1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on 31 August 1987.

Results

Final

Monday, 31 August 1987

Rank	Name	Result	Notes
	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	49.38
	Petra Müller (GDR)	49.94
	Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR)	50.20
4	Mariya Pinigina (URS)	50.53
5	Lillie Leatherwood (USA)	50.82
6	Jillian Richardson (CAN)	51.03
7	Diane Dixon (USA)	51.13
8	Olga Nazarova (URS)	51.20

Semifinals

Sunday, 30 August 1987

Rank	Heat	Name	Result	Notes
1	2	Petra Müller (GDR)	50.15	Q
2	3	Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR)	50.53	Q
3	1	Mariya Pinigina (URS)	50.83	Q
4	3	Diane Dixon (USA)	50.83	Q
5	2	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	50.88	Q
6	1	Jillian Richardson (CAN)	50.91	Q
7	1	Lillie Leatherwood (USA)	50.95	q
8	3	Olga Nazarova (URS)	51.07	q
9	3	Ute Thimm (FRG)	51.23
10	2	Denean Howard (USA)	51.28
11	3	Sandie Richards (JAM)	51.54
12	2	Charmaine Crooks (CAN)	51.69
13	3	Marita Payne-Wiggins (CAN)	51.75
14	1	Dagmar Neubauer (GDR)	52.15
15	2	Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA)	52.24
16	1	Cathy Rattray-Williams (JAM)	52.51
17	1	Fabienne Ficher (FRA)	52.58
18	2	Gisela Kinzel (FRG)	52.66
19	1	Helga Arendt (FRG)	52.80
20	3	Francisca Chepkurui (KEN)	52.86
21	2	Judit Forgács (HUN)	52.99
22	2	Ilrey Oliver (JAM)	53.35
23	1	Blanca Lacambra (ESP)	54.72
24	3	Maria Usifo (NGR)	DNS

Heats

Saturday, 29 August 1987

Rank	Heat	Name	Result	Notes
1	3	Mariya Pinigina (URS)	51.38	Q
2	1	Olga Bryzgina (URS)	51.62	Q
2	6	Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR)	51.62	Q
4	2	Petra Muller (GDR)	51.68	Q
5	6	Diane Dixon (USA)	51.72	Q
6	5	Jillian Richardson (CAN)	51.94	Q
7	4	Dagmar Neubauer (GDR)	51.96	Q
8	5	Olga Nazarova (URS)	52.04	Q
9	3	Denean Howard (USA)	52.06	Q
10	1	Sandie Richards (JAM)	52.07	Q
11	4	Lillie Leatherwood (USA)	52.16	Q
12	4	Marita Payne-Wiggins (CAN)	52.21	Q
13	5	Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA)	52.29	Q
14	2	Gisela Kinzel (FRG)	52.34	Q
15	2	Blanca Lacambra (ESP)	52.46	Q
16	3	Ute Thimm (FRG)	52.48	Q
17	1	Charmaine Crooks (CAN)	52.49	Q
18	2	Fabienne Ficher (FRA)	52.59	q
19	3	Cathy Rattray-Williams (JAM)	52.64	q
20	5	Helga Arendt (FRG)	52.80	q
21	5	Judit Forgacs (HUN)	53.15	q
22	1	Francisca Chepkurui (KEN)	53.21	q
23	6	Ilrey Oliver (JAM)	53.59	Q
24	2	Maria Usifo (NGR)	53.64	q
25	3	Mercy Addy (GHA)	54.13
26	1	Bei Assumpta Achuo (CMR)	54.18
27	5	Ester Petitón (CUB)	54.50
28	4	Josephine Mary Singarayar (MAS)	54.56
29	2	Jocelyn Joseph (ATG)	55.61
30	6	Ruth Morris (ISV)	56.36
31	2	Anna Cherry (LCA)	57.20
32	3	Diane Dunrod-Francis (SKN)	57.64
33	5	Vanessa Barlow (SAM)	1:01.53
34	4	Nadine Mbitoloum (CHA)	1:01.71
–	3	Mariam Zewde (ETH)	DNF
–	1	Kungu Bakombo (ZAI)	DNS
–	1	P.T. Usha (IND)	DNS
–	4	Nawal El Moutawakil (MAR)	DNS
–	4	Adina Valdez (TRI)	DNS
–	6	Cosetta Campana (ITA)	DNS
–	6	Chakma Sharmila Ray (BAN)	DNS

References

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