2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

None The Women's 400 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10–12. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeOlesya ForshevaRussiaVania StambolovaChristine Amertil 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 Vania Stambolova 51.04 Q 2 3 Olesya Forsheva Russia 51.18 Q 3 1 Novlene Williams 51.57 Q, PB 4 1 Ilona Usovich 51.71 q, PB 5 2 Natalya Nazarova Russia 51.77 Q 6 2 Mariyana Dimitrova 52.07 Q 7 4 Sanya Richards United States 52.25 Q 8 4 Christine Amertil 52.33 Q 9 2 Monika Bejnar Poland 52.36 q, NR 10 1 Angela Moroșanu 52.49 q 11 4 Grażyna Prokopek Poland 52.89 q, SB 12 2 Danijela Grgić 52.91 PB 13 3 Claudia Hoffmann Germany 53.05 Q 14 3 Mary Wineberg United States 53.07 15 3 Ronetta Smith 53.57 16 4 Aliann Pompey 53.72 17 3 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.83 SB 18 2 Klodiana Shala 54.21 99 1 Alissa Kallinikou 99.99 DNS Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Olesya Forsheva Russia 50.61 Q 2 1 Vania Stambolova 50.66 Q 3 1 Natalya Nazarova Russia 50.67 Q 4 2 Christine Amertil 51.09 Q, PB 5 1 Novlene Williams 51.25 Q, PB 6 1 Ilona Usovich 51.53 PB 7 2 Mariyana Dimitrova 52.17 Q 8 1 Claudia Hoffmann Germany 52.32 9 2 Sanya Richards United States 52.46 10 2 Angela Moroșanu 52.57 11 2 Monika Bejnar Poland 52.60 12 1 Grażyna Prokopek Poland 53.64 Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Olesya Forsheva Russia 50.04 CR Vania Stambolova 50.21 NR Christine Amertil 50.34 AR 4 Natalya Nazarova Russia 50.60 5 Novlene Williams 51.82 6 Mariyana Dimitrova 52.66 References Results 400 Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships