1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

None October 2021 These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on 31 August 1987. Results Final Monday, 31 August 1987 RankNameResultNotesImage:Gold medal icon.svgOlga Bryzgina URS49.38Image:Silver medal icon.svgPetra Müller GDR49.94Image:Bronze medal icon.svgKirsten Emmelmann GDR50.204Mariya Pinigina URS50.535Lillie Leatherwood USA50.826Jillian Richardson CAN51.037Diane Dixon USA51.138Olga Nazarova URS51.20 Semifinals Sunday, 30 August 1987 RankHeatNameResultNotes12Petra Müller GDR50.15Q23Kirsten Emmelmann GDR50.53Q31Mariya Pinigina URS50.83Q43Diane Dixon USA50.83Q52Olga Bryzgina URS50.88Q61Jillian Richardson CAN50.91Q71Lillie Leatherwood USA50.95q83Olga Nazarova URS51.07q93Ute Thimm FRG51.23102Denean Howard USA51.28113Sandie Richards JAM51.54122Charmaine Crooks CAN51.69133Marita Payne-Wiggins CAN51.75141Dagmar Neubauer GDR52.15152Maria Magnolia Figueiredo BRA52.24161Cathy Rattray-Williams JAM52.51171Fabienne Ficher FRA52.58182Gisela Kinzel FRG52.66191Helga Arendt FRG52.80203Francisca Chepkurui KEN52.86212Judit Forgács HUN52.99222Ilrey Oliver JAM53.35231Blanca Lacambra ESP54.72243Maria Usifo NGRDNS Heats Saturday, 29 August 1987 RankHeatNameResultNotes13Mariya Pinigina URS51.38Q21Olga Bryzgina URS51.62Q26Kirsten Emmelmann GDR51.62Q42Petra Muller GDR51.68Q56Diane Dixon USA51.72Q65Jillian Richardson CAN51.94Q74Dagmar Neubauer GDR51.96Q85Olga Nazarova URS52.04Q93Denean Howard USA52.06Q101Sandie Richards JAM52.07Q114Lillie Leatherwood USA52.16Q124Marita Payne-Wiggins CAN52.21Q135Maria Magnolia Figueiredo BRA 196852.29Q142Gisela Kinzel FRG52.34Q152Blanca Lacambra ESP52.46Q163Ute Thimm FRG52.48Q171Charmaine Crooks CAN52.49Q182Fabienne Ficher FRA52.59q193Cathy Rattray-Williams JAM52.64q205Helga Arendt FRG52.80q215Judit Forgacs HUN53.15q221Francisca Chepkurui KEN53.21q236Ilrey Oliver JAM53.59Q242Maria Usifo NGR53.64q253Mercy Addy GHA54.13261Bei Assumpta Achuo CMR54.18275Ester Petitón CUB54.50284Josephine Mary Singarayar MAS54.56292Jocelyn Joseph ATG55.61306Ruth Morris ISV56.36312Anna Cherry LCA 197957.20323Diane Dunrod-Francis SKN57.64335Vanessa Barlow SAM61.53 1:01.53344Nadine Mbitoloum CHA61.71 1:01.7198 –3Mariam Zewde ETH 198799.98 DNF99 –1Kungu Bakombo ZAI99.99 DNS99 –1P.T. Usha IND99.99 DNS99 –4Nawal El Moutawakil MAR99.99 DNS99 –4Adina Valdez TRI99.99 DNS99 –6Cosetta Campana ITA99.99 DNS99 –6Chakma Sharmila Ray BAN99.99 DNS References Results Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Championships