Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 6 and 7 July 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mariya Pinigina  Soviet Union	Molly Killingbeck  Canada	Yelena Korban  Soviet Union

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Mariya Pinigina	Soviet Union	50.54	Q
2	2	Molly Killingbeck	Canada	51.30	Q
3	1	Yelena Korban	Soviet Union	51.62	Q
4	1	Charmaine Crooks	Canada	52.51	Q
5	2	Sharon Dabney	United States	52.70	Q
6	2	Erica Rossi	Italy	52.71	q
7	1	Easter Gabriel	United States	52.84	Q
8	1	Leanne Evans	Australia	53.00	q
9	2	Frederica Wright	Jamaica	55.25
10	1	Sarra Touibi	Tunisia	56.39
11	2	Selma Anene	Tunisia	58.37
12	1	Ana Daio	Angola	1:03.34

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mariya Pinigina	Soviet Union	50.47
	Molly Killingbeck	Canada	51.94
	Yelena Korban	Soviet Union	52.07
4	Charmaine Crooks	Canada	52.17
5	Easter Gabriel	United States	52.88
6	Sharon Dabney	United States	52.91
7	Leanne Evans	Australia	53.50
8	Erica Rossi	Italy	53.99

References

1. "Heats results". The Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 1983. p. 36. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
2. "Heats results". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. 7 July 1983. p. 61. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. "Final results". The Windsor Star. 8 July 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "Final results". Austin American-Statesman. 8 July 1983. p. 75. Retrieved 9 February 2020.