Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on 13 and 14 July 1987.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Nawal El Moutawakel Morocco | Nicoleta Carutasu Romania | Sophia Hunter United States |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Hélène Huart | France | 56.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Sophia Hunter | United States | 56.30 | q |
| 3 | 4 | Margarita Navickaitė | Soviet Union | 56.42 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nicoleta Carutasu | Romania | 56.53 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kathy Freeman | United States | 56.53 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Nawal El Moutawakel | Morocco | 57.25 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Erika Szopori | Hungary | 57.54 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Helga Halldórsdóttir | Iceland | 57.57 | q |
| 9 | 4 | Dawn Gandy | Great Britain | 58.03 | |
| 10 | 3 | Irmgard Trojer | Italy | 58.13 | |
| 11 | 4 | Sabine Alber | West Germany | 58.21 | |
| 12 | 4 | Gwen Wall | Canada | 58.59 | |
| 13 | 2 | Beate Holzapfel | West Germany | 58.79 | |
| 14 | 4 | Maria Luisa Climbini | Italy | 58.93 | |
| 15 | 2 | Chionati Kapeti | Greece | 59.63 | |
| 16 | 3 | Dejana Rakita | Yugoslavia | 1:01.23 | |
| 17 | 1 | Paulina Caroca | Chile | 1:04.58 | |
| 18 | 3 | Glenys Reynoso | Dominican Republic | 1:05.19 | |
| 19 | 1 | Estela Kelly | Panama | 1:06.06 | |
| | 3 | Carmen Rivera | Puerto Rico | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nawal El Moutawakel | Morocco | 55.21 |
| | Nicoleta Carutasu | Romania | 55.35 |
| | Sophia Hunter | United States | 55.45 |
| 4 | Margarita Navickaitė | Soviet Union | 56.40 |
| 5 | Kathy Freeman | United States | 57.46 |
| 6 | Helga Halldórsdóttir | Iceland | 57.53 |
| 7 | Erika Szopori | Hungary | 58.00 |
| 8 | Hélène Huart | France | 58.09 |
