1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres explained

These are the results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Medalists

Gold	Marie-José Pérec France (FRA)
Silver	Pauline Davis Bahamas (BAH)
Bronze	Jearl Miles United States (USA)

Results

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	7			50.60	Q
2	5			50.72	Q
3	5			50.94	Q
4	4			51.14	Q
5	4			51.21	Q
6	2			51.22	Q
7	3			51.24	Q
8	7			51.26	Q
9	1			51.29	Q
10	6			51.30	Q
11	5			51.32	Q
11	6			51.32	Q
13	6			51.37	Q
14	1			51.39	Q
14	3			51.39	Q
14	4			51.39	Q
14	5			51.39	q
18	4			51.50	q
19	3			51.51	Q
20	2			51.55	Q
21	2			51.55	Q
22	7			51.57	Q
23	1			51.58	Q, PB
24	3			51.68	q
25	2			51.79
26	1			51.96
26	3			51.96
26	6			51.96
29	4			51.99
30	7			52.05
31	1			52.10
32	7			52.24
33	4			52.31
34	6			52.37
35	7			52.81
36	5			53.34
37	1			53.48
38	2			53.92
38	2			53.92	NR
38	7			53.92	NR
41	3			54.21
42	5			54.28
43	1			54.93
44	6			56.43
45	2			56.64
46	6			59.96
47	4
48	7
	5
	6
	3
	4

Semifinals

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			50.39	Q
	3			50.42	Q
	2			50.43	Q
	1			50.49	Q
	1			50.56	Q
	1			50.64	q
	2			50.77	Q
	3			50.85	q
	2			51.00
10	2			51.03
11	1			51.18
12	1			51.41
13	2			51.46
14	2			51.65
15	2			51.67
16	1			51.77
17	1			51.82
18	3			51.83
19	3			51.85
20	3			51.99
21	3			52.01
22	3			52.59
23	2			52.99
24	1			53.46

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			49.28
	5			49.96	NR
	3			50.00
4	4			50.60
5	1			50.70
6	8			50.77
7	7			50.99
8	2			51.13

References

• Results
• IAAF