| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games |
|---|
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.
The winning margin was 1.61 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 400 metres hurdles was won by more than 1.4 seconds at these games.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Debbie Flintoff Australia
|
Donalda Duprey Canada
|
Jenny Laurendet Australia
|
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 | 1 | Gwen Wall | Canada |
57.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Debbie Flintoff | Australia |
58.06 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jenny Laurendet | Australia |
58.25 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Yvette Wray |  England |
58.60 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Aileen Mills | England |
58.65 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans |  Wales |
58.83 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Donalda Duprey | Canada |
58.95 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Elaine McLaughlin |  Northern Ireland |
59.36 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Simone Gandy | England |
1:00.36 | |
| 10 | 2 | Andrea Page | Canada |
1:00.96 | |
| 11 | 2 | Moira McBeath |  Scotland |
1:04.03 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Debbie Flintoff | Australia |
54.94 | GR |
 |
2 | Donalda Duprey | Canada |
56.55 | |
 |
5 | Jenny Laurendet | Australia |
56.57 | |
| 4 | 6 | Gwen Wall | Canada |
57.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | Yvette Wray | England |
57.59 | |
| 6 | 7 | Aileen Mills | England |
58.01 | |
| 7 | 1 | Elaine McLaughlin | Northern Ireland |
58.28 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans | Wales |
58.31 |
References
- "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- Heats results
| Commonwealth Games champions in women's 400 metres hurdles | |
|---|---|
|
| 440 yards hurdles/400 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
| ||||
| Women's |
| ||||