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DeutschAthletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 July 1996 (heats) 29 July 1996 (semi-finals) 31 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 52.82 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Women's 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 30 competitors.[1]
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Deon Hemmings |  Jamaica | 52.99 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Tonja Buford-Bailey |  United States | 53.38 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Kim Batten | United States | 53.65 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Heike Meissner |  Germany | 54.27 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | Silvia Rieger | Germany | 54.27 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Ionela Târlea |  Romania | 54.41 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Rosey Edeh |  Canada | 54.49 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Debbie Parris | Jamaica | 54.72 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | United States | 54.73 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Guðrún Arnardóttir |  Iceland | 54.81 | |
| 11 | 1 | 8 | Susan Smith |  Ireland | 54.93 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Ann Mercken |  Belgium | 54.95 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Tatyana Ledovskaya |  Belarus | 54.99 | |
| 41 | 1 | 5 | Tetyana Tereshchuk |  Ukraine | 55.34 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Michèle Schenk |  Switzerland | 55.96 | |
| 2 | 3 | Sally Gunnell |  Great Britain | DNF |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica | 52.82 | OR |
 | 2 | Kim Batten | United States | 53.08 | |
 | 4 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | United States | 53.22 | |
| 4 | 2 | Debbie Parris | Jamaica | 53.97 | |
| 5 | 1 | Heike Meissner | Germany | 54.03 | |
| 6 | 7 | Rosey Edeh | Canada | 54.39 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 54.40 | |
| 8 | 3 | Silvia Rieger | Germany | 54.57 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2017.