The women's 400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–11.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sandie Richards Jamaica
|
Olga Kotlyarova Russia
|
Olesya Zykina Russia
|
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
52.11 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Olesya Zykina | Russia |
52.48 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Shanta Ghosh |  Germany |
52.49 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Nadjina Kaltouma |  Chad |
52.53 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia |
52.61 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Catherine Murphy |  Great Britain |
52.61 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Suziann Reid |  United States |
52.65 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Monique Hennagan | United States |
52.99 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Ionela Târlea |  Romania |
53.05 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Natalya Sologub |  Belarus |
53.10 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Aliann Pompey |  Guyana |
53.32 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Foy Williams |  Canada |
53.39 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Chrysoula Goudenoudi |  Greece |
53.62 | |
| 14 | 2 | Žana Minina |  Lithuania |
53.68 | NR |
| 15 | 3 | Catherine Scott | Jamaica |
53.82 | |
| 15 | 4 | LaDonna Antoine | Canada |
53.82 | |
| 15 | 4 | Maria do Carmo Tavares |  Portugal |
53.82 | |
| 18 | 4 | Karen Shinkins |  Ireland |
53.90 | |
| 2 | Damayanthi Dharsha |  Sri Lanka |
DNF |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia |
51.63 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Suziann Reid | United States |
51.84 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Nadjina Kaltouma | Chad |
51.92 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany |
51.93 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
51.98 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Olesya Zykina | Russia |
52.18 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Monique Hennagan | United States |
52.43 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Catherine Murphy | Great Britain |
52.45 | |
| 9 | 1 | Ionela Târlea | Romania |
52.87 | |
| 10 | 2 | Aliann Pompey | Guyana |
53.18 | |
| 11 | 2 | Natalya Sologub | Belarus |
53.60 | |
| 12 | 1 | Foy Williams | Canada |
53.61 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
51.04 | |
 |
Olga Kotlyarova | Russia |
51.56 | |
 |
Olesya Zykina | Russia |
51.71 | |
| 4 | Nadjina Kaltouma | Chad |
52.49 | |
| 5 | Monique Hennagan | United States |
52.93 | |
| 6 | Suziann Reid | United States |
1:11.50 |
References
| 400 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men's | |
| Women's | |
| World Indoor Champions in women's 400 metres | |
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