These are the results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics

1995 World Championships in Athletics

The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

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Medalists

Gold	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Silver	Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Bronze	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004... Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...  (JAM)

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1.	3	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		54.72	Q
2.	1	Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995...		55.15	Q
3.	2	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		55.71	Q
4.	3	Silvia Rieger Silvia Rieger Silvia Rieger is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg...		55.75	Q
5.	4	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		55.95	Q
6.	4	Trevaia Williams-Davis		55.98	Q
7.	3	Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....		56.03	Q
8.	1	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		56.16	Q
9.	1	Natalya Torshina		56.23	Q
10.	4	Karen der van Veen		56.32	Q
11.	3	Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi is a retired Nigerian hurdler.-Achievements:-External links:...		56.46	q
12.	1	Monika Warnicka		56.88	q
13.	4	Irina Lenskaya		57.52	q
14.	1	Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal...		57.64	q
15.	4	Debbie-Ann Parris		57.83
16.	1	Louise Fraser	United Kingdom	57.99
17.	3	Miriam Alonso		58.36
18.	1	Asa Carlsson		58.42
19.	2	Ionela Tirlea		58.47	Q
20.	2	Gudrun Arnardottir		58.57	Q
21.	4	Marie Womplou		58.67
22.	2	Zhanna Sokolova

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Semifinals

First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1.	2	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		54.15	Q
2.	2	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		54.33	Q
3.	1	Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995...		55.30	Q
4.	2	Silvia Rieger Silvia Rieger Silvia Rieger is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg...		55.69	Q
5.	1	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		56.09	Q
6.	2	Ionela Tirlea		56.21	Q
7.	1	Natalya Torshina		56.52	Q
8.	1	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		56.75	Q
9.	1	Monika Warnicka		56.88
10.	1	Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal...		56.89
11.	2	Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi is a retired Nigerian hurdler.-Achievements:-External links:...		57.07
12.	2	Gudrun Arnardottir		57.29
13.	2	Irina Lenskaya		57.33

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Tatyana Ledovskaya

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Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		52.61	WR
	3	Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995...		52.62
	4	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		53.48	NR Jamaican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude...
4	7	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		54.86
5	6	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		54.94
6	1	Silvia Rieger Silvia Rieger Silvia Rieger is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg...		55.01
7	8	Ionela Tirlea		55.46
8	2	Natalya Torshina		56.75