The women's 400 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 16–18 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeSandie RichardsAllison CurbishleyDonna Fraser

Results

Heats Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Heat 1, Heat 2, Heat 3, Heat 4 results

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Damayanthi Dharsha 52.04 Q 2 4 Sandie Richards 52.37 Q 3 1 LaDonna Antoine 52.61 Q 4 1 Veronica Bawuah 52.64 Q, PB 5 1 Donna Fraser 52.65 Q 6 3 Allison Curbishley 52.66 Q 7 3 Melissa Straker 52.77 Q 8 1 Justine Bayigga 52.86 q 9 1 Mireille Nguimgo 52.90 q 10 3 Susan Andrews 52.98 Q 11 4 Foy Williams 53.02 Q 12 2 Lee Naylor 53.13 Q 13 2 Claudine Komgang 53.20 Q 14 4 Michelle Thomas 53.23 Q 15 4 Dora Kyriacou 53.68 q 16 4 Manimegalay Nadarajah 53.71 q 17 2 Michelle Pierre 53.92 18 3 Mary Apio 55.00 19 4 Joanne Durant 55.08 20 1 Chitra Mooloo 55.20 21 1 Mary Estelle Kapalu 55.60 SB 22 2 Leticia John Mutta 55.72 23 3 Stephanie Llewellyn 56.05 24 1 Palaniappan Kuganeswari 56.73 25 2 Marcia Daniel 56.84 26 3 Supramaniam Rathimalar 58.75 27 2 Vasa Tulahe 28 4 Yaznee Nasheeda SB 3 Venolyn Clarke 2 Tina Paulino

Semifinals Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.Semifinal 1 results, Semifinal 2 results

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Sandie Richards 50.65 Q 2 2 Donna Fraser 50.85 Q, PB 3 2 Allison Curbishley 51.64 Q 4 1 Damayanthi Dharsha 51.70 Q 5 1 Lee Naylor 52.20 Q 6 1 LaDonna Antoine 52.30 Q 7 2 Melissa Straker 52.32 Q, PB 8 2 Foy Williams 52.35 9 1 Veronica Bawuah 52.58 Q 10 2 Susan Andrews 52.65 11 1 Justine Bayigga 52.86 12 1 Claudine Komgang 52.92 13 2 Mireille Nguimgo 53.05 14 1 Michelle Thomas 53.32 15 1 Manimegalay Nadarajah 54.02 16 2 Dora Kyriacou 54.04

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Sandie Richards 50.17 GR 2 Allison Curbishley 50.71 3 Donna Fraser 51.01 4 5 Damayanthi Darsha 51.06 5 6 Lee Naylor 52.15 6 8 Veronica Bawuah 52.70 7 7 Melissa Straker 52.84 8 1 LaDonna Antoine 52.93

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