Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 25, 26, and 27 August 1989.Results at Tilastopaja

The winning margin was 1.68 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 400 metres was won by more than 1.5 seconds at these games.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAna Fidelia QuirotJearl MilesLyudmila Dzhigalova

Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Ana Fidelia Quirot 52.50 Q 2 1 Celena Mondie 52.76 Q 3 1 Lyudmila Dzhigalova 53.05 Q 4 3 Jearl Miles 53.15 Q 5 3 Sandie Richards 53.30 Q 6 1 Milena Saracheva 54.10 Q 7 2 Karin Janke 54.31 Q 8 3 Marjorie Bailey 54.40 Q 9 2 Yelena Vinogradova 54.68 Q 10 3 Juliette Mato 54.73 Q 11 1 Francesca Carbone 55.30 Q 12 2 Florence Moulineau 55.56 QFrench results 13 3 Brigitte Wielander 55.92 Q 14 2 Isabel Rodríguez 56.72 Q 15 3 Wang Hsin-hsin 58.91 q 16 1 Peninnah Aligawesa Q 17 2 Woo Chui Ying 1 Nancy McLeón

Semifinals Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Ana Fidelia Quirot 50.01 Q 2 1 Lyudmila Dzhigalova 51.89 Q 3 2 Jearl Miles 51.96 Q 4 1 Sandie Richards 52.48 Q 5 1 Celena Mondie 52.60 Q 6 2 Yelena Vinogradova 52.84 Q 7 1 Karin Janke 52.97 q 8 2 Florence Moulineau 53.70 q 9 1 Juliette Mato 54.15 10 2 Milena Saracheva 54.49 11 2 Marjorie Bailey 54.58 12 2 Brigitte Wielander 55.30 13 1 Francesca Carbone 55.55 14 1 Isabel Rodríguez 56.27 15 1 Wang Hsin-hsin 59.09 16 2 Peninnah Aligawesa

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Ana Fidelia Quirot 50.73 Jearl Miles 52.41 Lyudmila Dzhigalova 52.69 4 Karin Janke 52.99 5 Sandie Richards 53.03 6 Celena Mondie 53.08 7 Yelena Vinogradova 53.20 8 Florence Moulineau 56.16

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