The Women's 400 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6, Budapest Arena, Hungary.br br 1 1 Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas 51.76 Q, PBbr 2 2 Fani Chalkia Greece 51.77 Q, NRbr 2 4 Natalya Nazarova Russia 51.77 Qbr 4 1 Ionela Târlea Romania 52.00 Qbr 5 3 Olesya Forsheva Russia 52.17 Qbr 6 2 Catherine Murphy Great Britain 52.18 Q, SBbr 7 2 Sviatlana Usovich Belarus 52.19 qbr 8 1 Helen Karagounis Great Britain 52.66 q, PBbr 9 3 Julian Clay United States 53.04 Qbr 10 4 Hrisoula Goudenoudi Greece 53.09 Qbr 11 4 Grażyna Prokopek Poland 53.16 qbr 12 2 Mireille Nguimgo Cameroon 53.