Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres
# Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. The final took place on 28 and 29 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Demetria Washington United States | Otilia Ruicu Romania | Mikele Barber United States |

## Results

### Heats

Held on 28 August

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Demetria Washington | United States | 51.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hanna Kazak | Belarus | 51.87 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Mikele Barber | United States | 52.53 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 52.60 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Tayana Levina | Russia | 52.81 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Lee McConnell | Great Britain | 52.99 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Maria Laura Almirão | Brazil | 53.01 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Lesley Owusu | Great Britain | 53.02 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Natalya Khrushcheleva | Russia | 53.16 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Rebecca Wardell | New Zealand | 53.34 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 53.35 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Allison Beckford | Jamaica | 53.44 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Chen Yuxiang | China | 53.86 | q |
| 14 | 4 | Mary Apio | Uganda | 54.63 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | 54.71 | |
| 16 | 1 | Lotte Visschers | Netherlands | 55.32 | |
| 17 | 3 | Bu Fanfang | China | 55.79 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Oksana Luneva | Kyrgyzstan | 55.93 | |
| 19 | 2 | Krissy Liphardt | Canada | 56.03 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Anne Mooney | Papua New Guinea | 56.35 | |
| 21 | 2 | Nguyen Thi Thu Trang | Vietnam | 57.47 | |
| 22 | 2 | Vasiti Vatureba | Fiji | 59.05 | |
| 23 | 4 | Eleana Leung | Hong Kong | 59.50 | |
| 24 | 1 | Rossana Rodríguez | Guatemala | 59.55 | |
| 25 | 3 | Mst. Shoma | Bangladesh | 1:00.18 | |
| 26 | 3 | Evodie Lydie Saramandji | Central African Republic | 1:00.32 | |
| 27 | 2 | Miriam Illes | Suriname | 1:15.11 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 29 August

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Demetria Washington | United States | 51.66 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 51.94 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mikele Barber | United States | 51.97 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lee McConnell | Great Britain | 52.05 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Hanna Kazak | Belarus | 52.07 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 52.12 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Natalya Khrushcheleva | Russia | 52.31 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Maria Laura Almirão | Brazil | 52.72 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Allison Beckford | Jamaica | 52.91 | |
| 10 | 2 | Tayana Levina | Russia | 53.10 | |
| 11 | 1 | Lesley Owusu | Great Britain | 53.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | Rebecca Wardell | New Zealand | 53.20 | |
| 13 | 1 | Chen Yuxiang | China | 53.83 | |
| 14 | 1 | Mary Apio | Uganda | 54.57 | |
| 15 | 2 | Bu Fanfang | China | 55.09 | |
| 16 | 2 | Krissy Liphardt | Canada | 56.50 | |

### Final

Held on 29 August

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Demetria Washington | United States | 51.22 |
| | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 51.82 |
| | Mikele Barber | United States | 51.92 |
| 4 | Hanna Kazak | Belarus | 52.00 |
| 5 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 52.22 |
| 6 | Lee McConnell | Great Britain | 52.44 |
| 7 | Natalya Khrushcheleva | Russia | 52.54 |
| 8 | Maria Laura Almirão | Brazil | 52.71 |
