1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
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These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 27 August 1991.
Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marie-José Pérec France (FRA) |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | {{flagicon|GER}} Grit Breuer Germany (GER) |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sandra Myers Spain (ESP) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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| Heats |
|---|
| 24.08.1991 – 16:00h |
| Quarterfinals |
| 25.08.1991 – 18:20h |
| Semifinals |
| 26.08.1991 – 17:55h |
| Final |
| 27.08.1991 – 19:30h |
Final
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!RANK !align="left" style="width: 20em"|FINAL !TIME |
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|{{flagathlete|Marie-José Pérec|FRA}} |align="center"|49.13 |
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|{{flagathlete|Grit Breuer|GER}} |align="center"|49.42 |
| align="center"|Image:Med 3.png
|{{flagathlete|Sandra Myers|ESP}} |align="center"|49.78 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Olga Bryzgina|URS}} |align="center"|49.82 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Jearl Miles|USA}} |align="center"|50.50 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Ximena Restrepo|COL}} |align="center"|50.79 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Lillie Leatherwood|USA}} |align="center"|51.53 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Diane Dixon|USA}} |align="center"|51.73 |
Semifinals
- Held on Monday 1991-08-26
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Marie-José Pérec|FRA}} |align="center"|49.94 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Grit Breuer|GER}} |align="center"|50.14 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Olga Bryzgina|URS}} |align="center"|50.26 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Diane Dixon|USA}} |align="center"|50.75 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Lorraine Hanson|GBR}} |align="center"|50.93 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Norfalia Carabalí|COL}} |align="center"|52.40 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Renee Poetschka|AUS}} |align="center"|52.76 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Julia Merino|ESP}} |align="center"|53.41 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Sandra Myers|ESP}} |align="center"|50.64 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Lillie Leatherwood|USA}} |align="center"|50.68 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Jearl Miles Clark|USA}} |align="center"|50.79 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Ximena Restrepo|COL}} |align="center"|50.82 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Dzhigalova|URS}} |align="center"|50.85 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Fatima Yusuf|NGR}} |align="center"|50.91 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Linda Keough|GBR}} |align="center"|50.98 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Solvi Olsen-Meinseth|NOR}} |align="center"|53.63 |
Quarterfinals
- Held on Sunday 1991-08-25
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Jearl Miles Clark|USA}} |align="center"|51.88 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Sandra Myers|ESP}} |align="center"|52.01 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Grit Breuer|GER}} |align="center"|52.16 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Fatima Yusuf|NGR}} |align="center"|52.46 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Solvi Olsen-Meinseth|NOR}} |align="center"|52.95 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Aïssatou Tandian|SEN}} |align="center"|53.06 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Cheryl Allen|CAN}} |align="center"|53.21 |
| align="center"| –
|{{flagathlete|Aelita Yurchenko|URS}} |align="center"|DNF |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Dzhigalova|URS}} |align="center"|50.76 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Diane Dixon|USA}} |align="center"|50.84 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Linda Keough|GBR}} |align="center"|51.13 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Renee Poetschka|AUS}} |align="center"|51.65 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Julia Merino|ESP}} |align="center"|51.82 |
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|align="center"|6. |{{flagathlete|Norfalia Carabalí|COL}} |align="center"|52.38 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Judit Forgacs|HUN}} |align="center"|53.79 |
| align="center"| –
|{{flagathlete|Charity Opara|NGR}} |align="center"|DQ |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 3 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Marie-José Pérec|FRA}} |align="center"|50.61 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Ximena Restrepo|COL}} |align="center"|50.66 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Lillie Leatherwood|USA}} |align="center"|50.75 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Olga Bryzgina|URS}} |align="center"|50.79 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Lorraine Hanson|GBR}} |align="center"|51.02 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Karin Janke|GER}} |align="center"|53.08 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Nancy McLeon|CUB}} |align="center"|53.72 |
| align="center"| –
|{{flagathlete|Martha Grossenbacher|SUI}} |align="center"|DNS |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Marie-José Pérec|FRA}} |align="center"|51.00 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Olga Bryzgina|URS}} |align="center"|51.36 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Linda Keough|GBR}} |align="center"|51.51 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Solvi Olsen-Meinseth|NOR}} |align="center"|52.84 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Cheryl Allen|CAN}} |align="center"|53.17 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Huang Yanhong|CHN}} |align="center"|54.51 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Lasnet Nkouka|CGO}} |align="center"|57.85 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Sandra Myers|ESP}} |align="center"|52.70 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Fatima Yusuf|NGR}} |align="center"|52.81 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Nancy McLeon|CUB}} |align="center"|52.87 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Norfalia Carabalí|COL}} |align="center"|53.31 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Aïssatou Tandian|SEN}} |align="center"|53.65 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Vaciseva Tavaga|FIJ}} |align="center"|58.82 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Obieng Juliana Nzang|GEQ}} |align="center"|1:04.13 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 3 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Jearl Miles Clark|USA}} |align="center"|51.88 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Lorraine Hanson|GBR}} |align="center"|52.08 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Ximena Restrepo|COL}} |align="center"|52.41 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Karin Janke|GER}} |align="center"|53.73 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Reawadee Srithoa|THA}} |align="center"|54.94 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Zeinabou Jean-Wali|NIG}} |align="center"|1:05.03 |
| align="center"| –
|{{flagathlete|Sharmaine Williams|TCA}} |align="center"|DQ |
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|{{flagathlete|Suzie Tanefo|CMR}} |align="center"|DNS |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 4 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Diane Dixon|USA}} |align="center"|52.43 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Grit Breuer|GER}} |align="center"|52.56 |
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|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Aelita Yurchenko|URS}} |align="center"|52.65 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Renee Poetschka|AUS}} |align="center"|52.65 |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Julia Merino|ESP}} |align="center"|53.04 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Orit Kolodni|ISR}} |align="center"|54.26 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Claudia Acerenza|URU}} |align="center"|55.82 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Graciela von Schmeling|PAR}} |align="center"|57.37 |
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!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 5 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
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|align="center"|1. |{{flagathlete|Charity Opara|NGR}} |align="center"|51.07 |
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|align="center"|2. |{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Dzhigalova|URS}} |align="center"|51.45 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3. |{{flagathlete|Lillie Leatherwood|USA}} |align="center"|53.04 |
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|align="center"|4. |{{flagathlete|Judit Forgacs|HUN}} |align="center"|53.24 |
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|align="center"|5. |{{flagathlete|Martha Grossenbacher|SUI}} |align="center"|53.77 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Shermaine Ross|GRN}} |align="center"|55.90 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Mary-Estelle Kapalu|VAN}} |align="center"|56.47 |
See also
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016123341/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1991/Women_400m.html Results]
{{400 metres at the World Championships in Athletics}}
{{Footer World Champions 400 m Women}}
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