Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 and 27 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Debbie Flintoff Australia	Jillian Richardson Canada	Kathy Cook England

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Debbie Flintoff	Australia	52.92	Q
2	2	Jillian Richardson	Canada	53.11	Q
3	1	Charmaine Crooks	Canada	53.39	Q
4	2	Marita Payne	Canada	53.51	Q
5	1	Kathy Cook	England	53.69	Q
6	1	Maree Chapman	Australia	53.84	Q
7	2	Sharon Stewart	Australia	53.91	q
8	2	Angela Piggford	England	54.18	q
9	1	Helen Barnett	England	54.29
10	1	Sian Morris	Wales	54.75
11	2	Dawn Kitchen	Scotland	55.52
12	1	Fiona Hargreaves	Scotland	55.76
13	1	Linsey Macdonald	Scotland	58.26
14	2	Mary-Estelle Kapalu	Vanuatu	58.43

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Debbie Flintoff	Australia	51.29
	3	Jillian Richardson	Canada	51.62
	8	Kathy Cook	England	51.88
4	4	Marita Payne	Canada	52.00
5	5	Charmaine Crooks	Canada	52.02
6	1	Maree Chapman	Australia	52.08
7	7	Sharon Stewart	Australia	53.53
8	2	Angela Piggford	England	53.97