The women's 400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 12 and 14 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sandie Richards Jamaica
|
Tatyana Alekseyeva Russia
|
Jearl Miles Clark United States
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States |
51.76 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
51.86 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | Russia |
51.97 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Sandra Myers |  Spain |
52.10 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jillian Richardson-Briscoe |  Canada |
52.15 | |
| 6 | 1 | Renee Poetschka |  Australia |
52.70 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ester Goossens |  Netherlands |
52.73 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Kim Batten | United States |
52.77 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Karin Janke |  Germany |
52.83 | |
| 10 | 3 | Tatyana Ledovskaya |  Belarus |
53.24 | NR |
| 11 | 3 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica |
53.59 | |
| 12 | 1 | Regula Zürcher-Scalabrin |  Switzerland |
53.76 | |
| 13 | 3 | Donalda Duprey | Canada |
54.52 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
50.93 | NR |
 |
Tatyana Alekseyeva | Russia |
51.03 | NR |
 |
Jearl Miles Clark | United States |
51.37 | PB |
| 4 | Sandra Myers | Spain |
51.45 | |
| 5 | Renee Poetschka | Australia |
52.29 | |
| 6 | Kim Batten | United States |
52.70 |