The women's 400 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 8, 9 and 10 September 1979.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMariya KulchunovaRosalyn BryantChristina Brehmer

Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Mariya Kulchunova 51.96 Q 2 2 Christina Brehmer 52.11 Q 3 1 Rosalyn Bryant 52.65 Q 4 4 Marie-Christine Champenois 52.68 QFrench results 5 2 Ilona Pál 52.76 Q 6 1 Christiane Wildschek 52.80 Q 7 4 Tatyana Prorochenko 52.83 Q 8 3 Elena Tărîță 52.94 Q 9 1 Sophie Malbranque 53.02 q 10 2 Anne Michel 53.18 Q 11 3 Éva Mohácsi 53.52 Q 12 1 Ruth Kennedy 53.58 q 13 4 Marième Boye 53.77 Q 14 3 Pirjo Häggman 53.78 Q 15 3 Anne Mackie-Morelli 53.98 q 16 1 Gloria Ayanlaja 54.02 q 17 4 Ana Guibert 54.13 18 1 Tânia Miranda 54.56 19 1 Kim Freakley 55.26 20 2 Joan Elumelu 55.41 21 2 Debbie Campbell 55.43 22 4 Patricia Jackson 55.64 23 2 Kay Hawkins 55.82 24 3 Ana Orendaín 56.59 25 4 Guadalupe García 57.12 26 2 Patricia Meigham 58.84 27 3 Anh Tran Thi Ngoc

Semifinals Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Mariya Kulchunova 50.95 Q 2 2 Christina Brehmer 51.52 Q 3 2 Rosalyn Bryant 51.94 Q 4 1 Ilona Pál 52.09 Q 5 1 Elena Tărîță 52.12 Q 5 2 Tatyana Prorochenko 52.12 Q 7 1 Pirjo Häggman 52.30 Q 8 1 Marie-Christine Champenois 52.69 8 2 Christiane Wildschek 52.69 Q 10 1 Anne Michel 53.23 11 2 Éva Mohácsi 53.25 12 1 Ruth Kennedy 53.27 13 2 Anne Mackie-Morelli 53.49 14 1 Marième Boye 53.75 15 2 Sophie Malbranque 54.07 16 2 Gloria Ayanlaja 54.18

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Mariya Kulchunova 50.35 UR Rosalyn Bryant 51.35 Christina Brehmer 51.59 4 Tatyana Prorochenko 51.68 5 Elena Tărîță 52.69 6 Pirjo Häggman 53.05 7 Ilona Pál 53.10 8 Christiane Wildschek 53.80

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