Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 25, 26, and 27 August 1989.^{[1] [2]}

The winning margin was 1.68 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 400 metres was won by more than 1.5 seconds at these games.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Ana Fidelia Quirot	Jearl Miles	Lyudmila Dzhigalova

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			52.50	Q
2	1			52.76	Q
3	1			53.05	Q
4	3			53.15	Q
5	3			53.30	Q
6	1			54.10	Q
7	2			54.31	Q
8	3			54.40	Q
9	2			54.68	Q
10	3			54.73	Q
11	1			55.30	Q
12	2			55.56	Q^[3]
13	3			55.92	Q
14	2			56.72	Q
15	3			58.91	q
16	1				Q
17	2
	1

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			50.01	Q
2	1			51.89	Q
3	2			51.96	Q
4	1			52.48	Q
5	1			52.60	Q
6	2			52.84	Q
7	1			52.97	q
8	2			53.70	q
9	1			54.15
10	2			54.49
11	2			54.58
12	2			55.30
13	1			55.55
14	1			56.27
15	1			59.09
16	2

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			50.73
			52.41
			52.69
4			52.99
5			53.03
6			53.08
7			53.20
8			56.16

Notes and References

1. Schröder . Gustav . XV. Universiade: Ein Hauch von Olympia im Ruhrevier . Leichtathletik . 7 September 1989 . 36/1989 . 1134–1139 . XV. Universiade: A touch of the Olympics in the Ruhrevier . Bartels & Wernitz . German . 0343-5369.
2. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1989&CID=12982645 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: Full results . 5 January 2020 . . 28 August 1989 . 26.