The women's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeSabine BuschLillie LeatherwoodJudit Forgács
Results Heats The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Official heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Rositsa Stamenova 53.47 Q 2 4 Sabine Busch 53.50 Q 3 4 Olga Nazarova 53.68 Q 4 2 Esmie Lawrence 53.74 Q 5 3 Judit Forgács 53.80 Q 6 2 Airat Bakare 53.83 q, NR 7 4 Cristina Pérez 53.84 q 8 3 Marzena Wojdecka 54.13 Q 9 1 Petra Müller 54.40 Q 10 1 Lillie Leatherwood 54.69 Q 11 3 Marina Stepanova 54.78 q 12 1 Charmaine Crooks 55.00 q 13 3 Janice Kelly 55.20 NR 14 4 Norfalia Carabalí 55.36 AR 15 2 Josephine Mary Singarayar 56.05 AR 16 1 Kehinde Vaughan 56.72 17 1 Esther Kavaya 58.23 18 4 Adriana Martínez 59.02 NR 19 4 Rowan Maynard 59.75 2 Ana María Luzio 3 Nawal El Moutawakel
Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.Official semifinals results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Sabine Busch 52.27 Q 2 1 Rositsa Stamenova 52.69 Q 3 2 Lillie Leatherwood 52.74 Q 4 1 Judit Forgács 52.83 Q 5 1 Esmie Lawrence 52.85 Q 6 2 Olga Nazarova 52.88 Q 7 2 Petra Müller 52.92 8 1 Marzena Wojdecka 53.27 9 2 Cristina Pérez 53.36 10 1 Charmaine Crooks 53.53 11 2 Airat Bakare 54.12 1 Marina Stepanova
Final Official final results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Sabine Busch 51.66 CR 5 Lillie Leatherwood 52.54 PB 2 Judit Forgács 52.68 4 6 Olga Nazarova 52.76 5 3 Rositsa Stamenova 53.56 6 1 Esmie Lawrence 54.38
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