Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 23 and 24 July 1981.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Irina Baskakova  Soviet Union	Nadezhda Lyalina  Soviet Union	Sophie Malbranque  France

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Tânia Miranda	Brazil	53.43	Q
2	1	Marie-Christine Champenois	France	53.54	Q
1	2	Nadezhda Lyalina	Soviet Union	52.45	Q
2	2	Elena Tărîță	Romania	52.80	Q
3	2	Judit Forgács	Hungary	53.34	q
5	2	Leanne Evans	Australia	54.41	[2]
1	3	Irina Baskakova	Soviet Union	52.46	Q
2	3	Sophie Malbranque	France	52.76	Q[3]
3	3	Kirsi Ulvinen	Sweden	52.89
5	3	Heather Wright	Australia	55.51	[2]

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Irina Baskakova	Soviet Union	51.45
	Nadezhda Lyalina	Soviet Union	51.56
	Sophie Malbranque	France	52.52
4	Judit Forgács	Hungary	52.61
5	Delisa Walton	United States	52.97
6	Tânia Miranda	Brazil	53.19
7	Elena Tărîță	Romania	53.53
8	Marie-Christine Champenois	France	53.53

References

1. "Alle turntitels voor Roemenië" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 24 July 1981. p. 8.
2. Australian results
3. French results
4. "Final results". The Tampa Times. 24 July 1981. p. 18. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. "Final results". The Orlando Sentinel. 24 July 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 9 February 2020.