1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 27 August 1991.

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Medalists

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Gold   Marie-José Pérec
France (FRA)
Silver   Grit Breuer
Germany (GER)
Bronze   Sandra Myers
Spain (ESP)

Schedule

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Heats
24.08.1991 – 16:00h
Quarterfinals
25.08.1991 – 18:20h
Semifinals
26.08.1991 – 17:55h
Final
27.08.1991 – 19:30h

Final

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RANK FINAL TIME
    Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 49.13
    Grit Breuer (GER) 49.42
    Sandra Myers (ESP) 49.78
4.   Olga Bryzgina (URS) 49.82
5.   Jearl Miles (USA) 50.50
6.   Ximena Restrepo (COL) 50.79
7.   Lillie Leatherwood (USA) 51.53
8.   Diane Dixon (USA) 51.73

Semifinals

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  • Held on Monday 1991-08-26
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 49.94
2.   Grit Breuer (GER) 50.14
3.   Olga Bryzgina (URS) 50.26
4.   Diane Dixon (USA) 50.75
5.   Lorraine Hanson (GBR) 50.93
6.   Norfalia Carabalí (COL) 52.40
7.   Renee Poetschka (AUS) 52.76
8.   Julia Merino (ESP) 53.41


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   Sandra Myers (ESP) 50.64
2.   Lillie Leatherwood (USA) 50.68
3.   Jearl Miles Clark (USA) 50.79
4.   Ximena Restrepo (COL) 50.82
5.   Lyudmila Dzhigalova (URS) 50.85
6.   Fatima Yusuf (NGR) 50.91
7.   Linda Keough (GBR) 50.98
8.   Solvi Olsen-Meinseth (NOR) 53.63

Quarterfinals

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  • Held on Sunday 1991-08-25
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Jearl Miles Clark (USA) 51.88
2.   Sandra Myers (ESP) 52.01
3.   Grit Breuer (GER) 52.16
4.   Fatima Yusuf (NGR) 52.46
5.   Solvi Olsen-Meinseth (NOR) 52.95
6.   Aïssatou Tandian (SEN) 53.06
7.   Cheryl Allen (CAN) 53.21
  Aelita Yurchenko (URS) DNF


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   Lyudmila Dzhigalova (URS) 50.76
2.   Diane Dixon (USA) 50.84
3.   Linda Keough (GBR) 51.13
4.   Renee Poetschka (AUS) 51.65
5.   Julia Merino (ESP) 51.82
6.   Norfalia Carabalí (COL) 52.38
7.   Judit Forgacs (HUN) 53.79
  Charity Opara (NGR) DQ


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.   Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 50.61
2.   Ximena Restrepo (COL) 50.66
3.   Lillie Leatherwood (USA) 50.75
4.   Olga Bryzgina (URS) 50.79
5.   Lorraine Hanson (GBR) 51.02
6.   Karin Janke (GER) 53.08
7.   Nancy McLeon (CUB) 53.72
  Martha Grossenbacher (SUI) DNS

Qualifying heats

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  • Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 51.00
2.   Olga Bryzgina (URS) 51.36
3.   Linda Keough (GBR) 51.51
4.   Solvi Olsen-Meinseth (NOR) 52.84
5.   Cheryl Allen (CAN) 53.17
6.   Huang Yanhong (CHN) 54.51
7.   Lasnet Nkouka (CGO) 57.85


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   Sandra Myers (ESP) 52.70
2.   Fatima Yusuf (NGR) 52.81
3.   Nancy McLeon (CUB) 52.87
4.   Norfalia Carabalí (COL) 53.31
5.   Aïssatou Tandian (SEN) 53.65
6.   Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) 58.82
7.   Obieng Juliana Nzang (GEQ) 1:04.13


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.   Jearl Miles Clark (USA) 51.88
2.   Lorraine Hanson (GBR) 52.08
3.   Ximena Restrepo (COL) 52.41
4.   Karin Janke (GER) 53.73
5.   Reawadee Srithoa (THA) 54.94
6.   Zeinabou Jean-Wali (NIG) 1:05.03
  Sharmaine Williams (TCA) DQ
  Suzie Tanefo (CMR) DNS


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.   Diane Dixon (USA) 52.43
2.   Grit Breuer (GER) 52.56
3.   Aelita Yurchenko (URS) 52.65
4.   Renee Poetschka (AUS) 52.65
5.   Julia Merino (ESP) 53.04
6.   Orit Kolodni (ISR) 54.26
7.   Claudia Acerenza (URU) 55.82
8.   Graciela von Schmeling (PAR) 57.37


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.   Charity Opara (NGR) 51.07
2.   Lyudmila Dzhigalova (URS) 51.45
3.   Lillie Leatherwood (USA) 53.04
4.   Judit Forgacs (HUN) 53.24
5.   Martha Grossenbacher (SUI) 53.77
6.   Shermaine Ross (GRN) 55.90
7.   Mary-Estelle Kapalu (VAN) 56.47

See also

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References

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