1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 1983-08-10.

Records
Existing records at the start of the event.

Semi-finals

 * Held on Tuesday 1983-08-09

Qualifying heats

 * Held on Monday 1983-08-08