1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
These are the results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists
| Gold | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) |
| Silver |  Jamaica (JAM) |
| Bronze |  United States (USA) |
Results
Heats
First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
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Quarterfinals
First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sandie Richards | | 50.08 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová |  | 50.36 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 2 | Falilat Ogunkoya |  | 50.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |  | 50.53 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova |  | 50.63 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Grit Breuer |  | 50.65 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Jearl Miles-Clark | | 50.66 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Cathy Freeman | | 50.75 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | | 50.77 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Allison Curbishley |  | 50.76 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | | 50.90 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Lorraine Graham | | 51.03 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Olabisi Afolabi | | 51.07 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Donna Fraser | | 51.11 | q, PB |
| 15 | 1 | Anja Rucker | | 51.36 | q, SB |
| 16 | 3 | Norfalia Carabalí |  | 51.42 | SB |
| 17 | 3 | Tatyana Chebykina | | 51.57 | |
| 18 | 2 | Kim Graham | | 51.72 | Q |
| 19 | 3 | Patrizia Spuri |  | 52.15 | SB |
| 20 | 2 | Ladonna Antoine | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 52.37 | |
| 21 | 2 | Naděžda Koštovalová | | 52.61 | |
| 22 | 2 | Damayanthi Darsha |  | 53.49 | |
| 23 | 2 | Tonique Williams | | 54.23 | |
| 1 | Adri de Jongh |  | DNF |
Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jearl Miles-Clark | | 50.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya | | 50.06 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | | 50.11 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sandie Richards | | 50.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Grit Breuer | | 50.33 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | | 50.69 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | | 50.77 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Lorraine Graham | | 50.90 | |
| 9 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | | 50.98 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | | 51.03 | |
| 11 | 2 | Maicel Malone-Wallace | | 51.40 | |
| 12 | 2 | Allison Curbishley | | 51.42 | |
| 13 | 2 | Olabisi Afolabi | | 51.44 | |
| 14 | 2 | Kim Graham | | 51.54 | |
| 15 | 1 | Anja Rucker | | 51.94 | |
| 1 | Donna Fraser | | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | | 49.77 | |
 | 5 | Sandie Richards | | 49.79 | PB |
 | 4 | Jearl Miles-Clark | | 49.90 | |
| 4 | 6 | Grit Breuer | | 50.06 | SB |
| 5 | 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | | 50.27 | |
| 6 | 8 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | | 50.66 | |
| 7 | 7 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | | 50.68 | |
| 8 | 2 | Tatyana Alekseyeva | | 51.37 |
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