams  (TCA)DQ
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Suzie Tanefo  (CMR)DNS


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Diane Dixon  (USA)52.43
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Grit Breuer  (GER)52.56
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aelita Yurchenko  (URS)52.65
4.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Renee Poetschka  (AUS)52.65
5.Flag of Spain.svg  Julia Merino  (ESP)53.04
6.Flag of Israel.svg  Orit Kolodni  (ISR)54.26
7.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Claudia Acerenza  (URU)55.82
8.Flag of Paraguay.svg  Graciela von Schmeling  (PAR)57.37


RANKHEAT 5TIME
1.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Charity Opara  (NGR)51.07
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Dzhigalova  (URS)51.45
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Lillie Leatherwood  (USA)53.04
4.Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Forgacs  (HUN)53.24
5.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martha Grossenbacher  (SUI)53.77
6.Flag of Grenada.svg  Shermaine Ross  (GRN)55.90
7.Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Mary-Estelle Kapalu  (VAN)56.47

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