2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7–8 March 2014.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Francena McCorory	Kaliese Spencer	Shaunae Miller

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record		49.59	Milan, Italy	7 March 1982
Championship record		50.04	Moscow, Russia	12 March 2006
World Leading		50.85	Albuquerque, United States	23 February 2014
African record		50.73	Stuttgart, Germany	1 February 1998
Asian record		52.27	Beijing, China	24 February 1996
European record		49.59	Milan, Italy	7 March 1982
North and Central American and Caribbean record		50.34	Moscow, Russia	12 March 2006
Oceanian Record		52.17	Budapest, Hungary	4 March 1989
South American record		51.83	New York City, United States	26 February 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
7 March 2014	10:05	Heats
7 March 2014	20:55	Semifinals
8 March 2014	19:40	Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.60	Q, SB
2	3			52.10	Q, SB
3	1			52.13	Q, PB
4	1			52.19	q
5	2			52.26	Q
6	4			52.37	Q
7	4			52.37	Q, SB
	3			~~52.47~~	Q, Doping
8	2			52.61	Q, PB
9	2			52.61	q
10	1			52.69	q, SB
11	4			52.71	q
12	4			52.80	SB
13	3			53.07
14	2			53.10
15	3			53.34
16	3			54.56
17	4			54.74

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 (Q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			51.35	Q
2	2			51.58	Q, PB
3	2			51.63	Q, SB
	2			~~51.64~~	Doping
4	1			52.82	Q
5	1			52.97	Q
6	1			53.20	Q
7	2			53.59
8	2			53.60
	1
	1				R163.2(b)^[3]
	1

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			51.12
			51.54	PB
			52.06
4			52.20
5			52.51
6			52.55

Notes and References

https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/4952/AT-400-W-h----.RS4.pdf?v=1217546049 Heats results
https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/4952/AT-400-W-sf----.RS4.pdf?v=752013922 Semifinals results
Disqualified for jostling with Denisa Rosolová which led to her falling http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/139029/diskwalificatie-lisanne-de-witte
https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/4952/AT-400-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1810774549 Final results