1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Sabine Busch (GDR)
|
53.62 CR |
|
 Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)
|
54.19 |
|
Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
|
54.31 |
| 4. |  Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
54.38 |
| 5. |  Tuija Helander-Kuusisto (FIN)
|
54.62 |
| 6. |  Anna Ambrazienė (URS)
|
55.68 |
| 7. |  Schowonda Williams (USA)
|
55.86 |
| 8. | Judi Brown -King (USA)
|
56.10 |
Semi-finals
- Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sabine Busch (GDR)
|
54.41 |
| 2. | Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
54.68 |
| 3. | Tuija Helander-Kuusisto (FIN)
|
54.76 |
| 4. | Schowonda Williams (USA)
|
54.82 |
| 5. | Margarita Khromova (URS)
|
54.86 |
| 6. | LaTanya Sheffield (USA)
|
56.65 |
| 7. |  Rose Tata-Muya (KEN)
|
57.65 |
| — |  Maria Usifo (NGR)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
|
54.72 |
| 2. | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)
|
55.08 |
| 3. | Anna Ambrazienė (URS)
|
55.47 |
| 4. | Judi Brown -King (USA)
|
55.55 |
| 5. |  Gudrun Abt (FRG)
|
55.59 |
| 6. |  P.T. Usha (IND)
|
55.89 |
| 7. |  Christina Wennberg (SWE)
|
57.64 |
| 8. |  Irmgard Trojer (ITA)
|
57.86 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Monday 1987-08-31
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sabine Busch (GDR)
|
55.51 |
| 2. | Anna Ambrazienė (URS)
|
56.50 |
| 3. |  Nawal El Moutawakil (MAR)
|
57.21 |
| 4. | Jenny Laurendet (AUS)
|
57.41 |
| 5. |  Barbara Johnson (IRL)
|
58.72 |
| 6. |  Tania Fernández (CUB)
|
58.78 |
| 7. |  Mariam Zewde (ETH)
|
1:00.57 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | LaTanya Sheffield (USA)
|
55.93 |
| 2. | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)
|
56.31 |
| 3. | Christina Wennberg (SWE)
|
56.91 |
| 4. | Irmgard Trojer (ITA)
|
57.09 |
| 5. |  Hélène Huart (FRA)
|
57.13 |
| 6. |  Maria João Lopes (POR)
|
58.86 |
| 7. |  Semra Aksu (TUR)
|
59.13 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Judi Brown -King (USA)
|
55.35 |
| 2. | Tuija Helander-Kuusisto (FIN)
|
55.42 |
| 3. | P.T. Usha (IND)
|
55.73 |
| 4. | Maria Usifo (NGR)
|
56.13 |
| 5. |  Helga Halldorsdottir (ISL)
|
57.82 |
| 6. |  Marie Womplou (CIV)
|
58.46 |
| 7. |  Gerda Haas (AUT)
|
58.65 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Margarita Khromova (URS)
|
55.21 |
| 2. | Schowonda Williams (USA)
|
55.53 |
| 3. | Gudrun Abt (FRG)
|
55.83 |
| 4. |  Liliana Chala (ECU)
|
58.39 |
| 5. |  Gwen Wall (CAN)
|
58.66 |
| 6. |  Maria do Carmo Fialho (BRA)
|
58.93 |
| – |  Genowefa Błaszak (POL)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
|
56.75 |
| 2. | Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
56.76 |
| 3. | Rose Tata-Muya (KEN)
|
57.11 |
| 4. |  Cristina Pérez (ESP)
|
57.23 |
| 5. |  Erika Szopori (HUN)
|
58.09 |
| 6. | Sally Flemming (AUS)
|
58.87 |
| – |  Fatimata Podie (BUR)
|
DQ |
See also
- 1984 Women's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Women's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Split)
References