Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 8, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2002 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 | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 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 hurdles competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 8 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 14:40 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Kim Batten (USA) |
52.61 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 1995 |
| Asian Record |  Han Qing (CHN) Song Yinglan (CHN) |
53.96 | Beijing, China Guangzhou, China |
9 September 1993 22 November 2001 |
| Games Record |  Leng Xueyan (CHN) |
55.26 | Hiroshima, Japan | 14 October 1994 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Natalya Torshina (KAZ)
|
56.13 | |
|
Song Yinglan (CHN)
|
56.43 | |
|
Yao Yuehua (CHN)
|
56.56 | |
| 4 |  Makiko Yoshida (JPN)
|
56.68 | |
| 5 |  Wassana Winatho (THA)
|
58.83 | |
| 6 |  Choi Hae-nam (KOR)
|
59.66 | |
| 7 | Lee Yun-kyong (KOR)
|
59.92 | |
| 8 |  Diala El-Chab (LIB)
|
1:00.96 |