Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Margarita Navickaitė Soviet Union | Cristieana Cojocaru Romania | Nawal El Moutawakel Morocco |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Margarita Navickaitė | Soviet Union | 56.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Maria Usifo | Nigeria | 57.64 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Giuseppina Cirulli | Italy | 58.07 | |
| 4 | 1 | Gwen Wall | Canada | 58.51 | |
| 5 | 1 | Erika Szopori | Hungary | 58.91 | |
| 6 | 1 | Reiko Yamamoto | Japan | 1:01.39 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jolanta Stalmach | Poland | 56.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | LaTanya Sheffield | United States | 56.55 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Nawal El Moutawakel | Morocco | 56.57 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Nicoleta Vornicu | Romania | 56.70 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Dana Wright | Canada | 1:00.36 | |
| 6 | 2 | Zhang Fengqin | China | 1:02.55 | |
| 1 | 3 | Cristieana Cojocaru | Romania | 55.90 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Schowonda Williams | United States | 5?.?? | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Irmgard Trojer | Italy | 58.89 | |
| 4 | 3 | Hélène Huart | France | 59.02 | |
| 5 | 3 | Yoko Sato | Japan | 59.32 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Margarita Navickaitė | Soviet Union | 55.33 |
| | Cristieana Cojocaru | Romania | 55.44 |
| | Nawal El Moutawakel | Morocco | 55.59 |
| 4 | Jolanta Stalmach | Poland | 55.89 |
| 5 | Nicoleta Vornicu | Romania | 56.36 |
| 6 | Schowonda Williams | United States | 56.91 |
| 7 | LaTanya Sheffield | United States | 57.30 |
| 8 | Maria Usifo | Nigeria | 59.24 |
