# 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with Five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1993-08-19.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 52.74 WR |
| | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 52.79 |
| | Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS) | 53.48 |
| 4. | Kim Batten (USA) | 53.84 |
| 5. | Tonya Buford (USA) | 54.55 |
| 6. | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 54.99 |
| 7. | Rosey Edeh (CAN) | 55.19 |
| 8. | Natalya Torshina (KAZ) | 55.78 |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Tuesday 1993-08-17
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 53.95 |
| 2. | Tonya Buford (USA) | 54.38 |
| 3. | Heike Meissner (GER) | 54.64 |
| 4. | Anna Knoroz (RUS) | 55.12 |
| 5. | Tatyana Kurochkina (BLR) | 55.64 |
| 6. | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) | 55.80 |
| 7. | Sylwia Pachut (POL) | 56.31 |
| 8. | Nicoleta Carutasu (ROM) | 56.61 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS) | 53.71 |
| 2. | Kim Batten (USA) | 54.20 |
| 3. | Natalya Torshina (KAZ) | 54.53 |
| 4. | Rosey Edeh (CAN) | 54.53 |
| 5. | Silvia Rieger (GER) | 54.90 |
| 6. | Monica Westen (SWE) | 55.88 |
| 7. | Ann Maenhout (BEL) | 56.14 |
| 8. | Jacqui Parker (GBR) | 56.68 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 53.88 |
| 2. | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 54.12 |
| 3. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (BLR) | 54.60 |
| 4. | Olga Nazarova (RUS) | 55.51 |
| 5. | Gowry Retchakan (GBR) | 55.96 |
| 6. | Donalda Duprey (CAN) | 56.16 |
| 7. | Frida Johansson (SWE) | 56.48 |
| 8. | Lana Uys (RSA) | 57.40 |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Monday 1993-08-16
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 55.06 |
| 2. | Silvia Rieger (GER) | 56.30 |
| 3. | Frida Johansson (SWE) | 56.81 |
| 4. | Nicoleta Carutasu (ROM) | 57.13 |
| 5. | Monika Warnicka (POL) | 57.38 |
| 6. | Anabella Von Kesselstat (ARG) | 57.82 |
| 7. | Zuzana Machotková (CZE) | 59.53 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (BLR) | 55.37 |
| 2. | Heike Meissner (GER) | 55.84 |
| 3. | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) | 56.19 |
| 4. | Ann Maenhout (BEL) | 56.48 |
| 5. | Lana Uys (RSA) | 56.55 |
| 6. | Marta Moreira (POR) | 58.06 |
| 7. | Jupira da Graça (BRA) | 58.79 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS) | 54.68 |
| 2. | Tonya Buford (USA) | 55.42 |
| 3. | Rosey Edeh (CAN) | 55.70 |
| 4. | Monica Westen (SWE) | 56.34 |
| 5. | Jacqui Parker (GBR) | 56.93 |
| 6. | Linda Kisabaka (GER) | 57.02 |
| 7. | Marjut Toyli (FIN) | 1:00.16 |
| 8. | Ivette Sánchez (PAN) | 1:07.89 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Olga Nazarova (RUS) | 54.68 |
| 2. | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 55.70 |
| 3. | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 55.94 |
| 4. | Gowry Retchakan (GBR) | 56.31 |
| 5. | Sylwia Pachut (POL) | 56.92 |
| 6. | Miriam Alonso (ESP) | 58.62 |
| 7. | Alejandra Quintanar (MEX) | 1:00.04 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Kim Batten (USA) | 55.37 |
| 2. | Natalya Torshina (KAZ) | 55.51 |
| 3. | Anna Knoroz (RUS) | 55.54 |
| 4. | Tatyana Kurochkina (BLR) | 55.69 |
| 5. | Donalda Duprey (CAN) | 56.80 |
| 6. | Mary-Estelle Kapalu (VAN) | 1:00.29 |
| – | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | DNF |
| – | Yana Burtasenkova (MDA) | DNS |