Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 10 and 11 July 1983.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Yekaterina Fesenko Soviet Union | Yelena Filipishina Soviet Union | Gwen Wall Canada |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Yelena Filipishina | Soviet Union | 56.05 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yekaterina Fesenko | Soviet Union | 56.31 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Judi Brown | United States | 57.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Giuseppina Cirulli | Italy | 57.42 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gwen Wall | Canada | 57.43 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Sharieffa Barksdale | United States | 57.95 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Andrea Page | Canada | 58.94 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Lisbeth Helbing | Switzerland | 1:00.81 | q |
| | 2 | Nawal El Moutawakel | Morocco | DQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Yekaterina Fesenko | Soviet Union | 54.97 | UR |
| | Yelena Filipishina | Soviet Union | 56.10 | |
| | Gwen Wall | Canada | 56.10 | |
| 4 | Judi Brown | United States | 57.42 | |
| 5 | Giuseppina Cirulli | Italy | 57.78 | |
| 6 | Andrea Page | Canada | 58.45 | |
| 7 | Lisbeth Helbing | Switzerland | 1:02.35 | |
| 8 | Sharieffa Barksdale | United States | 1:04.29 | |
