2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of July 2024 is the only time the women's 400 metres has been won by less than a tenth of a second at these championships. Of the six finalists, the winner had the slowest reaction time.

Medallists

Gold
Olesya Zykina  Russia
Silver
Natalya Nazarova  Russia
Bronze
Shareese Woods  United States

Heats

Heat Lane Name Country Mark Q React
1 6 Olesya Zykina  Russia 51.96 Q 0.244
1 4 Moushaumi Robinson  United States 52.45 Q 0.258
1 3 Makelesi Batimala  Fiji 54.02 PB Q 0.217
1 1 Nikolett Listar  Hungary 55.37 0.237
1 2 Martina Xuereb  Malta 57.62 NR 0.282
1 5 Moya Thompson  Jamaica DNF 0.315
2 5 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 52.40 Q 0.157
2 3 Antonina Yefremova  Ukraine 52.64 Q 0.163
2 6 Shareese Woods  United States 52.65 Q 0.240
2 4 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 53.04 q 0.146
2 1 Racheal Nachula  Zambia 53.52 NR q 0.257
2 2 Vera Barbosa  Cape Verde 57.55 0.281
3 6 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 52.96 PB Q 0.290
3 2 Angela Moroșanu  Romania 53.32 SB Q 0.249
3 5 Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo  Nigeria 53.34 Q 0.187
3 3 Nataliya Pyhyda  Ukraine 53.44 q 0.187
3 4 Tsvetelina Kirilova  Bulgaria 53.66 0.195
3 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni  Togo 54.02 SB 0.209

Semifinals

Heat Lane Name Country Mark Q React
1 5 Olesya Zykina  Russia 51.75 Q 0.315
1 3 Antonina Yefremova  Ukraine 51.79 PB Q 0.228
1 6 Moushaumi Robinson  United States 51.85 PB Q 0.248
1 1 Racheal Nachula  Zambia 53.30 NR 0.317
1 2 Makelesi Batimala  Fiji 54.23 0.275
1 4 Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo  Nigeria DNS
2 6 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 51.62 Q 0.287
2 3 Shareese Woods  United States 51.87 PB Q 0.193
2 4 Angela Moroșanu  Romania 52.83 SB Q 0.273
2 2 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 53.16 0.142
2 5 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 53.21 0.266
2 1 Nataliya Pyhyda  Ukraine 53.33

Final

Heat Lane Name Country Mark React
6 Olesya Zykina  Russia 51.09 WL 0.297
5 Natalya Nazarova  Russia 51.10 SB 0.247
3 Shareese Woods  United States 51.41 PB 0.237
4 4 Antonina Yefremova  Ukraine 51.53 PB 0.147
5 2 Angela Moroșanu  Romania 53.07 0.269
6 1 Moushaumi Robinson  United States 53.10 0.257