Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 28 and 29 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Tatyana Tereshchuk Ukraine	Yekaterina Bakhvalova Russia	Daimí Pernía Cuba

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Tatyana Tereshchuk	Ukraine	54.42	Q
2	1	Michelle Johnson	United States	55.06	Q
3	3	Daimí Pernía	Cuba	55.91	Q
4	3	Ryan Tolbert	United States	55.93	Q
5	3	Miriam Alonso	Spain	56.04	q
6	2	Yekaterina Bakhvalova	Russia	57.22	Q
7	1	Martina Stoop	Switzerland	57.47	q
8	1	Saidat Onanuga	Nigeria	57.53
9	3	Rikke Rønholt	Denmark	57.78
10	3	Monika Warnicka	Poland	57.82
11	1	Ulrike Ahlborn	Germany	57.92
12	2	Karla Faulhaber	Germany	58.07	Q
13	2	Lauren Poetschka	Australia	58.19
14	3	Monika Niederstätter	Italy	58.43
15	1	Evette Cordy	Australia	58.64
16	2	Irina Lenskaya	Ukraine	58.74
17	3	Mari Bjone	Norway	59.15
18	2	Lara Rocco	Italy	59.21
19	2	Vicki Jamison	Great Britain	59.33
20	3	Sanja Tripković	Yugoslavia	1:00.06
21	1	Nicola Kidd	New Zealand	1:00.11
22	2	Michèle Schenk	Switzerland	1:00.38
	2	Nivea Sekele	South Africa	DNF

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Tatyana Tereshchuk	Ukraine	54.91
	Yekaterina Bakhvalova	Russia	55.91
	Daimí Pernía	Cuba	56.13
4	Michelle Johnson	United States	56.25
5	Ryan Tolbert	United States	56.29
6	Miriam Alonso	Spain	57.32
7	Karla Faulhaber	Germany	58.66
8	Martina Stoop	Switzerland	58.92

References

• IAAF 1997 ranking