1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
These are the results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Medalists
| Gold |  Marie-José PérecFrance (FRA) |
| Silver |  Pauline DavisBahamas (BAH) |
| Bronze |  Jearl MilesUnited States (USA) |
Results
Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Fatima Yusuf |  Nigeria |
50.60 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
50.72 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Jearl Miles | United States |
50.94 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Sandra Myers |  Spain |
51.14 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas |
51.21 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | United States |
51.22 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Marie-José Pérec | France |
51.24 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | Renee Poetschka | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
51.26 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | Australia |
51.29 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | Sandie Richards |  Jamaica |
51.30 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
51.32 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Yelena Rurak |  Ukraine |
51.32 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | Daniela Georgieva |  Bulgaria |
51.37 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Melanie Neef |  Great Britain |
51.39 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Yuliya Sotnikova |  Russia |
51.39 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Kim Graham | United States |
51.39 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Nancy McLeón |  Cuba |
51.39 | q |
| 18 | 4 | Li Jing |  China |
51.50 | q |
| 19 | 3 | Zhang Hengyun | China |
51.51 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Julia Duporty | Cuba |
51.55 | Q |
| 21 | 2 | Olga Nazarova | Russia |
51.55 | Q |
| 22 | 7 | Ximena Restrepo |  Colombia |
51.57 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Tatyana Chebykina | Russia |
51.58 | Q, PB |
| 24 | 3 | Uta Rohländer |  Germany |
51.68 | q |
| 25 | 2 | Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria |
51.79 | |
| 26 | 1 | Linda Kisabaka | Germany |
51.96 | |
| 26 | 3 | Norfalia Carabalí | Colombia |
51.96 | |
| 26 | 6 | Helena Fuchsová |  Czech Republic |
51.96 | |
| 29 | 4 | Sandra Kuschmann | Germany |
51.99 | |
| 30 | 7 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic |
52.05 | |
| 31 | 1 | Idalmis Bonne | Cuba |
52.10 | |
| 32 | 7 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica |
52.24 | |
| 33 | 4 | Olga Moroz | Ukraine |
52.31 | |
| 34 | 6 | Lee Naylor | Australia |
52.37 | |
| 35 | 7 | Dora Kyriakou |  Cyprus |
52.81 | |
| 36 | 5 | Evelyne Elien | France |
53.34 | |
| 37 | 1 | Zoila Stewart |  Costa Rica |
53.48 | |
| 38 | 2 | Grace Birungi |  Uganda |
53.92 | |
| 38 | 2 | Ngozi Mwanamwambwa |  Zambia |
53.92 | NR |
| 38 | 7 | Mary-Estelle Kapalu |  Vanuatu |
53.92 | NR |
| 41 | 3 | Öznur Dursun |  Turkey |
54.21 | |
| 42 | 5 | Mercy Addy |  Ghana |
54.28 | |
| 43 | 1 | Hsu Pei-Chin |  Chinese Taipei |
54.93 | |
| 44 | 6 | Vernetta Lesforis |  Saint Lucia |
56.43 | |
| 45 | 2 | Lu Xifang | China |
56.64 | |
| 46 | 6 | Mirna El-Laz |  Lebanon |
59.96 | |
| 47 | 4 | Sharron Celecia |  Gibraltar |
1:01.03 | |
| 48 | 7 | Bipendu Mbombo | .svg.png){kind=small} Zaire |
1:01.60 | |
| 5 | Bernice Morton |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
DQ | ||
| 6 | Francine Landre | France |
DNF | ||
| 3 | Kannan Solaimathi |  India |
DNS | ||
| 4 | Kate Clarke |  Liberia |
DNS |
Semifinals
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jearl Miles | United States |
50.39 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Marie-José Pérec | France |
50.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas |
50.43 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | Australia |
50.49 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Fatima Yusuf | Nigeria |
50.56 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
50.64 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | United States |
50.77 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
50.85 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Renee Poetschka | Australia |
51.00 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sandra Myers | Spain |
51.03 | |
| 11 | 1 | Melanie Neef | Great Britain |
51.18 | |
| 12 | 1 | Yuliya Sotnikova | Russia |
51.41 | |
| 13 | 2 | Nancy McLeón | Cuba |
51.46 | |
| 14 | 2 | Daniela Georgieva | Bulgaria |
51.65 | |
| 15 | 2 | Tatyana Chebykina | Russia |
51.67 | |
| 16 | 1 | Kim Graham | United States |
51.77 | |
| 17 | 1 | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia |
51.82 | |
| 18 | 3 | Olga Nazarova | Russia |
51.83 | |
| 19 | 3 | Julia Duporty | Cuba |
51.85 | |
| 20 | 3 | Uta Rohländer | Germany |
51.99 | |
| 21 | 3 | Yelena Rurak | Ukraine |
52.01 | |
| 22 | 3 | Zhang Hengyun | China |
52.59 | |
| 23 | 2 | Claudine Williams | Jamaica |
52.99 | |
| 24 | 1 | Li Jing | China |
53.46 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Marie-José Pérec | France |
49.28 | |
 |
5 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas |
49.96 | NR |
 |
3 | Jearl Miles | United States |
50.00 | |
| 4 | 4 | Cathy Freeman | Australia |
50.60 | |
| 5 | 1 | Fatima Yusuf | Nigeria |
50.70 | |
| 6 | 8 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
50.77 | |
| 7 | 7 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | United States |
50.99 | |
| 8 | 2 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica |
51.13 |
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