2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

None The Women's 400 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeNatalya NazarovaOlesya ForshevaTonique Williams-Darling Results Heat First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 1 Tonique Williams-Darling 51.76 Q, PB 02 2 2 Fani Chalkia 51.77 Q, NR 02 2 4 Natalya Nazarova 51.77 Q 04 4 1 Ionela Târlea 52.00 Q 05 5 3 Olesya Forsheva 52.17 Q 06 6 2 Catherine Murphy Great Britain 52.18 Q, SB 07 7 2 Sviatlana Usovich 52.19 q 08 8 1 Helen Karagounis Great Britain 52.66 q, PB 09 9 3 Julian Clay 53.04 Q 10 4 Hrisoula Goudenoudi 53.09 Q 11 4 Grażyna Prokopek 53.16 q 12 2 Mireille Nguimgo 53.17 q 13 3 Ronetta Smith 53.39 14 1 Androula Sialou 53.62 15 2 Virginia Johnson 53.71 16 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.72 SB 17 2 Barbara Petráhn 53.78 SB 18 3 Beatrice Dahlgren 53.90 19 1 Joanne Cuddihy 54.02 20 4 Michelle Burgher 54.18 21 3 Roqaya Al-Gassra 54.24 NR 22 3 Karen Shinkins 54.37 23 4 Klodiana Shala 54.62 24 4 Carmo Tavares 54.79 Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 2 Natalya Nazarova 50.91 Q 02 2 1 Olesya Forsheva 51.53 Q 03 3 2 Fani Chalkia 51.68 Q, NR 04 4 1 Tonique Williams-Darling 51.85 Q 05 5 1 Ionela Târlea 51.95 Q 06 6 1 Sviatlana Usovich 52.21 07 7 2 Julian Clay 52.35 Q, PB 08 8 1 Helen Karagounis Great Britain 52.53 PB 09 9 2 Catherine Murphy Great Britain 52.59 10 2 Grażyna Prokopek 52.60 11 1 Hrisoula Goudenoudi 52.84 12 2 Mireille Nguimgo 53.22 Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Natalya Nazarova 50.19 CR Olesya Forsheva 50.65 PB Tonique Williams-Darling 50.87 NR 4 Ionela Târlea 51.58 SB 5 Julian Clay 52.82 6 Fani Chalkia 52.90 References Results 400 Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships