1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
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These are the results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
in Athens, Greece.
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1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
in Athens, Greece.
Medalists
Gold | Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens... Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... (MAR) |
Silver | 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) |
Bronze | 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) |
Heats
First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 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... |
54.42 | Q | ||
1 | Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles... |
United Kingdom | 54.53 | Q, SB | |
3 | 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.... |
54.56 | Q | ||
3 | Susan Smith-Walsh | 54.61 | Q, NR Irish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudea = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28... |
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1 | Ester Goossens | 54.84 | Q, NR Dutch records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Netherlands maintained by its national athletics federation: Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance... |
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3 | Yekaterina Bakhvalova | 55.08 | Q | ||
2 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | 55.17 | Q | ||
2 | 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... |
55.25 | Q | ||
1 | Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:... |
55.26 | q | ||
10 | 3 | Karlene Haughton | 55.27 | q | |
11 | 2 | Anna Chuprina-Knoroz | 55.34 | Q | |
12 | 4 | Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens... |
55.53 | Q | |
13 | 2 | Miriam Alonso | 55.57 | q, SB | |
14 | 4 | 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... |
55.64 | Q | |
15 | 2 | Gudrun Arnardottir | 55.76 | q | |
16 | 4 | Debbie-Ann Parris | 55.84 | Q | |
17 | 3 | Judit Szekeres | 55.99 | ||
18 | 4 | Irina Lenskaya | 56.05 | ||
19 | 4 | Natalya Torshina | 56.64 | ||
20 | 4 | Ryan Tolbert | 56.67 | ||
21 | 2 | Donalda Duprey | 56.73 | ||
22 | 1 | 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.... |
56.88 | ||
23 | 3 | Carla Barbarino | 57.05 | ||
24 | 3 | Rikke Ronholt | 57.26 | ||
25 | 1 | Rebecca Russell-Buchanan | 57.79 | ||
26 | 1 | Christina Panagou | |||
27 | 2 | Inicia C. Da Fonseca |
Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens... |
53.48 | Q, AR | ||
1 | 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.... |
53.67 | Q | ||
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... |
53.82 | Q | ||
1 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | 54.02 | Q, NR Ukrainian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ukraine maintained by the Ukrainian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudeht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * *... |
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2 | 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... |
54.48 | Q | ||
1 | Debbie-Ann Parris | 54.72 | Q | ||
1 | Susan Smith-Walsh | 54.72 | Q | ||
2 | Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:... |
54.74 | Q, NR Barbadian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Barbados maintained by its national athletics federation: Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized track-External links:... |
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2 | Gudrun Arnardottir | 54.93 | |||
10 | 1 | Yekaterina Bakhvalova | 55.02 | ||
11 | 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... |
55.08 | ||
12 | 2 | Anna Chuprina-Knoroz | 55.28 | ||
13 | 1 | Karlene Haughton | 55.33 | ||
14 | 1 | Miriam Alonso | 55.49 | SB | |
15 | 2 | Ester Goossens | 56.17 | ||
Sally Gunnell
Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
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Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens... |
52.97 | AR | ||
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... |
53.09 | SB | ||
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.... |
53.52 | |||
4 | 6 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | 53.81 | NR Ukrainian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ukraine maintained by the Ukrainian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudeht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * *... |
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5 | 8 | Debbie-Ann Parris | 54.19 | SB | |
6 | 2 | 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... |
54.77 | ||
7 | 7 | Susan Smith-Walsh | 55.25 | ||
8 | 1 | Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:... |
55.63 |