| Women's 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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| Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 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 | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 30 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 and 27 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Debbie Flintoff | Jillian Richardson | Kathy Cook |
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Debbie Flintoff | 52.92 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Jillian Richardson | 53.11 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Charmaine Crooks | 53.39 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Marita Payne | 53.51 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Kathy Cook | 53.69 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Maree Chapman | 53.84 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Sharon Stewart | 53.91 | q | |
| 8 | 2 | Angela Piggford | 54.18 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | Helen Barnett | 54.29 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Sian Morris | 54.75 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Dawn Kitchen | 55.52 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Fiona Hargreaves | 55.76 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Linsey Macdonald | 58.26 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Mary-Estelle Kapalu | 58.43 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Debbie Flintoff | 51.29 | |||
| 3 | Jillian Richardson | 51.62 | |||
| 8 | Kathy Cook | 51.88 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Marita Payne | 52.00 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Charmaine Crooks | 52.02 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Maree Chapman | 52.08 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sharon Stewart | 53.53 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Angela Piggford | 53.97 |