1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Sabine Busch	Lillie Leatherwood	Judit Forgács

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			53.47	Q
2	4			53.50	Q
3	4			53.68	Q
4	2			53.74	Q
5	3			53.80	Q
6	2			53.83	q, NR
7	4			53.84	q
8	3			54.13	Q
9	1			54.40	Q
10	1			54.69	Q
11	3			54.78	q
12	1			55.00	q
13	3			55.20	NR
14	4			55.36	AR
15	2			56.05	AR
16	1			56.72
17	1			58.23
18	4			59.02	NR
19	4			59.75
	2
	3

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			52.27	Q
2	1			52.69	Q
3	2			52.74	Q
4	1			52.83	Q
5	1			52.85	Q
6	2			52.88	Q
7	2			52.92
8	1			53.27
9	2			53.36
10	1			53.53
11	2			54.12
	1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			51.66	CR
	5			52.54	PB
	2			52.68
4	6			52.76
5	3			53.56
6	1			54.38

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/women/400-metres/heats/summary Official heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/women/400-metres/semi-final/summary Official semifinals results
3. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/women/400-metres/final/result Official final results