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.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cathy Freeman
Australia (AUS)
Silver Flag of Jamaica.svg Sandie Richards
Jamaica (JAM)
Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Jearl Miles Clark
United States (USA)

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 51.05Q, PB
24 Grit Breuer Flag of Germany.svg Germany51.43Q
35 Lorraine Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.45Q
45 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia51.53Q
54 Olga Kotlyarova Flag of Russia.svg Russia51.55Q
62 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.57Q
65 Maicel Malone-Wallace Flag of the United States.svg United States51.57Q
81 Tatyana Alekseyeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia51.61Q
85 Pauline Davis-Thompson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 51.61Q
102 Jearl Miles Clark Flag of the United States.svg United States51.77Q
104 Falilat Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.77Q
125 Anja Rucker Flag of Germany.svg Germany51.84q
133 Kim Graham Flag of the United States.svg United States51.92Q
142 Allison Curbishley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain51.97Q
151 Damayanthi Dharsha Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 51.99Q, NR
161 Olabisi Afolabi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.13Q
174 Naděžda Koštovalová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 52.15Q
182 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 52.18Q
193 Donna Fraser Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain52.21Q
201 Tonique Williams Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 52.30q
211 Ladonna Antoine Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada52.44q
224 Adri de Jongh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa52.47q
233 Patrizia Spuri Flag of Italy.svg Italy52.54Q
243 Tatyana Chebykina Flag of Russia.svg Russia52.57Q
252 Hana Benešová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 52.74
265 Marina Filipović Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 53.16
275 Svetlana Bodritskaya Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 53.28
283 Inez Turner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 53.34
292 Mayra González Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico53.63
301 Maria Figueiredo Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil53.95
314 Zoila Stewart Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 54.03
323 Christina Panagou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 54.23
332 Nadjina Kaltouma Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 54.49
344 Dijana Kojić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 55.06PB
353 Grace Dinkins Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 55.19
362 Cathalina Staye Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 55.54 NR
371 Charmaine Smit Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 55.67
384 Olga Conte Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 55.82
3 Charity Opara Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNS

Quarterfinals

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.08Q, PB
21 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 50.36Q, PB
32 Falilat Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 50.39Q
41 Pauline Davis-Thompson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50.53Q, SB
51 Olga Kotlyarova Flag of Russia.svg Russia50.63Q, PB
62 Grit Breuer Flag of Germany.svg Germany50.65Q
73 Jearl Miles Clark Flag of the United States.svg United States50.66Q
83 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia50.75Q
91 Maicel Malone-Wallace Flag of the United States.svg United States50.77q
101 Allison Curbishley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain50.78q
112 Tatyana Alekseyeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia50.90Q
123 Lorraine Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 51.03Q
133 Olabisi Afolabi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.07Q
143 Donna Fraser Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain51.11q, PB
151 Anja Rucker Flag of Germany.svg Germany51.36q, SB
163 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 51.42SB
173 Tatyana Chebykina Flag of Russia.svg Russia51.57
182 Kim Graham Flag of the United States.svg United States51.72Q
193 Patrizia Spuri Flag of Italy.svg Italy52.15SB
202 Ladonna Antoine Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada52.37
212 Naděžda Koštovalová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 52.61
222 Damayanthi Darsha Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 53.49
232 Tonique Williams Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 54.23
1 Adri de Jongh Flag of South Africa.svg South AfricaDNF

Semifinals

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Jearl Miles Clark Flag of the United States.svg United States50.05Q
21 Falilat Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 50.06Q
31 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia50.11Q
42 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.21Q
52 Grit Breuer Flag of Germany.svg Germany50.33Q, SB
62 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 50.69Q
71 Pauline Davis-Thompson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50.77Q
81 Lorraine Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.90
92 Tatyana Alekseyeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia50.98Q
101 Olga Kotlyarova Flag of Russia.svg Russia51.03
112 Maicel Malone-Wallace Flag of the United States.svg United States51.40
122 Allison Curbishley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain51.42
132 Olabisi Afolabi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.44
142 Kim Graham Flag of the United States.svg United States51.54
151 Anja Rucker Flag of Germany.svg Germany51.94
1 Donna Fraser Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainDNS

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg1 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia49.77
Silver medal icon.svg5 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.79PB
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Jearl Miles Clark Flag of the United States.svg United States49.90
46 Grit Breuer Flag of Germany.svg Germany50.06SB
53 Falilat Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 50.27
68 Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 50.66
77 Pauline Davis-Thompson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50.68
82 Tatyana Alekseyeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia51.37

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