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

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Tatyana Tereshchuk Ukraine | Yekaterina Bakhvalova Russia | Daimí Pernía Cuba |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Tatyana Tereshchuk | Ukraine | 54.42 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Michelle Johnson | United States | 55.06 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Daimí Pernía | Cuba | 55.91 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ryan Tolbert | United States | 55.93 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Miriam Alonso | Spain | 56.04 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Yekaterina Bakhvalova | Russia | 57.22 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Martina Stoop | Switzerland | 57.47 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Saidat Onanuga | Nigeria | 57.53 | |
| 9 | 3 | Rikke Rønholt | Denmark | 57.78 | |
| 10 | 3 | Monika Warnicka | Poland | 57.82 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ulrike Ahlborn | Germany | 57.92 | |
| 12 | 2 | Karla Faulhaber | Germany | 58.07 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Lauren Poetschka | Australia | 58.19 | |
| 14 | 3 | Monika Niederstätter | Italy | 58.43 | |
| 15 | 1 | Evette Cordy | Australia | 58.64 | |
| 16 | 2 | Irina Lenskaya | Ukraine | 58.74 | |
| 17 | 3 | Mari Bjone | Norway | 59.15 | |
| 18 | 2 | Lara Rocco | Italy | 59.21 | |
| 19 | 2 | Vicki Jamison | Great Britain | 59.33 | |
| 20 | 3 | Sanja Tripković | Yugoslavia | 1:00.06 | |
| 21 | 1 | Nicola Kidd | New Zealand | 1:00.11 | |
| 22 | 2 | Michèle Schenk | Switzerland | 1:00.38 | |
| | 2 | Nivea Sekele | South Africa | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Tatyana Tereshchuk | Ukraine | 54.91 |
| | Yekaterina Bakhvalova | Russia | 55.91 |
| | Daimí Pernía | Cuba | 56.13 |
| 4 | Michelle Johnson | United States | 56.25 |
| 5 | Ryan Tolbert | United States | 56.29 |
| 6 | Miriam Alonso | Spain | 57.32 |
| 7 | Karla Faulhaber | Germany | 58.66 |
| 8 | Martina Stoop | Switzerland | 58.92 |
