2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Track events
60 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m		men		women
60 m hurdles		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Heptathlon		men

The women's 400 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sanya Richards-Ross  United States	Aleksandra Fedoriva  Russia	Natasha Hastings  United States

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	49.59	Milan, Italy	7 March 1982
Championship record	Olesya Forsheva (RUS)	50.04	Moscow, Russia	12 March 2006
World Leading	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)	50.71	Albuquerque, United States	26 February 2012
African record	Charity Opara (NGR)	50.73	Stuttgart, Germany	1 February 1998
Asian record	Li Yajun (CHN)	52.27	Beijing, China	24 February 1996
European record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	49.59	Milan, Italy	7 March 1982
North and Central American and Caribbean record	Christine Amertil (BAH)	50.34	Moscow, Russia	12 March 2006
Oceanian Record	Maree Holland (AUS)	52.17	Budapest, Hungary	4 March 1989
South American record	Aliann Pompey (GUY)	51.83	New York City, United States	26 February 2010

Qualification standards

Indoor	Outdoor
53.25	51.25

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 9, 2012	9:35	Heats
March 9, 2012	19:50	Semifinals
March 10, 2012	18:40	Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. ^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Nataliya Pyhyda	Ukraine	52.02	Q, SB
2	3	Sanya Richards-Ross	United States	52.81	Q
3	1	Denisa Rosolová	Czech Republic	52.95	Q
4	1	Vania Stambolova	Bulgaria	52.97	Q
5	2	Patricia Hall	Jamaica	52.99	Q
6	6	Shana Cox	Great Britain	53.24	Q
7	4	Aleksandra Fedoriva	Russia	53.26	Q
8	4	Dominique Blake	Jamaica	53.39	Q
9	4	Muizat Ajoke Odumosu	Nigeria	53.47	q
10	2	Meliz Redif	Turkey	53.55	q
11	3	Nadine Okyere	Great Britain	53.56	Q
12	6	Irina Davydova	Russia	53.58	Q
13	5	Natasha Hastings	United States	53.64	Q
14	1	Maria Enrica Spacca	Italy	53.74	q
14	3	Tiandra Ponteen	Saint Kitts and Nevis	53.74	q
16	5	Moa Hjelmer	Sweden	54.01	Q
17	3	Bimbo Miel Ayedou	Benin	54.44	q, NR †
18	5	Aliann Pompey	Guyana	54.63	q
19	6	Ambwene Simukonda	Malawi	55.51
20	6	Kineke Alexander	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	55.88
21	2	Amaliya Sharoyan	Armenia	56.41
22	1	Déborah Rodríguez	Uruguay	57.08
23	4	Natacha Ngoye	Congo	58.21
24	1	Sharon Kwarula	Papua New Guinea	59.56
25	5	Graciela Martins	Guinea-Bissau	59.83
26	2	Danielle Alakija	Fiji	1:00.00
27	5	Vladislava Ovcharenko	Tajikistan	1:00.33	NR
28	6	Gaiane Ustiane	Georgia	1:01.38
29	6	Maziah Mahusin	Brunei	1:03.69	NR
30	2	Amy Atkinson	Guam	1:05.99	NR
99	3	Geisa Aparecida Coutinho	Brazil	DQ	[2]
99	4	Munguntuya Batgerel	Mongolia	DQ	[3]

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualified (Q).^[4]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Sanya Richards-Ross	United States	50.99	Q
2	3	Aleksandra Fedoriva	Russia	51.79	Q
3	1	Natasha Hastings	United States	51.87	Q
4	1	Vania Stambolova	Bulgaria	51.87	Q
5	1	Nataliya Pyhyda	Ukraine	51.98	SB
6	1	Moa Hjelmer	Sweden	52.29	NR
7	2	Shana Cox	Great Britain	52.69	Q
8	2	Denisa Rosolová	Czech Republic	52.78	Q
9	2	Dominique Blake	Jamaica	53.00
10	2	Irina Davydova	Russia	53.02
11	3	Patricia Hall	Jamaica	53.21
12	3	Nadine Okyere	Great Britain	53.66
13	2	Maria Enrica Spacca	Italy	53.71
14	1	Muizat Ajoke Odumosu	Nigeria	54.06
15	3	Bimbo Miel Ayedou	Benin	54.26	NR, †
16	3	Meliz Redif	Turkey	54.48
17	1	Aliann Pompey	Guyana	DNF
17	2	Tiandra Ponteen	Saint Kitts and Nevis	DNF

• † = Bimbo Miel Ayedou's sample later tested positive for banned substances and she was disqualified.^[5]

Final

^[6]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Sanya Richards-Ross	United States	50.79
	Aleksandra Fedoriva	Russia	51.76
	Natasha Hastings	United States	51.82
4	Vania Stambolova	Bulgaria	51.99
5	Shana Cox	Great Britain	52.13	PB
6	Denisa Rosolová	Czech Republic	52.48

References

1. "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
2. Lane violation
3. Lane violation
4. "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
5. IAAF Newsletter No.134 / 25 June 2012. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-25.
6. "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-15.