The women's 400 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on 7 and 8 July.
The original gold and silver medallists, Kazakhstan's Olga Tereshkova and Iraq's Gulustan Ieso, were later disqualified after testing positive for testosterone and methylhexaneamine, respectively. Initial bronze medallist Chen Jingwen of China was elevated to the gold medal position, while fourth and fifth placed runners Chandrika Subashini and Chisato Tanaka moved into the minor medal positions.Silver for India in relay. The Hindu (2012-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
Medalists GoldChen JingwenSilverChandrika SubashiniBronzeChisato Tanaka
Records Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics ChampionshipsWorld record47.60Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Asian record49.81Beijing, China11 September 1993Championship record51.05Jakarta, Indonesia2000World Leading49.81Rome, Italy 26 May 2011Asian Leading52.66Kingston, Jamaica23 June 2011
Schedule Date Time Round 7 July 2011 11:00 Round 1 8 July 2011 18:40 Final
Results
Round 1 First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the finals.Round one, heat 1 results, Round one, heat 2 results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Chandrika Subashini 54.05 Q 2 1 Chen Jingwen 54.06 Q 3 1 Chisato Tanaka 54.16 Q 4 1 Miho Shingu 54.36 Q 5 2 Sayaka Aoki 54.46 q 6 1 Alaa Al-Qaysi 54.68 q 7 2 Yujin Woo 55.78 8 1 Leong Ka Man 2 Olga Tereshkova 53.53 Q, DQ 2 Gulustan Ieso 53.81 Q, DQ 1 Marina Maslyonko
Final Final results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 7 Chen Jingwen 52.89 9 Chandrika Subashini 53.35 4 Chisato Tanaka 54.08 4 2 Sayaka Aoki 54.15 5 8 Miho Shingu 54.28 6 3 Alaa Al-Qaysi 54.85 5 Olga Tereshkova 52.37 DQ 6 Gulustan Ieso 52.80 DQ
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