Athletics at the 2013 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 2013 Summer Universiade was held on 7–9 July.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Kseniya Ustalova	Alena Tamkova	Anastasia Le-Roy

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat and 4 best performers advance to the Semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			52.98	Q
2	1			52.99	Q
3	2			53.33	Q
4	4			53.35	Q
5	1			53.37	Q
6	3			53.46	Q
7	2			53.57	Q
8	1			53.60	Q
9	2			53.66	Q
10	4			53.67	Q
11	4			53.81	q
12	3			53.86	Q
13	3			53.88	Q
14	2			53.93	q
15	1			54.02	q
16	4			54.51	q
17	2			55.43
18	1			55.85	PB
19	3			56.71
20	2			58.35	NR
21	2			58.48	PB
22	3			59.09
23	4
	1
	1
	3
	3
	3
	4

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Finals.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.71	Q
2	1			52.14	Q
3	1			52.16	Q, PB
4	2			52.30	Q
5	2			52.38	Q
6	1			52.46	q, PB
7	1			52.66	q, SB
8	2			52.81	Q
9	1			53.08
10	1			53.50
11	2			53.57
12	2			53.57
13	2			53.71
14	1			53.97
15	2			55.19
	2				^[3]

Final

^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			50.60	SB
	4			51.17	PB
	3			51.72
4	5			52.04	PB
5	2			52.08	PB
6	8			52.40
7	1			52.99
8	7			53.44

Notes and References

1. http://kazan2013.ru/hide/en/-240/Root/ViewPdf/ATW004900_C74A_1.0.PDF Heats results
2. http://kazan2013.ru/hide/en/-240/Root/ViewPdf/ATW004200_C74A_1.1.PDF Semifinals results
3. Lane infringement
4. http://kazan2013.ru/hide/en/-240/Root/ViewPdf/ATW004101_C73A_1.0.PDF Final results