Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vassil Levski Stadion in Sofia on 20 and 21 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rosalyn Bryant  United States	Natalya Sokolova  Soviet Union	Beatriz Castillo  Cuba

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Natalya Sokolova	Soviet Union	51.84	Q[1]
1	?	Marie-Christine Champenois	France	53.52	Q[2]

Final

[3][4][5]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Rosalyn Bryant	United States	52.10
	Natalya Sokolova	Soviet Union	52.15
	Beatriz Castillo	Cuba	52.95
4	Marie-Christine Champenois	France	53.33
5	Ruth Kennedy	Great Britain	53.89
6	Marg Stride	Canada	53.96
7	Barbara Kwietniewska	Poland	54.02
8	Lacramioara Diaconiuc	Romania	54.44

References

1. Soviet results (p121)
2. French results
3. "Final results". The Burlington Free Press. 22 August 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 22 August 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
5. "Uitslagen Atletiek" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 22 August 1977. Retrieved 16 April 2020.