Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 23 and 24 July 1981.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeIrina BaskakovaNadezhda LyalinaSophie Malbranque

Results Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Nadezhda Lyalina 52.45 Q 2 3 Irina Baskakova 52.46 Q 3 3 Sophie Malbranque 52.76 QFrench results 4 2 Elena Tărîță 52.80 Q 5 3 Delisa Walton 52.89 q 6 2 Judit Forgács 53.34 q 7 1 Tânia Miranda 53.43 Q 8 1 Marie-Christine Champenois 53.54 Q 9 3 Ibolya Petrika 53.62 10 1 Niculina Lazarciuc 53.65 11 2 Erika Rossi 53.68 12 2 Leanne Evans 54.41 13 1 Andrea Decker 54.95 14 3 Heather Wright 55.51 15 2 Georgia Troubouki 55.88 16 1 Gloria Ayanlaja 58.28 17 2 Hala El-Moughrabi 59.61 18 2 Long Pham Kieu 19 3 Reine Bejjani

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Irina Baskakova 51.45 Nadezhda Lyalina 51.56 Sophie Malbranque 52.52 4 Judit Forgács 52.61 5 Delisa Walton 52.97 6 Tânia Miranda 53.19 7 Elena Tărîță 53.53 8 Marie-Christine Champenois 53.53

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