The women's 400 metres event at the 2014 Asian Games was held at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, Incheon, South Korea on 27–28 September.
| Women's 400 metres at the 2014 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Incheon Asiad Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 27–28 September 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule
editAll times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 27 September 2014 | 20:20 | Round 1 |
| Sunday, 28 September 2014 | 19:20 | Final |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Asian Record |  Ma Yuqin (CHN) |
49.81 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| Games Record |  Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) |
51.13 | Busan, South Korea | 10 October 2002 |
Results
editRound 1
edit- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandrika Subashini (SRI) |
52.78 | Q |
| 2 |  Yuliya Rakhmanova (KAZ) |
54.21 | Q |
| 3 |  Siti Nur Afiqah (MAS) |
54.47 | |
| 4 |  Chen Jingwen (CHN) |
54.93 | |
| 5 |  Oh Se-ra (KOR) |
55.92 | |
| 6 |  Leong Ka Man (MAC) |
57.07 | |
| 7 |  Goh Chui Ling (SIN) |
58.56 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  M. R. Poovamma (IND) |
52.17 | Q |
| 2 |  Quách Thị Lan (VIE) |
52.57 | Q |
| 3 |  Seika Aoyama (JPN) |
52.99 | q |
| 4 | Elina Mikhina (KAZ) |
53.94 | |
| 5 |  Dana Hussein (IRQ) |
54.78 | |
| 6 |  Atchima Eng-chuan (THA) |
55.18 | |
| 7 | T. Piriyah (SIN) |
58.73 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kemi Adekoya (BRN) |
51.11 | Q, GR |
| 2 | Mandeep Kaur (IND) |
53.06 | Q |
| 3 | Nguyễn Thị Huyền (VIE) |
53.19 | q |
| 4 | Nanako Matsumoto (JPN) |
53.65 | |
| 5 | Cheng Chong (CHN) |
54.38 | |
| 6 | Min Ji-hyun (KOR) |
55.91 | |
| 7 |  Dil Maya Karki (NEP) |
1:00.30 |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kemi Adekoya (BRN) |
51.59 | |
 |
Quách Thị Lan (VIE) |
52.06 | |
 |
M. R. Poovamma (IND) |
52.36 | |
| 4 | Chandrika Subashini (SRI) |
52.47 | |
| 5 | Seika Aoyama (JPN) |
53.20 | |
| 6 | Mandeep Kaur (IND) |
53.38 | |
| 7 | Nguyễn Thị Huyền (VIE) |
53.79 | |
| 8 | Yuliya Rakhmanova (KAZ) |
54.41 |