2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 21 and 22 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
| Women's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | |||||||||
| Location | Nanjing, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March 2025 (round 1) 22 March 2025 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 50.60 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The heats of round 1 were held on 21 March during the evening session. The final was held on 22 March during the evening session. It was won by Amber Anning of Great Britain in 50.60 s, followed by Alexis Holmes of the United States and Henriette Jæger of Norway.
Background
editThe women's 400 metres was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] |  Femke Bol (NED) |
49.17 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2 March 2024 |
| Championship record[2] | ||||
| World leading[3] |  Isabella Whittaker (USA) |
49.24 | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | 15 March 2025 |
Qualification
editFor the women's 400 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[4] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standards of 51.00 s.[5] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There was a target number of 30 athletes.[5]
Results
editRound 1
editThe three heats of round 1 were held on 21 March, starting at 20:26 (UTC+8) in the evening.[6] First two athletes of each heat (Q) qualified for the final.[7]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Amber Anning |  Great Britain |
50.79 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Henriette Jæger |  Norway |
51.42 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Martina Weil |  Chile |
51.67 [.662] | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Alexis Holmes |  United States |
51.67 [.666] | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Rosey Effiong | United States |
52.13 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic |  Poland |
52.22 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Bassant Hemida |  Egypt |
52.62 | |
| 8 | 2 | Leah Anderson |  Jamaica |
52.86 | |
| 9 | 3 | Liu Yinglan |  China |
53.14 | PB |
| 10 | 3 | Daniela Ledecká |  Slovakia |
53.39 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sita Sibiri |  Burkina Faso |
55.54 | NR |
| 12 | 2 | Bongiwe Mahlalela |  Eswatini |
56.34 | PB |
| 13 | 3 | Anny de Bassi |  Brazil |
56.67 | PB |
| 1 | Joanne Reid | Jamaica |
DNS |
Final
editThe final was held on 22 March, starting at 20:44 (UTC+8) in the evening.[8]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Amber Anning | Great Britain | 50.60 | |
 | 4 | Alexis Holmes | United States | 50.63 | |
 | 5 | Henriette Jæger | Norway | 50.92 | |
| 4 | 3 | Martina Weil | Chile | 51.78 | |
| 5 | 2 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic | Poland | 51.97 | |
| 6 | 1 | Rosey Effiong | United States | 52.90 |
References
edit- ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres women", World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Results 400 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 400 Metres Short Track women", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
- 1 2 "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ "Nanjing 2025 - Timetable". World Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- 1 2 "400 Metres Women – Round 1 – Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- 1 2 "400 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.