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

The women's 400 metres hurdles 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
Alice Muraro	Marlene Santos	Sára Mátó

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	1			56.97	Q
2	4			57.52	Q
3	2			57.61	Q
4	4			57.66	Q
5	2			57.69	Q
6	2			57.82	Q
7	2			57.83	q
8	1			58.19	Q
9	3			58.44	Q
10	3			58.65	Q
11	3			59.23	Q
12	4			59.51	Q
13	1				Q
14	1				q
15	1				q
16	4				q
17	1
18	3
19	2
20	1
21	4
22	3
	4
	3				TR22.6.1
	2
	3

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			56.54	Q
2	1			56.97	Q,
3	1			57.39	Q
4	2			57.54	Q
5	2			57.54	Q
6	2			57.55	Q
7	2			57.56	q
8	1			57.93	q
9	2			58.02
10	1			58.08
11	2			58.98
12	1			59.07
13	1			59.08
14	2
15	2
16	1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			55.48
			56.45
			56.58
4			56.71
5			57.19
6			57.38
7			57.51
8			58.35

Notes and References

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