| Event: | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Games: | 2022 |
| Venue: | Alexander Stadium |
| Dates: | 4 August (first round) 6 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Win Value: | 54.14 |
| Gold: | Janieve Russell |
| Goldcga: | JAM |
| Silvercga: | JAM |
| Bronze: | Zenéy van der Walt |
| Bronzecga: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2026 |
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 4 and 6 August 2022.
The winning margin was 0.33 seconds which as of 2024 is the narrowest winning margin for the women's 400 metres hurdles at these games.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record | 50.68 | Eugene, United States | 22 July 2022 | ||
| Commonwealth record | 52.42 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 | ||
| Games record | 53.82 | Melbourne, Australia | 23 March 2006 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 4 August 2022 | 19:38 | First round | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Saturday 6 August 2022 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 19:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest non-automatic qualifiers) advanced to the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 54.93 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 55.10 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 55.30 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 55.79 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 55.88 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 56.10 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 56.32 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 58.20 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 7 | 58.50 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 58.68 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 8 | 58.95 |
The medals were determined in the final.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 54.14 | ||||
| 4 | 54.47(.462) | ||||
| 6 | 54.47(.464) | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 54.67 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 55.11 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 55.82 | |||
| 7 | 9 | 56.36 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 58.78 |