Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres

Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Half marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 400 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. The final took place on 29 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Demetria Washington United States	Otilia Ruicu Romania	Mikele Barber United States

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Demetria Washington	United States	51.05	Q

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Demetria Washington	United States	51.66	Q
1	1	Mikele Barber	United States	51.97	Q
3	2	Lee McConnell	Great Britain	52.05	Q
3	1	Žana Minina	Lithuania	52.12	Q

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Demetria Washington	United States	51.22
	Otilia Ruicu	Romania	51.82
	Mikele Barber	United States	51.92
4	Hanna Kazak	Belarus	52.00
5	Žana Minina	Lithuania	52.22
6	Lee McConnell	Great Britain	52.44
7	Natalya Khrushcheleva	Russia	52.54
8	Maria Laura Almirão	Brazil	52.71