The women's 400 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on 7 and 8 July.[1]
The original gold and silver medallists, Kazakhstan's Olga Tereshkova and Iraq's Gulustan Ieso, were later disqualified after testing positive for testosterone and methylhexaneamine, respectively. Initial bronze medallist Chen Jingwen of China was elevated to the gold medal position, while fourth and fifth placed runners Chandrika Subashini and Chisato Tanaka moved into the minor medal positions.[2]
| Gold | Chen Jingwen | |
| Silver | Chandrika Subashini | |
| Bronze | Chisato Tanaka |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 | ||
| Asian record | 49.81 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 | ||
| Championship record | 51.05 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2000 | ||
| World Leading | 49.81 | 26 May 2011 | |||
| Asian Leading | 52.66 | Kingston, Jamaica | 23 June 2011 | ||
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2011 | 11:00 | Round 1 | |
| 8 July 2011 | 18:40 | Final |
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the finals.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 54.05 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 54.06 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 54.16 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 54.36 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 54.46 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 54.68 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 55.78 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Q, DQ | |||||
| 2 | Q, DQ | |||||
| 1 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 52.89 | |||||
| 9 | 53.35 | |||||
| 4 | 54.08 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 54.15 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 54.28 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 54.85 | ||||
| 5 | DQ | |||||
| 6 | DQ |