2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

None April 2026 The women's 400 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7–8 March 2014. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeFrancena McCororyKaliese SpencerShaunae Miller Records Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordJarmila Kratochvílová TCH49.59Milan, Italy7 March 1982Championship recordOlesya Forsheva RUS50.04Moscow, Russia12 March 2006World LeadingFrancena McCorory USA50.85Albuquerque, United States23 February 2014African recordCharity Opara NGR50.73Stuttgart, Germany1 February 1998Asian recordLi Yajun CHN52.27Beijing, China24 February 1996European recordJarmila Kratochvílová TCH49.59Milan, Italy7 March 1982North and Central American and Caribbean recordChristine Amertil BAH50.34 Moscow, Russia12 March 2006Oceanian RecordMaree Holland AUS52.17Budapest, Hungary4 March 1989South American recordAliann Pompey GUY51.83New York City, United States26 February 2010 Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 53.15 51.20 Schedule Date Time Round7 March 2014 10:05 Heats7 March 2014 20:55 Semifinals8 March 2014 19:40 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 2 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.Heats results Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Regina George 51.60 Q, SB 2 3 Shaunae Miller 52.10 Q, SB 3 1 Justyna Święty 52.13 Q, PB 4 1 Patricia Hall 52.19 q 5 2 Kaliese Spencer 52.26 Q 6 4 Francena McCorory 52.37 Q 7 4 Denisa Rosolová 52.37 Q, SB 99 DQ 3 Kseniya Ryzhova 52.47 Q, Doping 8 2 Lisanne de Witte 52.61 Q, PB 9 2 Joanna Atkins 52.61 q 10 1 Margaret Adeoye 52.69 q, SB 11 4 Esther Cremer 52.71 q 12 4 Kineke Alexander 52.80 SB 13 3 Małgorzata Hołub 53.07 14 2 Shana Cox 53.10 15 3 Nicky van Leuveren 53.34 16 3 Melissa Caddle 54.56 17 4 Samantha Edwards 54.74 Semifinals Qualification: First 3 (Q) qualified for the final.Semifinals results thumb|right|The fourth-placer, Justyna Święty of Poland Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Francena McCorory 51.35 Q 2 2 Kaliese Spencer 51.58 Q, PB 3 2 Shaunae Miller 51.63 Q, SB 99 DQ 2 Kseniya Ryzhova 51.64 Doping 4 1 Patricia Hall 52.82 Q 5 1 Justyna Święty 52.97 Q 6 1 Joanna Atkins 53.20 Q 7 2 Margaret Adeoye 53.59 8 2 Esther Cremer 53.60 9 1 Denisa Rosolová 99.97 DNF 9 1 Lisanne de Witte 99.98 DQ R163.2(b)Disqualified for jostling with Denisa Rosolová which led to her falling 10 1 Regina George 99.99 DNS Final Final results thumb|right|250px|The gold medalist, Francena McCorory Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Francena McCorory 51.12 Kaliese Spencer 51.54 PB Shaunae Miller 52.06 4 Justyna Święty 52.20 5 Patricia Hall 52.51 6 Joanna Atkins 52.55 References 400 metres Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships