Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 25, 26, and 27 August 1989.[1][2]

The winning margin was 1.68 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 400 metres was won by more than 1.5 seconds at these games.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ana Fidelia Quirot
 Cuba
Jearl Miles
 United States
Lyudmila Dzhigalova
 Soviet Union

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 52.50 Q
2 1 Celena Mondie  United States 52.76 Q
3 1 Lyudmila Dzhigalova  Soviet Union 53.05 Q
4 3 Jearl Miles  United States 53.15 Q
5 3 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 53.30 Q
6 1 Milena Saracheva  Bulgaria 54.10 Q
7 2 Karin Janke  West Germany 54.31 Q
8 3 Marjorie Bailey  Jamaica 54.40 Q
9 2 Yelena Vinogradova  Soviet Union 54.68 Q
10 3 Juliette Mato  France 54.73 Q[3]
11 1 Francesca Carbone  Italy 55.30 Q
12 2 Florence Moulineau  France 55.56 Q[3]
13 3 Brigitte Wielander  Italy 55.92 Q
14 2 Isabel Rodríguez  Spain 56.72 Q
15 3 Wang Hsin-hsin  Chinese Taipei 58.91 q
16 1 Peninnah Aligawesa  Uganda 1:05.09 Q
17 2 Woo Chui Ying  Hong Kong 1:08.37
1 Nancy McLeón  Cuba DQ

Semifinals

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 50.01 Q
2 1 Lyudmila Dzhigalova  Soviet Union 51.89 Q
3 2 Jearl Miles  United States 51.96 Q
4 1 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 52.48 Q
5 1 Celena Mondie  United States 52.60 Q
6 2 Yelena Vinogradova  Soviet Union 52.84 Q
7 1 Karin Janke  West Germany 52.97 q
8 2 Florence Moulineau  France 53.70 q[3]
9 1 Juliette Mato  France 54.15 [3]
10 2 Milena Saracheva  Bulgaria 54.49
11 2 Marjorie Bailey  Jamaica 54.58
12 2 Brigitte Wielander  Italy 55.30
13 1 Francesca Carbone  Italy 55.55
14 1 Isabel Rodríguez  Spain 56.27
15 1 Wang Hsin-hsin  Chinese Taipei 59.09
16 2 Peninnah Aligawesa  Uganda 1:03.33

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 50.73
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jearl Miles  United States 52.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lyudmila Dzhigalova  Soviet Union 52.69
4 Karin Janke  West Germany 52.99
5 Sandie Richards  Jamaica 53.03
6 Celena Mondie  United States 53.08
7 Yelena Vinogradova  Soviet Union 53.20
8 Florence Moulineau  France 56.16

References

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  1. ^ Schröder, Gustav (7 September 1989). "XV. Universiade: Ein Hauch von Olympia im Ruhrevier" [XV. Universiade: A touch of the Olympics in the Ruhrevier]. Leichtathletik (in German). 36/1989. Bartels & Wernitz: 1134–1139. ISSN 0343-5369.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b c d French results
  4. ^ "Full results". The Baltimore Sun. 28 August 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 5 January 2020.