2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres explained

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

Medalists

Gold	Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal (SEN)
Silver	Lorraine Fenton Jamaica (JAM)
Bronze	Ana Guevara Mexico (MEX)

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			50.71	Q
	4			50.99	Q
	6			50.99	Q
	6			51.09	Q, SB
	4			51.12	Q
	5			51.12	Q, SB
	1			51.24	Q
	2			51.26	Q
	5			51.37	Q, SB
10	1			51.50	Q
11	3			51.56	Q
12	1			51.71	Q
13	4			51.77	Q
14	1			51.78	q
14	6			51.78	Q
16	3			51.79	Q
17	2			51.80	Q
18	4			51.92	q, PB
19	5			52.02	q, SB
20	2			52.03	Q
21	4			52.17	q, SB
22	5			52.20	q
23	6			52.21	q
24	2			52.33
25	1			52.35	Q
26	6			52.38
27	3			52.40
28	3			52.57
28	5			52.57	SB
30	5			52.71
31	2			52.92
32	1			52.98
33	3			53.07
34	6			53.08
35	6			53.29
36	4			53.55
37	2			54.08
38	3			54.73
39	4			54.82
40	1			57.06	PB
41	3			58.03
42	2			59.30
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	6
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			50.21	Q, NR
	1			50.32	Q
	2			50.38	Q, NR
	2			50.50	q, SB
	3			50.58	Q
	1			50.59	Q
	3			50.61	Q, SB
	1			50.71	q, SB
	2			50.87
10	2			50.98	SB
11	3			51.22
12	1			51.26	PB
13	2			51.40
14	3			51.47
15	1			51.66
16	3			51.68
17	2			51.75
18	3			51.77	SB
19	1			51.83	SB
20	3			51.96	PB
21	3			52.13
22	1			52.28
23	2			52.68
	2

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			49.86	NR
	7			49.88	SB
	3			49.97	SB
4	5			50.49
5	6			50.80
6	2			50.93
7	1			51.97
	8

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