1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Diane Dixon	Sandra Myers	Anita Protti

Results

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			52.15	Q
2	3			52.60	Q, PB
3	3			52.68	q
4	2			52.72	Q
5	2			53.01	Q
6	2			53.34	q
7	2			53.87	q
8	1			53.88	Q
9	1			54.00	Q
10	1			54.01	q
11	1			54.26	q
12	2			54.53	q
13	3			54.78
14	3			55.69
15	1			56.57	NR
16	1			58.50	NR
	3

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			51.97	Q
2	2			52.14	Q
3	1			52.16	Q
4	2			52.18	Q, NR
5	1			52.43	Q
6	1			52.68	Q
7	1			52.84	PB
8	2			53.05
9	2			53.40
10	2			53.51
11	1			54.51
	1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			50.64	CR, AR
			50.99	NR
			51.41	NR
4			51.59	PB
5			52.00	PB
6			52.19	PB

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/women/400-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/women/400-metres/semi-final/summary Semifinals results
3. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/women/400-metres/final/result Final results