The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1985 Summer Universiade was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe on 29 and 30 August 1985.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMargarita NavickaitėCristieana CojocaruNawal El Moutawakel

Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Margarita Navickaitė 56.38 Q 2 1 Maria Usifo 57.64 Q 3 1 Giuseppina Cirulli 58.07 4 1 Gwen Wall 58.51 5 1 Erika Szopori 58.91 6 1 Reiko Yamamoto 1 2 Jolanta Stalmach 56.30 Q 2 2 LaTanya Sheffield 56.55 Q 3 2 Nawal El Moutawakel 56.57 q 4 2 Nicoleta Vornicu 56.70 q 5 2 Dana Wright 6 2 Zhang Fengqin 1 3 Cristieana Cojocaru 55.90 Q 2 3 Schowonda Williams Q 3 3 Irmgard Trojer 58.89 4 3 Hélène Huart 59.02 French results 5 3 Yoko Sato 59.32

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Margarita Navickaitė 55.33 Cristieana Cojocaru 55.44 Nawal El Moutawakel 55.59 4 Jolanta Stalmach 55.89 5 Nicoleta Vornicu 56.36 6 Schowonda Williams 56.91 7 LaTanya Sheffield 57.30 8 Maria Usifo 59.24

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