1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.

Semi-finals

 * Held on Tuesday 1987-09-01

Qualifying heats

 * Held on Monday 1987-08-31