Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 28, 29 and 30 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Allison Curbishley Great Britain | Olga Kotlyarova Russia | Idalmis Bonne Cuba |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Allison Curbishley | Great Britain | 52.68 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 53.10 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Natalya Sharova | Russia | 53.10 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Foy Williams | Canada | 53.11 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Idalmis Bonne | Cuba | 53.29 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Julia Duporty | Cuba | 53.32 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Naděžda Koštovalová | Czech Republic | 53.37 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Jessica Hudson | New Zealand | 53.41 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Tatyana Movchan | Ukraine | 53.46 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Michelle Pierre | Great Britain | 53.87 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Carmo Tavares | Portugal | 53.88 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Yana Manuylova | Ukraine | 53.95 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 54.17 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Jane Arnott | New Zealand | 54.17 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Andrea Pinnock | Canada | 54.30 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Yolanda Reyes | Spain | 54.47 | q |
| 17 | 3 | María Laura Almirão | Brazil | 54.86 | |
| 18 | 4 | Biljana Mitrović | Yugoslavia | 55.15 | |
| 19 | 4 | Nathalie Zamboni | Switzerland | 56.02 | |
| 20 | 2 | Chandra Burns | United States | 56.45 | |
| 21 | 1 | Charmaine Smit | Namibia | 57.11 | |
| 22 | 2 | Madeleine Ndongo | Cameroon | 58.32 | |
| 23 | 1 | Olivia Haddon | New Zealand | 59.99 | |
| 24 | 1 | Devota John | Tanzania | 1:14.29 | |
| 25 | 3 | Zannatun Nessa | Bangladesh | 1:11.20 | |
| | 4 | Evelina Nhassengo | Mozambique | DNF | |
| | ? | Olabisi Afolabi | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | ? | Anke Feller | Germany | DNS | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Allison Curbishley | Great Britain | 52.51 |
| 2 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 52.70 |
| 3 | 2 | Idalmis Bonne | Cuba | 52.72 |
| 4 | 1 | Tatyana Movchan | Ukraine | 53.16 |
| 5 | 2 | Natalya Sharova | Russia | 53.17 |
| 6 | 1 | Naděžda Koštovalová | Czech Republic | 53.18 |
| 7 | 1 | Julia Duporty | Cuba | 53.29 |
| 8 | 2 | Foy Williams | Canada | 53.60 |
| 9 | 1 | Michelle Pierre | Great Britain | 53.53 |
| 10 | 2 | Jessica Hudson | New Zealand | 53.68 |
| 11 | 1 | Carmo Tavares | Portugal | 54.30 |
| 12 | 2 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 54.53 |
| 13 | 2 | Yana Manuylova | Ukraine | 54.55 |
| 14 | 2 | Yolanda Reyes | Spain | 54.63 |
| 15 | 1 | Andrea Pinnock | Canada | 55.43 |
| 16 | 1 | Jane Arnott | New Zealand | 56.10 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Allison Curbishley | Great Britain | 50.84 |
| | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 51.35 |
| | Idalmis Bonne | Cuba | 51.72 |
| 4 | Naděžda Koštovalová | Czech Republic | 52.32 |
| 5 | Tatyana Movchan | Ukraine | 52.97 |
| 6 | Foy Williams | Canada | 53.13 |
| 7 | Natalya Sharova | Russia | 53.52 |
| | Julia Duporty | Cuba | DNS |
