Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 January at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Fatima Yusuf	Linda Keough	Charity Opara

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			51.12	Q, AR
2	1			51.69	Q
3	2			52.39	Q
4	1			52.76	Q
5	2			52.77	Q
6	2			53.28	Q
7	1			53.72	Q
8	2			53.88	q
9	1			54.74	Q
10	1			54.77
11	1			55.85
12	1			56.39
	2

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			51.08	AR
	6			51.63
	5			52.01
4	2			52.68
5	4			53.44
6	9			53.45
7	8			54.24
8	1			54.36
9	7			57.01

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-08-02 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .