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

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

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