Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Debbie Flintoff Australia | Donalda Duprey Canada | Jenny Laurendet Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Gwen Wall | Canada | 57.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Debbie Flintoff | Australia | 58.06 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jenny Laurendet | Australia | 58.25 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Yvette Wray | England | 58.60 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Aileen Mills | England | 58.65 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans | Wales | 58.83 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Donalda Duprey | Canada | 58.95 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Elaine McLaughlin | Northern Ireland | 59.36 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Simone Gandy | England | 1:00.36 | |
| 10 | 2 | Andrea Page | Canada | 1:00.96 | |
| 11 | 2 | Moira McBeath | Scotland | 1:04.03 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Debbie Flintoff | Australia | 54.94 | GR |
| | 2 | Donalda Duprey | Canada | 56.55 | |
| | 5 | Jenny Laurendet | Australia | 56.57 | |
| 4 | 6 | Gwen Wall | Canada | 57.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | Yvette Wray | England | 57.59 | |
| 6 | 7 | Aileen Mills | England | 58.01 | |
| 7 | 1 | Elaine McLaughlin | Northern Ireland | 58.28 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans | Wales | 58.31 | |
