1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 and 4 March.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Helga Arendt
 West Germany
Diane Dixon
 United States
Jillian Richardson
 Canada

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Maree Holland  Australia 52.90 Q, AR
2 3 Sally Gunnell  Great Britain 52.91 Q
3 1 Marina Shmonina  Soviet Union 53.03 Q
4 2 Diane Dixon  United States 53.15 Q
5 3 Charmaine Crooks  Canada 53.22 Q
6 3 Helga Arendt  West Germany 53.31 q
7 1 Judit Forgács  Hungary 53.33 q
8 1 Jearl Miles  United States 53.33 q
9 2 Jillian Richardson  Canada 53.36 Q
10 2 Erzsébet Szabó  Hungary 53.41 q
11 3 Marina Kharlamova  Soviet Union 53.44 q
12 3 Iolanda Oanță  Romania 53.50 q
13 2 Marcia Tate  Jamaica 53.53
14 2 Angela Piggford  Great Britain 53.69

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Diane Dixon  United States 52.12 Q
2 1 Jillian Richardson  Canada 52.17 Q
3 1 Maree Holland  Australia 52.21 Q, AR
4 1 Marina Kharlamova  Soviet Union 52.23 PB
5 2 Helga Arendt  West Germany 52.29 Q
6 2 Marina Shmonina  Soviet Union 52.33 Q
7 2 Sally Gunnell  Great Britain 52.35 Q
8 1 Charmaine Crooks  Canada 52.52
9 2 Iolanda Oanță  Romania 52.93
10 2 Erzsébet Szabó  Hungary 52.93
11 2 Jearl Miles  United States 53.28
12 1 Judit Forgács  Hungary 53.86

Final

[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Helga Arendt  West Germany 51.52 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Diane Dixon  United States 51.77 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Jillian Richardson  Canada 52.02
4 6 Maree Holland  Australia 52.17 AR
5 2 Marina Shmonina  Soviet Union 52.44
6 1 Sally Gunnell  Great Britain 52.60

References