The women's 400 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 28, 29 and 30 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAllison CurbishleyOlga KotlyarovaIdalmis Bonne

Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Allison Curbishley 52.68 Q 2 1 Olga Kotlyarova 53.10 Q 2 2 Natalya Sharova 53.10 Q 4 3 Foy Williams 53.11 Q 5 2 Idalmis Bonne 53.29 Q 6 4 Julia Duporty 53.32 Q 7 1 Naděžda Koštovalová 53.37 Q 8 3 Jessica Hudson 53.41 Q 9 4 Tatyana Movchan 53.46 Q 10 4 Michelle Pierre 53.87 Q 11 2 Carmo Tavares 53.88 QPortuguese results 12 3 Yana Manuylova 53.95 q 13 1 Žana Minina 54.17 Q 13 3 Jane Arnott 54.17 q 15 2 Andrea Pinnock 54.30 q 16 1 Yolanda Reyes 54.47 qSpanish results (p304) 17 3 María Laura Almirão 54.86 18 4 Biljana Mitrović 55.15 19 4 Nathalie Zamboni 56.02 20 2 Chandra Burns 56.45 21 1 Charmaine Smit 57.11 22 2 Madeleine Ndongo 58.32 23 1 Olivia Haddon 59.99 24 1 Devota John 25 3 Zannatun Nessa 4 Evelina Nhassengo ? Olabisi Afolabi ? Anke Feller

Semifinals Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Allison Curbishley 52.51 2 1 Olga Kotlyarova 52.70 3 2 Idalmis Bonne 52.72 4 1 Tatyana Movchan 53.16 5 2 Natalya Sharova 53.17 6 1 Naděžda Koštovalová 53.18 7 1 Julia Duporty 53.29 8 2 Foy Williams 53.60 9 1 Michelle Pierre 53.53 10 2 Jessica Hudson 53.68 11 1 Carmo Tavares 54.30 12 2 Žana Minina 54.53 13 2 Yana Manuylova 54.55 14 2 Yolanda Reyes 54.63 15 1 Andrea Pinnock 55.43 16 1 Jane Arnott 56.10

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Allison Curbishley 50.84 Olga Kotlyarova 51.35 Idalmis Bonne 51.72 4 Naděžda Koštovalová 52.32 5 Tatyana Movchan 52.97 6 Foy Williams 53.13 7 Natalya Sharova 53.52 Julia Duporty

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