2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
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The Women's 400 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held on March 5–6.
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...
was held on March 5–6.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... |
Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships... |
Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:... |
Heat
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:... |
51.76 | Q, PB | ||
| 2 | Fani Chalkia | 51.77 | Q, NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
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| 4 | Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... |
51.77 | Q | ||
| 1 | Ionela Târlea | 52.00 | Q | ||
| 3 | Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships... |
52.17 | Q | ||
| 2 | Catherine Murphy Catherine Murphy (athlete) Catherine Ann Murphy is a Welsh athlete who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4X400m relay.Born in Sheffield, she lives in London.Catherine announced her retirement from athletics on 28 April 2006.... |
 United Kingdom |
52.18 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... |
52.19 | q | ||
| 1 | Helen Karagounis | United Kingdom |
52.66 | q, PB | |
| 3 | Julian Clay | 53.04 | Q | ||
| 10 | 4 | Hrisoula Goudenoudi | 53.09 | Q | |
| 11 | 4 | Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.67 s *200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:... |
53.16 | q | |
| 12 | 2 | Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.64 s... |
53.17 | q | |
| 13 | 3 | Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal... |
53.39 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Androula Sialou | 53.62 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Virginia Johnson | 53.71 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | 53.72 | SB | |
| 17 | 2 | Barbara Petráhn | 53.78 | SB | |
| 18 | 3 | Beatrice Dahlgren | 53.90 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Joanne Cuddihy Joanne Cuddihy Joanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won... |
54.02 | ||
| 20 | 4 | Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... |
54.18 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Roqaya Al-Gassra | 54.24 | NR Bahraini records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bahrain maintained by Bahrain Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified by federation-External links:* * *... |
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| 22 | 3 | Karen Shinkins | 54.37 | ||
| 23 | 4 | Klodiana Shala Klodiana Shala Klodiana Shala is one of Albania's most popular athletes. She is a track and field athlete, and competes in the 200m and 400m sprints, where her best times are 24.34s and 53.87s, respectively. She was the bearer of the Flag of Albania in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
54.62 | ||
| 24 | 4 | Carmo Tavares | 54.79 |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified for the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 2 | Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... |
50.91 | Q | ||
| 1 | Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships... |
51.53 | Q | ||
| 2 | Fani Chalkia | 51.68 | Q, NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
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| 1 | Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:... |
51.85 | Q | ||
| 1 | Ionela Târlea | 51.95 | Q | ||
| 1 | Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... |
52.21 | |||
| 2 | Julian Clay | 52.35 | Q, PB | ||
| 1 | Helen Karagounis | United Kingdom |
52.53 | PB | |
| 2 | Catherine Murphy Catherine Murphy (athlete) Catherine Ann Murphy is a Welsh athlete who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4X400m relay.Born in Sheffield, she lives in London.Catherine announced her retirement from athletics on 28 April 2006.... |
United Kingdom |
52.59 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.67 s *200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:... |
52.60 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Hrisoula Goudenoudi | 52.84 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.64 s... |
53.22 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... |
50.19 | CR | ||
| Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships... |
50.65 | PB | ||
| Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:... |
50.87 | NR Bahamian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bahamas maintained by Bahamas' national athletics federation: Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified... |
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| 4 | Ionela Târlea | 51.58 | SB | |
| 5 | Julian Clay | 52.82 | ||
| 6 | Fani Chalkia | 52.90 |