2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of July 2024 is the only time the women's 400 metres has been won by less than a tenth of a second at these championships. Of the six finalists, the winner had the slowest reaction time.
Medallists
[edit]Gold | ||
![]() | Olesya Zykina | ![]() |
Silver | ||
![]() | Natalya Nazarova | ![]() |
Bronze | ||
![]() | Shareese Woods | ![]() |
Heats
[edit]Heat | Lane | Name | Country | Mark | Q | React |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Olesya Zykina | ![]() | 51.96 | Q | 0.244 |
1 | 4 | Moushaumi Robinson | ![]() | 52.45 | Q | 0.258 |
1 | 3 | Makelesi Batimala | ![]() | 54.02 PB | Q | 0.217 |
1 | 1 | Nikolett Listar | ![]() | 55.37 | 0.237 | |
1 | 2 | Martina Xuereb | ![]() | 57.62 NR | 0.282 | |
1 | 5 | Moya Thompson | ![]() | DNF | 0.315 | |
2 | 5 | Natalya Nazarova | ![]() | 52.40 | Q | 0.157 |
2 | 3 | Antonina Yefremova | ![]() | 52.64 | Q | 0.163 |
2 | 6 | Shareese Woods | ![]() | 52.65 | Q | 0.240 |
2 | 4 | Zuzana Hejnová | ![]() | 53.04 | q | 0.146 |
2 | 1 | Racheal Nachula | ![]() | 53.52 NR | q | 0.257 |
2 | 2 | Vera Barbosa | ![]() | 57.55 | 0.281 | |
3 | 6 | Amantle Montsho | ![]() | 52.96 PB | Q | 0.290 |
3 | 2 | Angela Moroșanu | ![]() | 53.32 SB | Q | 0.249 |
3 | 5 | Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo | ![]() | 53.34 | Q | 0.187 |
3 | 3 | Nataliya Pyhyda | ![]() | 53.44 | q | 0.187 |
3 | 4 | Tsvetelina Kirilova | ![]() | 53.66 | 0.195 | |
3 | 1 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | ![]() | 54.02 SB | 0.209 |
Semifinals
[edit]Heat | Lane | Name | Country | Mark | Q | React |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Olesya Zykina | ![]() | 51.75 | Q | 0.315 |
1 | 3 | Antonina Yefremova | ![]() | 51.79 PB | Q | 0.228 |
1 | 6 | Moushaumi Robinson | ![]() | 51.85 PB | Q | 0.248 |
1 | 1 | Racheal Nachula | ![]() | 53.30 NR | 0.317 | |
1 | 2 | Makelesi Batimala | ![]() | 54.23 | 0.275 | |
1 | 4 | Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | 6 | Natalya Nazarova | ![]() | 51.62 | Q | 0.287 |
2 | 3 | Shareese Woods | ![]() | 51.87 PB | Q | 0.193 |
2 | 4 | Angela Moroșanu | ![]() | 52.83 SB | Q | 0.273 |
2 | 2 | Zuzana Hejnová | ![]() | 53.16 | 0.142 | |
2 | 5 | Amantle Montsho | ![]() | 53.21 | 0.266 | |
2 | 1 | Nataliya Pyhyda | ![]() | 53.33 |
Final
[edit]Heat | Lane | Name | Country | Mark | React |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | Olesya Zykina | ![]() | 51.09 WL | 0.297 |
![]() | 5 | Natalya Nazarova | ![]() | 51.10 SB | 0.247 |
![]() | 3 | Shareese Woods | ![]() | 51.41 PB | 0.237 |
4 | 4 | Antonina Yefremova | ![]() | 51.53 PB | 0.147 |
5 | 2 | Angela Moroșanu | ![]() | 53.07 | 0.269 |
6 | 1 | Moushaumi Robinson | ![]() | 53.10 | 0.257 |