Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 January at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Fatima Yusuf Nigeria	Linda Keough England	Charity Opara Nigeria

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Charity Opara	Nigeria	51.12	Q, AR
2	1	Fatima Yusuf	Nigeria	51.69	Q
3	2	Jenni Stoute	England	52.39	Q
4	1	Linda Keough	England	52.76	Q
5	2	Mercy Addy	Ghana	52.77	Q
6	2	Maree Holland	Australia	53.28	Q
7	1	Angela Piggford	England	53.72	Q
8	2	Gail Harris	Canada	53.88	q
9	1	Cheryl Allen	Canada	54.74	Q
10	1	Susan Andrews	Australia	54.77
11	1	Josephine Mary Singarayar	Malaysia	55.85
12	1	Jill Cockram	New Zealand	56.39
	2	Andrea Wade	New Zealand	DNF

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Fatima Yusuf	Nigeria	51.08	AR
	6	Linda Keough	England	51.63
	5	Charity Opara	Nigeria	52.01
4	2	Maree Holland	Australia	52.68
5	4	Jenni Stoute	England	53.44
6	9	Angela Piggford	England	53.45
7	8	Gail Harris	Canada	54.24
8	1	Cheryl Allen	Canada	54.36
9	7	Mercy Addy	Ghana	57.01