1999_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_–_Women's_400_metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–7.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Grit Breuer Germany |
Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria |
Jearl Miles Clark United States |
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 51.13 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Natalya Nazarova |  Russia | 51.51 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States | 51.79 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Ester Goossens |  Netherlands | 52.05 | q, SB |
| 5 | 4 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 52.06 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Deon Hemmings |  Jamaica | 52.10 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Charity Opara | Nigeria | 52.11 | q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica | 52.40 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Ana Guevara |  Mexico | 52.43 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Virna de Angeli |  Italy | 52.50 | q, SB |
| 11 | 1 | Alina Rîpanu |  Romania | 52.64 | q, PB |
| 11 | 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 52.64 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Susan Andrews |  Australia | 52.65 | |
| 14 | 3 | Shanelle Porter | United States | 52.65 | |
| 15 | 4 | Sinead Dudgeon |  Great Britain | 52.84 | PB |
| 16 | 2 | Sakie Nobuoka |  Japan | 54.11 | |
| 17 | 2 | Kaltouma Nadjina |  Chad | 54.30 | NR |
| 18 | 4 | Tonique Williams |  Bahamas | 54.65 | |
| 19 | 4 | Chen Yuxiang |  China | 55.14 | |
| 2 | Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová |  Czech Republic | DNS | ||
| 3 | Amy Mbacké Thiam |  Senegal | DNS | ||
| 4 | Ameerah Bello |  United States Virgin Islands | DNS |
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Semifinals
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States | 50.83 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 1 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 50.88 | Q, WL |
| 3 | 2 | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 50.93 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 51.44 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 2 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica | 51.47 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica | 51.54 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 51.69 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ester Goossens | Netherlands | 52.09 | |
| 9 | 2 | Charity Opara | Nigeria | 52.31 | |
| 10 | 2 | Virna de Angeli | Italy | 52.95 | |
| 11 | 1 | Alina Rîpanu | Romania | 53.29 | |
| 1 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | DNF |
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Final
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 50.80 | WL |
 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 51.25 | PB |
 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States | 51.45 | |
| 4 | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 51.55 | |
| 5 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica | 51.75 | |
| 6 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica | 52.04 |
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