The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. It was the first time that women competed in this event at the Commonwealth Games.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeDebbie FlintoffRuth KyalisimaYvette Wray
Results Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Debbie Flintoff 57.44 Q, GR 2 1 Ruth Kyalisima 58.22 Q 3 2 Lyn Foreman 58.69 Q 4 1 Yvette Wray 59.00 Q 5 2 Andrea Page 59.22 Q 6 1 Margaret Southerden 59.48 Q 7 1 Gwen Wall 59.92 q 7 2 Sue Morley 59.92 Q 9 2 Sandra Farmer Q 10 1 Terry Genge 11 1 Diane Fryar 12 2 Janine Robson 13 2 Dionne Wright 14 2 Sarah Owen 1 June Caddle 1 Verona Elder 2 Rose Tata-Muya
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Debbie Flintoff 55.89 GR 8 Ruth Kyalisima 57.10 2 Yvette Wray 57.17 4 3 Sue Morley 57.57 5 6 Lyn Foreman 57.62 6 1 Andrea Page 57.70 7 9 Margaret Southerden 58.36 8 7 Gwen Wall 58.49 9 4 Sandra Farmer 59.07
References
Heats results (The Sydney Morning Herald) Final results (The Sydney Morning Herald) Heats results (The Canberra Times) Final results (The Canberra Times) Australian results