Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on the 23 and 24 July 1991.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gretha Tromp Netherlands | Nicoleta Căruţaşu Romania | Anna Chuprina Soviet Union |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Anna Chuprina | Soviet Union | 57.38 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Tonya Lee | United States | 57.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gretha Tromp | Netherlands | 57.61 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Elisa Jiménez | Cuba | 57.67 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jacqui Parker | Great Britain | 57.71 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Nicoleta Căruţaşu | Romania | 57.76 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Tatyana Kurochkina | Soviet Union | 57.90 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Corinne Pierre | France | 57.94 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Aura Cracea | Romania | 57.99 | |
| 10 | 3 | Adrienne Rainbird | Australia | 58.37 | |
| 11 | 1 | Tonja Buford | United States | 58.58 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jill McDermid | Canada | 58.79 | |
| 13 | 3 | Mari Bjone | Norway | 58.88 | |
| 14 | 1 | Anna Suurnäkki | Finland | 59.06 | |
| 15 | 3 | Puha Neiger | Israel | 59.09 | |
| 16 | 3 | Barbara Gähling | Germany | 59.23 | |
| 17 | 2 | Amona Schneeweis | Germany | 59.25 | |
| 18 | 3 | Althea Thomas | Canada | 59.33 | |
| 19 | 1 | Monika Warnicka | Poland | 59.40 | |
| 20 | 2 | Agata Sadurska | Mexico | 59.43 | |
| 21 | 2 | Alejandra Quintanar | Poland | 59.54 | |
| 22 | 1 | Marie-José Valamatos | Portugal | 1:00.14 | |
| 23 | 2 | Francesca Lanzara | Italy | 1:01.08 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gretha Tromp | Netherlands | 55.30 |
| | Nicoleta Căruţaşu | Romania | 56.07 |
| | Anna Chuprina | Soviet Union | 56.74 |
| 4 | Jacqui Parker | Great Britain | 56.93 |
| 5 | Tatyana Kurochkina | Soviet Union | 57.04 |
| 6 | Tonya Lee | United States | 57.41 |
| 7 | Corinne Pierre | France | 57.92 |
| 8 | Elisa Jiménez | Cuba | 58.36 |
