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
?	?	Allison Curbishley	Great Britain	52.68
?	?	Olga Kotlyarova	Russia	53.10
3	1	Žana Minina	Lithuania	54.17
4	2	Andrea Pinnock	Canada	54.30
4	1	Yolanda Reyes	Spain	54.47	q[1]
6	3	María Laura Almirão	Brazil	54.86
	?	Olabisi Afolabi	Nigeria	DNS
	?	Anke Feller	Germany	DNS

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
?	?	Allison Curbishley	Great Britain	52.51
?	?	Olga Kotlyarova	Russia	52.70
?	?	Idalmis Bonne	Cuba	52.72
?	?	Tatyana Movchan	Ukraine	53.16
?	?	Natalya Sharova	Russia	53.17
?	?	Naděžda Koštovalová	Czech Republic	53.18
?	?	Julia Duporty	Cuba	53.29
4	?	Foy Williams	Canada	53.60
?	?	Žana Minina	Lithuania	54.53
8	2	Yolanda Reyes	Spain	54.63	[1]
7	?	Andrea Pinnock	Canada	55.43	[2]

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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

References

1. Spanish results (p304)
2. "Canadian results". Calgary Herald. 30 August 1997. p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
3. "Results". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2014-10-01.