2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The Women's 400 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....

was held on March 10–12.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships...	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	Christine Amertil Christine Amertil Christine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1.	1	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	51.04	Q
2.	3	Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships...	51.18	Q
3.	1	Novlene Williams Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece...	51.57	Q, PB
4.	1	Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships...	51.71	q, PB
5.	2	Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...	51.77	Q
6.	2	Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova is a Bulgarian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished sixth in the 400 m final at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the latter in a personal best time of 50.64 seconds...	52.07	Q
7.	4	Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...	52.25	Q
8.	4	Christine Amertil Christine Amertil Christine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...	52.33	Q
9.	2	Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics....	52.36	q, NR Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...
10.	1	Angela Moroşanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...	52.49	q
11.	4	Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.67 s 200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...	52.89	q, SB
12.	2	Danijela Grgić	52.91	PB
13.	3	Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg....	53.05	Q
14.	3	Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg is an American athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Walnut Hills High School, she attended the University of Cincinnati on a track scholarship, graduating in 2002 with a bachelors degree in education.Wineberg was an Olympic...	53.07
15.	3	Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal...	53.57
16.	4	Aliann Pompey Aliann Pompey Aliann Pompey is a Guyanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.Aliann graduated from Cohoes High School and received her bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in 1999....	53.72
17.	3	Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni	53.83	SB
18.	2	Klodiana Shala Klodiana Shala Klodiana Shala is one of Albania's most popular athletes. She is a track and field athlete, and competes in the 200m and 400m sprints, where her best times are 24.34s and 53.87s, respectively. She was the bearer of the Flag of Albania in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics...	54.21

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Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1.	2	Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships...	50.61	Q
2.	1	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	50.66	Q
3.	1	Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...	50.67	Q
4.	2	Christine Amertil Christine Amertil Christine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...	51.09	Q, PB
5.	1	Novlene Williams Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece...	51.25	Q, PB
6.	1	Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships...	51.53	PB
7.	2	Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova is a Bulgarian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished sixth in the 400 m final at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the latter in a personal best time of 50.64 seconds...	52.17	Q
8.	1	Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg....	52.32
9.	2	Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...	52.46
10.	2	Angela Moroşanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...	52.57
11.	2	Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics....	52.60
12.	1	Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.67 s 200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...	53.64

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships...	50.04	CR
	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	50.21	NR Bulgarian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bulgaria maintained by the Bulgarian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...
	Christine Amertil Christine Amertil Christine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal...	50.34	AR
4	Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...	50.60
5	Novlene Williams Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece...	51.82
6	Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova is a Bulgarian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished sixth in the 400 m final at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the latter in a personal best time of 50.64 seconds...	52.66

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