The women's 400 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jearl Miles Clark United States
|
Sandie Richards Jamaica
|
Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic
|
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Charity Opara |  Nigeria |
52.02 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
52.26 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 2 | Grit Breuer |  Germany |
52.43 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ionela Târlea |  Romania |
52.49 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Olga Kotlyarova |  Russia |
52.63 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States |
52.63 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
52.69 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Phylis Smith |  Great Britain |
52.74 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | United States |
52.86 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria |
52.89 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
52.94 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Tatyana Movchan |  Ukraine |
52.96 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Sally Gunnell | Great Britain |
53.05 | |
| 14 | 4 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica |
53.22 | |
| 15 | 4 | Guðrún Arnardóttir |  Iceland |
53.41 | |
| 16 | 4 | Nezha Bidouane |  Morocco |
53.54 | |
| 17 | 1 | Olga Moroz | Ukraine |
53.82 | |
| 18 | 1 | Marina Filipović |  Yugoslavia |
54.18 | |
| 19 | 2 | Adina Valdez |  Trinidad and Tobago |
55.79 | |
| 20 | 2 | Erum Khanum |  Pakistan |
1:04.74 | |
| 3 | Angela Camara |  Guinea |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Ruth Mangue Nve |  Equatorial Guinea |
DNS |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Charity Opara | Nigeria |
51.26 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
51.53 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 1 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States |
51.55 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Ionela Târlea | Romania |
52.10 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Grit Breuer | Germany |
52.16 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
52.43 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Tatyana Movchan | Ukraine |
52.48 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
52.75 | |
| 9 | 2 | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | United States |
52.82 | |
| 10 | 2 | Phylis Smith | Great Britain |
52.86 | |
| 11 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia |
53.17 | |
| 12 | 2 | Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria |
53.33 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jearl Miles Clark | United States |
50.96 | WL |
 |
Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
51.17 | PB |
 |
Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
52.04 | PB |
| 4 | Ionela Târlea | Romania |
52.06 | NR |
| 5 | Charity Opara | Nigeria |
52.19 | |
| 6 | Grit Breuer | Germany |
52.22 |
References
- ^ 400 m heats results
- ^ 400 m semifinals results (archived)
- ^ 400 m final results (archived)