Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Games:	1996 Summer
Venue:	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates:	28 July 1996 (heats) 29 July 1996 (semi-finals) 31 July 1996 (final)
Competitors:	29
Nations:	22
Win Value:	52.82
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Deon Hemmings
Goldnoc:	JAM
Silver:	Kim Batten
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Tonja Buford-Bailey
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	1992
Next:	2000

These are the official results of the Women's 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There were 30 competitors.^[1]

Results

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	4	54.70	Q
2	1	54.88	Q
3	4	55.05	Q
4	4	55.22	Q
5	2	55.23	Q
6	2	55.29	Q
7	2	55.33	Q
8	1	55.55	Q
9	1	55.64	Q
9	2	55.64	q
11	1	55.70	q
12	1	55.82	q
13	3	54.92	Q
14	4	55.42	q
15	3	55.82	Q
16	3	55.88	Q
17	2	55.94
18	4	56.18
19	3	56.21
20	3	56.21
21	2	56.32
22	2	56.53
23	2	56.83
24	4	56.97
25	3	57.00
26	1	57.12
27	3	57.28
28	4	58.10
29	1	58.68
30	1	58.80

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes
1	1	3	52.99	Q
2	1	6	53.38	Q
3	2	6	53.65	Q
4	1	4	54.27	Q
4	2	7	54.27	Q
6	1	2	54.41	Q
7	2	2	54.49	Q
8	2	1	54.72	Q
9	2	5	54.73
10	2	4	54.81
11	1	8	54.93
12	1	1	54.95
13	1	7	54.99
41	1	5	55.34
15	2	8	55.96
	2	3

Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Hurdles . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174323/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-400-metres-hurdles.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 8 October 2017 . sports-reference.com.