Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres
| Women's 400 metres at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 21–22 November 2010 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 400 metres event at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Main Stadium, Guangzhou, China on 21–22 November.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 21 November 2010 | 18:40 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 22 November 2010 | 17:50 | Final |
Records
Prior 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
Round 1
- Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marina Maslyonko (KAZ) |
52.35 | Q |
| 2 |  Asami Chiba (JPN) |
52.66 | Q |
| 3 |  Manjeet Kaur (IND) |
53.13 | Q |
| 4 | Chandrika Subashini (SRI) |
53.22 | q |
| 5 |  Tang Xiaoyin (CHN) |
53.26 | q |
| 6 |  Gulustan Mahmood (IRQ) |
53.44 | |
| 7 |  Treewadee Yongphan (THA) |
56.59 | |
| 8 |  Suzana Zukhairi (YEM) |
1:07.98 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Tereshkova (KAZ) |
53.52 | Q |
| 2 | Chen Lin (CHN) |
53.88 | Q |
| 3 | Mandeep Kaur (IND) |
53.93 | Q |
| 4 | Chisato Tanaka (JPN) |
53.99 | |
| 5 | Dana Hussein (IRQ) |
56.35 | |
| 6 |  Lam Ka Im (MAC) |
57.69 | |
| 7 |  Sabitri Nepali (NEP) |
1:02.63 | |
| 8 |  Sandra Jalayta (PLE) |
1:14.71 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Olga Tereshkova (KAZ) |
51.97 | |
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Asami Chiba (JPN) |
52.68 | |
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Marina Maslyonko (KAZ) |
52.70 | |
| 4 | Mandeep Kaur (IND) |
52.99 | |
| 5 | Manjeet Kaur (IND) |
53.27 | |
| 6 | Tang Xiaoyin (CHN) |
53.55 | |
| 7 | Chen Lin (CHN) |
53.82 | |
| 8 | Chandrika Subashini (SRI) |
55.05 |