2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueNanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park
Location Nanjing, China
Dates21 March 2025 (round 1)
22 March 2025 (final)
Competitors14 from 12 nations
Winning time50.60
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Amber Anning  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg   Alexis Holmes  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Henriette Jæger  Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
←  2024

The women's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 21 and 22 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

Contents

The heats of round 1 were held on 21 March during the evening session. The final was held on 22 March during the evening session. It was won by Amber Anning of Great Britain in 50.60 s, followed by Alexis Holmes of the United States and Henriette Jæger of Norway.

Background

The women's 400 metres was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Records before the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)TimeLocationDate
World record [1] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)49.17 Glasgow, United Kingdom2 March 2024
Championship record [2]
World leading [3] Flag of the United States.svg  Isabella Whittaker  (USA)49.24 Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States15 March 2025

Qualification

For the women's 400 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025. [4] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standards of 51.00 s. [5] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. [4] There was a target number of 30 athletes. [5]

Results

Round 1

The three heats of round 1 were held on 21 March, starting at 20:26 (UTC+8) in the evening. [6] First two athletes of each heat (Q) qualified for the final. [7]

Results from heats of round 1 [7]
RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Amber Anning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.79 Q
21 Henriette Jæger Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 51.42 Q
31 Martina Weil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 51.67 [.662] Q, NR
42 Alexis Holmes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 51.67 [.666] Q
53 Rosey Effiong Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 52.13 Q
62 Justyna Święty-Ersetic Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.22 Q
72 Bassant Hemida Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 52.62
82 Leah Anderson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.86
93 Liu Yinglan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53.14 PB
103 Daniela Ledecká Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 53.39
111 Sita Sibiri Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 55.54 NR
122 Bongiwe Mahlalela Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 56.34 PB
133 Anny de Bassi Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 56.67 PB
1 Joanne Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS

Final

The final was held on 22 March, starting at 20:44 (UTC+8) in the evening. [8]

Results of the final [8]
RankLaneNameNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Amber Anning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.60
Silver medal icon.svg4 Alexis Holmes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 50.63
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Henriette Jæger Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 50.92
43 Martina Weil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 51.78
52 Justyna Święty-Ersetic Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.97
61 Rosey Effiong Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 52.90

References

  1. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres women", World Athletics . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Results 400 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics . 2 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 400 Metres Short Track women", World Athletics , 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
  5. 1 2 "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Nanjing 2025 - Timetable". World Athletics . 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 "400 Metres Women – Round 1 – Summary" (PDF). World Athletics . 21 March 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 "400 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics . 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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