Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1995 Summer Universiade was held on 31 August – 1 September at the Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan.^[1]

Medalists

width=235 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Olabisi Afolabi	Tatyana Chebykina	Olena Rurak

Note: Du Xiujie of China originally won the silver with 50.72 but was later disqualified for doping.^[2]

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			52.29	Q
2	2			52.47	Q
3	1			53.01	Q
4	4			53.15	Q
5	3			53.27	Q
6	3			53.49	Q
7	4			53.51	Q
8	5			54.10	Q
9	3			54.25	Q
10	5			54.26	Q
11	2			54.30	Q
12	4			54.44	q
13	3			54.45
14	5			54.57	Q
15	3			54.68
16	5			54.92
17	1			54.97	Q
18	1			55.37	Q
19	4			55.81
20	5			55.86
21	3			55.89
22	1			56.38
23	5			56.88
24	4			57.09
25	1			57.63
26	2			57.77
27	1			58.74
28	4
29	5
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	5

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			52.50	Q
2	1			52.51	Q
3	1			52.57	Q
4	1			52.61	Q
5	1			52.67	Q
6	1			53.05
7	2			53.11	Q
8	2			53.51	Q
9	1			53.59
10	2			53.66
11	1			54.13
12	1			54.43
13	2			54.68
14	2			55.06
15	2			55.53
	2

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			50.50
	1			51.01
	7			51.76
4	4			51.85
5	5			52.07
6	2			52.08
7	8			53.21
	3

Notes and References

1. http://universiade.fjct.fit.ac.jp/results/res_at/e/at00321/at08.html Results
2. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_400no.htm All-time women's best 400m – performances annulled due to doping offense