2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–16.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Natalya Nazarova
 Russia
Christine Amertil
 Bahamas
Grit Breuer
 Germany

Results

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Heats

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First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 51.24 Q
2 3 Catherine Murphy  Great Britain 51.89 Q, SB
3 1 Tonique Williams-Darling  Bahamas 52.04 Q, PB
4 5 Grit Breuer  Germany 52.10 Q
5 2 Christine Amertil  Bahamas 52.15 Q
6 4 Sviatlana Usovich  Belarus 52.20 Q
7 5 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 52.46 Q
8 1 Yuliya Pechenkina  Russia 52.62 Q
9 5 Grażyna Prokopek  Poland 52.72 q, NR
10 1 Jennifer Meadows  Great Britain 52.74 q, PB
11 2 Monique Hennagan  United States 52.83 Q
12 4 Aliann Pompey  Guyana 52.86 Q, SB
13 4 Kaltouma Nadjina  Chad 53.50
14 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni  Togo 53.51
15 1 Monika Niederstatter  Italy 53.57
16 2 Karen Shinkins  Ireland 53.59
17 4 Antonina Yefremova  Ukraine 53.64
18 2 Carmo Tavares  Portugal 53.65
19 3 Ronetta Smith  Jamaica 53.66 SB
20 5 Awatef Ben Hassine  Tunisia 54.01
21 5 Geisa Aparecida Coutinho  Brazil 54.23
22 1 Tiffany Barnes  United States 54.38
23 3 Maria Teresa Schutzmann  Italy 54.51
24 2 K.V.Damayanthi Dharsha  Sri Lanka 54.61
25 5 Yvonne Harrison  Puerto Rico 56.17
26 2 Klodiana Shala  Albania 57.81
27 4 Salhate Djamaldine  Comoros 58.88
3 Mireille Nguimgo  Cameroon DQ
4 Karla Hernández  El Salvador DQ

Semifinals

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First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 50.90 Q
2 1 Christine Amertil  Bahamas 51.11 Q, NR
3 2 Grit Breuer  Germany 51.56 Q, SB
4 2 Catherine Murphy  Great Britain 51.74 Q, PB
5 2 Monique Hennagan  United States 51.89 Q, PB
6 1 Sviatlana Usovich  Belarus 52.18 Q
7 1 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 52.20 SB
8 1 Aliann Pompey  Guyana 52.74 SB
9 2 Grażyna Prokopek  Poland 53.07
10 1 Jennifer Meadows  Great Britain 53.36
2 Yuliya Pechenkina  Russia DQ
2 Tonique Williams-Darling  Bahamas DQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalya Nazarova  Russia 50.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christine Amertil  Bahamas 51.11 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grit Breuer  Germany 51.13 SB
4 Catherine Murphy  Great Britain 51.99
5 Monique Hennagan  United States 52.08
6 Sviatlana Usovich  Belarus 52.72

References

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