The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.

Medalists Gold Susanne Sieger Silver Olga Pesnopevtseva Bronze Sandie Richards

Results

Final 18 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Susanne Sieger 52.02 Olga Pesnopevtseva 52.17 Sandie Richards 52.23 4 Janeene Vickers 52.25 5 Tasha Downing 53.21 6 Lacramioara Andrei 53.57 7 Małgorzata Kurach 54.18 8 Ulrike Alge 54.55

Semifinals 17 July

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Olga Pesnopevtseva 52.40 Q 2 Tasha Downing 53.38 Q 3 Lacramioara Andrei 53.71 Q 4 Małgorzata Kurach 53.87 Q 5 Julia Merino 54.84 6 Rossana Morabito 55.04 7 Noemi Batori 55.17 8 Maxine Scringer 55.19

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sandie Richards 52.53 Q 2 Susanne Sieger 52.82 Q 3 Janeene Vickers 53.93 Q 4 Ulrike Alge 54.70 Q 5 Sabine Nolte 55.20 6 Diane Dunrod 56.57 7 Cheryl Allen 56.92 8 Timea Kovács 57.31

Heats 16 July

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lacramioara Andrei 54.38 Q 2 Cheryl Allen 54.58 Q 3 Rossana Morabito 54.77 Q 4 Marina Khripankova 55.26 5 Jupira da Graça 56.37 6 Sotiría Mavromáti 57.59 7 Guilhermina da Cruz 58.20

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Susanne Sieger 52.97 Q 2 Sabine Nolte 54.75 Q 3 Julia Merino 54.76 Q 4 Noemi Batori 54.92 q 5 Sanja Beckei 55.27

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Janeene Vickers 55.23 Q 2 Małgorzata Kurach 55.86 Q 3 Timea Kovács 55.97 Q 4 Christine Duvergé 56.61 5 Chen Ya-Li 56.83 6 Adriana Martínez 56.93

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sandie Richards 53.25 Q 2 Ulrike Alge 54.89 Q 3 Maxine Scringer 56.20 Q 4 Patricia Serret 56.50 5 Anna Cherry 59.20 6 Valeria López 60.70 7 Rose Sisana Dlamini 62.82

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Olga Pesnopevtseva 52.73 Q 2 Tasha Downing 53.41 Q 3 Diane Dunrod 54.90 Q 4 Donya Mohamed 55.76 5 Josephine Ikolomi 57.46 6 Jacinta Kimwetich 58.13 7 Rowan Maynard 60.06 8 Rosanna Browne 65.32

Participation According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.

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