1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Events at the
1991 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991.

Schedule

Heats
26.08.1991 – 15:30h
Semi-Finals
27.08.1991 – 17:30h
Final
29.08.1991 – 19:00h

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) 53.11 CR
 Sally Gunnell (GBR) 53.16
 Janeene Vickers (USA) 53.47
4.  Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) 53.95
5.  Kim Batten (USA) 53.98
6.  Anita Protti (SUI) 54.25
7.  Heike Meißner (GER) 55.26
8.  Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) 55.27

Semi-finals

  • Held on Tuesday 1991-08-27
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Anita Protti (SUI) 54.26
2.  Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) 54.44
3.  Janeene Vickers (USA) 54.63
4.  Heike Meißner (GER) 54.77
5.  Gowry Retchakan (GBR) 54.88
6.  Frida Johansson (SWE) 55.36
7.  Anna Chuprina (URS) 55.81
8.  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 56.62


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Sally Gunnell (GBR) 54.24
2.  Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) 54.36
3.  Kim Batten (USA) 54.70
4.  Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) 55.22
5.  Monica Westen (SWE) 55.51
6.  Irmgard Trojer (ITA) 55.66
7.  Sabine Busch (GER) 55.93
8.  Gudrun Abt (GER) 56.17

Qualifying heats

  • Held on Monday 1991-08-26
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Janeene Vickers (USA) 54.85
2.  Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) 54.94
3.  Gowry Retchakan (GBR) 54.95
4.  Frida Johansson (SWE) 55.60
5.  Ann Maenhout (BEL) 58.39
6.  Marie Womplou (CIV) 58.80
7.  Elma Muros-Posadas (PHI) 59.90


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Anita Protti (SUI) 54.53
2.  Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) 55.87
3.  Gudrun Abt (GER) 56.16
4.  Lency Montelier (CUB) 57.72
5.  Yanhong Huang (CHN) 58.05
6.  Omotayo Akinremi (NGR) 58.25


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Sally Gunnell (GBR) 54.70
2.  Anna Chuprina (URS) 56.15
3.  Sabine Busch (GER) 56.37
4.  Donalda Duprey (CAN) 56.38
5.  Lyn Massey (NZL) 57.55
6.  Junko Hasegawa (JPN) 59.71
7.  Gretha Tromp (NED) 1:00.45


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Irmgard Trojer (ITA) 55.77
2.  Kim Batten (USA) 55.77
3.  Monica Westen (SWE) 55.79
4.  Deon Hemmings (JAM) 57.13
5.  Nicoleta Carutasu (ROM) 57.26
6.  Liliana Chalá (ECU) 1:01.49
7.  Mirenda Francourt (SEY) 1:05.92


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) 55.81
2.  Heike Meißner (GER) 56.00
3.  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 56.35
4.  Rosey Edeh (CAN) 57.32
5.  Jacqui Parker (GBR) 57.81
6.  Reawadee Srithoa (THA) 58.74
7.  Mari Bjone (NOR) 59.00

See also

References