400 Metres Summary | 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics

POS	Rank	Heat	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	RESULTS
1	1	3	Mariya Kulchunova-Pinigina	URS	51.38
2	1	1	Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina	URS	51.62
3	1	6	Kirsten Siemon-Emmelmann	GDR	51.62
4	1	2	Petra Schersing	GDR	51.68
5	2	6	Diane Dixon	USA	51.72
6	1	5	Jillian Richardson	CAN	51.94
7	1	4	Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer	GDR	51.96
8	2	5	Olga V. Nazarova	URS	52.04
9	2	3	Denean Howard-Hill	USA	52.06
10	2	1	Sandie Richards	JAM	52.07
11	2	4	Lillie Leatherwood	USA	52.16
12	3	4	Marita Payne-Wiggins	CAN	52.21
13	3	5	Maria Magnólia Souza Figueiredo	BRA	52.29
14	2	2	Gisela Kinzel	FRG	52.34
15	3	2	Blanca Lacambra	ESP	52.46
16	3	3	Ute Thimm	FRG	52.48
17	3	1	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	52.49
18	4	2	Fabienne Ficher	FRA	52.59
19	4	3	Cathy Rattray-Williams	JAM	52.64
20	4	5	Helga Arendt	FRG	52.80
21	5	5	Judit Forgács	HUN	53.15
22	4	1	Francisca Chepkurui	KEN	53.21
23	3	6	Ilrey Oliver	JAM	53.59
24	5	2	Maria Usifo	NGR	53.64
25	5	3	Mercy Addy	GHA	54.13
26	5	1	Assumpta Achuo Bei	CMR	54.18
27	6	5	Ester Petitón	CUB	54.50
28	4	4	Josephine Mary Singarayar	MAS	54.56
29	6	2	Joycelin Joseph	ANT	55.61
30	4	6	Ruth Morris	ISV	56.36
31	7	2	Anna Cherry	LCA	57.20
32	6	3	Diane Dunrod-Francis	SKN	57.64
33	7	5	Vanessa Barlow	SAM	1:01.53
34	5	4	Nadine Mbitoloum	CHA	1:01.71
		3	Mariam Zewde	ETH	DNF
		4	Adina Valdez	TTO	DNS
		6	Cosetta Campana	ITA	DNS
		6	Sharmila Ray Chakma	BAN	DNS
		4	Nawal El Moutawakel	MAR	DNS
		1	Kungu Bakombo	COD	DNS
		1	Pilavulakandi T. Usha	IND	DNS

400 Metres women