Athletics at the 2021 Summer World University Games – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marlie Viljoen	Corrssia Perry	Barbora Malíková

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to semifinal.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			53.53	Q
2	4			53.53	Q
3	2			53.76	Q
4	4			53.89	Q
5	1			54.90	Q
6	1			55.01	Q
7	3			55.08	Q
8	4			55.11	Q
9	4			55.15	q
10	3			55.31	Q
11	3			55.34	Q
12	1			55.47	Q
13	2			55.48	Q
14	4			55.65	q
15	2			55.79	q
16	4			55.93	q
17	3			56.07
18	3			56.50
19	2			56.52
20	1			56.84
21	3			57.02
22	4			57.05
23	1			57.08
24	1
25	4
26	2
27	3
	1				TR17.4.3
	1				TR17.4.3
	2				CR18.5
	2

Semifinal

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			52.98	Q
2	1			53.05	Q
3	2			53.23	Q
4	1			53.24	Q
5	2			53.26	Q,
6	2			53.29	Q
7	2			53.38	q
8	1			53.97	q
9	1			53.98
10	1			54.38
11	2			54.45
12	2			54.81
13	2			54.83
14	1			54.85
15	1			54.86
16	2			55.79

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			52.38
			52.62
			52.66
4			53.01
5			53.04
6			53.15
7			53.18
8			53.78

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 400m Round 1 . 2021chengdu.com . 1 August 2023.
2. Web site: Women's 400m Semi-Final . 2021chengdu.com . 2 August 2023.
3. Web site: Women's 400m Final . 2021chengdu.com . 3 August 2023.