Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal 52.21 Q , SB
2 1 Carline Muir Canada 52.42 Q
3 1 Marina Maslyonko Kazakhstan 53.14 Q
4 2 Esther Akinsulie Canada 53.17 Q
4 1 Yekaterina Vukolova Russia 53.17 q
6 2 Aleksandra Zaytseva Russia 53.34 Q
7 2 Ndèye Fatou Soumah Senegal 53.35 Q
8 2 Anamaria Ioniţă Romania 53.89 q
9 2 Irene Helgesen Norway 54.22
10 1 Anita Banović Croatia 54.39
11 2 Charlotte Johanson Sweden 55.13 PB
12 1 Claire Bergin Ireland 55.17
13 1 Emily Nanziri Uganda 55.41
13 2 Fiona O'Friel Ireland 55.41
15 1 Vaya Vladeva Bulgaria 55.65
2 Zahra Bouras Algeria DNS
Results -- Semifinals
Qualification : First 3 of each semifinal ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the finals .
The women's 400 metres event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 7-9 July.