title: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres
  
  The women's 400 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 3, 5 and 7 August 2022.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
  
  | World record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Commonwealth record | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | 48.36 | Tokyo, Japan | 6 August 2021 |
  | Games record | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | 50.10 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday 3 August 2022 | 10:30 | First round |
  | Friday 5 August 2022 | 19:32 | Semifinals |
  | Sunday 7 August 2022 | 11:00 | Final |
  
  All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First round
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | 8 | Victoria Ohuruogu | England (ENG) | 51.34 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | 2 | Sada Williams | Barbados (BAR) | 51.66 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | 7 | Zoey Clark | Scotland (SCO) | 51.84 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 2 | Kyra Constantine | Canada (CAN) | 52.03 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | 6 | Junelle Bromfield | Jamaica (JAM) | 52.04 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | 9 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi (MAW) | 52.19 | Q, PB |
  | 7 | 2 | 7 | Aliyah Abrams | Guyana (GUY) | 52.23 | Q |
  | 8 | 4 | 7 | Ama Pipi | England (ENG) | 52.46 | Q |
  | 9 | 3 | 3 | Jodie Williams | England (ENG) | 52.47 | Q, SB |
  | 10 | 2 | 8 | Nicole Yeargin | Scotland (SCO) | 52.52 | Q |
  | 11 | 1 | 2 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria (NGR) | 52.63 | q |
  | 12 | 2 | 4 | Veronica Kamumbe Mutua | Kenya (KEN) | 53.02 | q |
  | 13 | 1 | 3 | Micha Powell | Canada (CAN) | 53.13 | q |
  | 14 | 3 | 6 | Lydia Jele | Botswana (BOT) | 53.24 | q |
  | 15 | 3 | 8 | Roneisha McGregor | Jamaica (JAM) | 53.28 | |
  | 16 | 4 | 2 | Aiyanna Stiverne | Canada (CAN) | 53.45 | Q |
  | 17 | 4 | 3 | Leni Shida | Uganda (UGA) | 53.65 | Q |
  | 18 | 3 | 9 | Shereen Vallabouy | Malaysia (MAS) | 53.92 (.915) | |
  | 18 | 3 | 5 | Shalysa Wray | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 53.92 (.915) | |
  | 20 | 4 | 5 | Caitlyn Bobb | Bermuda (BER) | 53.97 | |
  | 21 | 4 | 9 | Ella Onojuvwevwo | Nigeria (NGR) | 54.02 | |
  | 22 | 1 | 4 | Kenisha Phillips | Guyana (GUY) | 54.08 | |
  | 23 | 1 | 5 | Niddy Mingilishi | Zambia (ZAM) | 54.30 | |
  | 24 | 2 | 3 | Patience Omovoh | Nigeria (NGR) | 54.40 | |
  | 25 | 2 | 6 | Janet Richard | Malta (MLT) | 54.51 | |
  | 26 | 4 | 6 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana (BOT) | 54.60 | |
  | 27 | 1 | 7 | Mary Thomas Tarawally | Sierra Leone (SLE) | 58.18 | SB |
  | 28 | 2 | 5 | Aishath Himna Hassan | Maldives (MDV) | 58.70 | |
  | 29 | 4 | 8 | Mary Moraa | Kenya (KEN) | 59.51 | |
  | 30 | 3 | 4 | Aminath Mohamed | Maldives (MDV) | 1:01.49 | |
  | | 4 | 4 | Ashontie Carr | Belize (BIZ) | DNS | DNS |
  | | 2 | 9 | Tiffany James | Jamaica (JAM) | DNS | DNS |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | 5 | Victoria Ohuruogu | England (ENG) | 51.00 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 5 | Sada Williams | Barbados (BAR) | 51.59 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | 9 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi (MAW) | 51.70 | Q, PB |
  | 4 | 2 | 7 | Kyra Constantine | Canada (CAN) | 51.78 | Q, =SB |
  | 5 | 1 | 6 | Ama Pipi | England (ENG) | 51.95 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | 8 | Jodie Williams | England (ENG) | 51.98 | Q, SB |
  | 7 | 1 | 7 | Zoey Clark | Scotland (SCO) | 51.99 | q |
  | 8 | 2 | 6 | Junelle Bromfield | Jamaica (JAM) | 52.18 | q |
  | 9 | 2 | 9 | Nicole Yeargin | Scotland (SCO) | 52.24 | |
  | 10 | 2 | 4 | Aliyah Abrams | Guyana (GUY) | 52.82 | |
  | 11 | 1 | 3 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria (NGR) | 52.90 | |
  | 12 | 2 | 2 | Micha Powell | Canada (CAN) | 53.37 | |
  | 13 | 1 | 4 | Aiyanna Stiverne | Canada (CAN) | 53.52 | |
  | 14 | 1 | 8 | Leni Shida | Uganda (UGA) | 53.77 | |
  | 15 | 2 | 3 | Veronica Kamumbe Mutua | Kenya (KEN) | 54.80 | |
  | 16 | 1 | 2 | Lydia Jele | Botswana (BOT) | 55.09 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The medals were determined in the final.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 6 | Sada Williams (BAR) | 49.90 | GR |
  | | 4 | Victoria Ohuruogu (ENG) | 50.72 | PB |
  | | 9 | Jodie Williams (ENG) | 51.26 | SB |
  | 4 | 8 | Ama Pipi (ENG) | 51.36 | |
  | 5 | 3 | Junelle Bromfield (JAM) | 51.45 | |
  | 6 | 5 | Asimenye Simwaka (MAW) | 51.55 | PB |
  | 7 | 7 | Kyra Constantine (CAN) | 51.75 | SB |
  | 8 | 2 | Zoey Clark (SCO) | 51.90 | |
  