Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 8, 9 and 10 September 1979.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Mariya Kulchunova	Rosalyn Bryant	Christina Brehmer

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.96	Q
2	2			52.11	Q
3	1			52.65	Q
4	4			52.68	Q^[3]
5	2			52.76	Q
6	1			52.80	Q
7	4			52.83	Q
8	3			52.94	Q
9	1			53.02	q
10	2			53.18	Q
11	3			53.52	Q
12	1			53.58	q
13	4			53.77	Q
14	3			53.78	Q
15	3			53.98	q
16	1			54.02	q
17	4			54.13
18	1			54.56
19	1			55.26
20	2			55.41
21	2			55.43
22	4			55.64
23	2			55.82
24	3			56.59
25	4			57.12
26	2			58.84
27	3

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			50.95	Q
2	2			51.52	Q
3	2			51.94	Q
4	1			52.09	Q
5	1			52.12	Q
5	2			52.12	Q
7	1			52.30	Q
8	1			52.69
8	2			52.69	Q
10	1			53.23
11	2			53.25
12	1			53.27
13	2			53.49
14	1			53.75
15	2			54.07
16	2			54.18

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			50.35	UR
			51.35
			51.59
4			51.68
5			52.69
6			53.05
7			53.10
8			53.80

Notes and References

1. Holzbach . Gerd . Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico . Leichtathletik . 25 September 1979 . 39/1979 . 1240–1245 . Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico . Bartels & Wernitz . German . 0343-5369.
2. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1979&CID=12981106 Results at Tilastopaja
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223181439/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/autres_championnats/universiades_annees.pdf French results
4. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 11 September 1979 . 15.
5. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 11 September 1979 . 20.