1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
These are the results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists[edit]
Gold | ![]() Morocco (MAR) |
Silver | ![]() Jamaica (JAM) |
Bronze | ![]() United States (USA) |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Semifinals[edit]
First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Nezha Bidouane | ![]() | 53.48 | Q, AR |
2 | 1 | Kim Batten | ![]() | 53.67 | Q |
3 | 2 | Deon Hemmings | ![]() | 53.82 | Q |
4 | 1 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | ![]() | 54.02 | Q, NR |
5 | 2 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | ![]() | 54.48 | Q |
6 | 1 | Debbie-Ann Parris | ![]() | 54.72 | Q |
7 | 1 | Susan Smith-Walsh | ![]() | 54.72 | Q |
8 | 2 | Andrea Blackett | ![]() | 54.74 | Q, NR |
9 | 2 | Gudrun Arnardottir | ![]() | 54.93 | |
10 | 1 | Yekaterina Bakhvalova | ![]() | 55.02 | |
11 | 1 | Silvia Rieger | ![]() | 55.08 | |
12 | 2 | Anna Knoroz | ![]() | 55.28 | |
13 | 1 | Karlene Haughton | ![]() | 55.33 | |
14 | 1 | Miriam Alonso | ![]() | 55.49 | SB |
15 | 2 | Ester Goossens | ![]() | 56.17 | |
2 | Sally Gunnell | ![]() | DNS |
Final[edit]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | Nezha Bidouane | ![]() | 52.97 | AR |
![]() | 4 | Deon Hemmings | ![]() | 53.09 | SB |
![]() | 5 | Kim Batten | ![]() | 53.52 | |
4 | 6 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | ![]() | 53.81 | NR |
5 | 8 | Debbie-Ann Parris | ![]() | 54.19 | SB |
6 | 2 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | ![]() | 54.77 | |
7 | 7 | Susan Smith-Walsh | ![]() | 55.25 | |
8 | 1 | Andrea Blackett | ![]() | 55.63 |