The Women's 400 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10–12.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeOlesya ForshevaVania StambolovaChristine Amertil
Results
Heats First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Vania Stambolova 51.04 Q 2 3 Olesya Forsheva 51.18 Q 3 1 Novlene Williams 51.57 Q, PB 4 1 Ilona Usovich 51.71 q, PB 5 2 Natalya Nazarova 51.77 Q 6 2 Mariyana Dimitrova 52.07 Q 7 4 Sanya Richards 52.25 Q 8 4 Christine Amertil 52.33 Q 9 2 Monika Bejnar 52.36 q, NR 10 1 Angela Moroșanu 52.49 q 11 4 Grażyna Prokopek 52.89 q, SB 12 2 Danijela Grgić 52.91 PB 13 3 Claudia Hoffmann 53.05 Q 14 3 Mary Wineberg 53.07 15 3 Ronetta Smith 53.57 16 4 Aliann Pompey 53.72 17 3 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 53.83 SB 18 2 Klodiana Shala 54.21 1 Alissa Kallinikou
Semifinals First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Olesya Forsheva 50.61 Q 2 1 Vania Stambolova 50.66 Q 3 1 Natalya Nazarova 50.67 Q 4 2 Christine Amertil 51.09 Q, PB 5 1 Novlene Williams 51.25 Q, PB 6 1 Ilona Usovich 51.53 PB 7 2 Mariyana Dimitrova 52.17 Q 8 1 Claudia Hoffmann 52.32 9 2 Sanya Richards 52.46 10 2 Angela Moroșanu 52.57 11 2 Monika Bejnar 52.60 12 1 Grażyna Prokopek 53.64
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Olesya Forsheva 50.04 CR Vania Stambolova 50.21 NR Christine Amertil 50.34 AR 4 Natalya Nazarova 50.60 5 Novlene Williams 51.82 6 Mariyana Dimitrova 52.66
References Results