The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 and 4 March.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeHelga ArendtDiane DixonJillian Richardson
Results Heats The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Maree Holland 52.90 Q, AR 2 3 Sally Gunnell 52.91 Q 3 1 Marina Shmonina 53.03 Q 4 2 Diane Dixon 53.15 Q 5 3 Charmaine Crooks 53.22 Q 6 3 Helga Arendt 53.31 q 7 1 Judit Forgács 53.33 q 8 1 Jearl Miles 53.33 q 9 2 Jillian Richardson 53.36 Q 10 2 Erzsébet Szabó 53.41 q 11 3 Marina Kharlamova 53.44 q 12 3 Iolanda Oanță 53.50 q 13 2 Marcia Tate 53.53 14 2 Angela Piggford 53.69
Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.Semifinals results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Diane Dixon 52.12 Q 2 1 Jillian Richardson 52.17 Q 3 1 Maree Holland 52.21 Q, AR 4 1 Marina Kharlamova 52.23 PB 5 2 Helga Arendt 52.29 Q 6 2 Marina Shmonina 52.33 Q 7 2 Sally Gunnell 52.35 Q 8 1 Charmaine Crooks 52.52 9 2 Iolanda Oanță 52.93 10 2 Erzsébet Szabó 52.93 11 2 Jearl Miles 53.28 12 1 Judit Forgács 53.86
Final Final results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 Helga Arendt 51.52 CR 4 Diane Dixon 51.77 AR 5 Jillian Richardson 52.02 4 6 Maree Holland 52.17 AR 5 2 Marina Shmonina 52.44 6 1 Sally Gunnell 52.60
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