| Event: | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 28, 29, and 30 August 1986.
30 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 53.32 | WR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 53.60 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 54.13 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 54.15 | NR | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 54.74 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 54.90 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 55.23 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 55.56 |
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 54.72 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 54.76 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 54.83 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 55.37 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 55.95 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 56.69 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.20 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 53.83 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 53.97 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 54.93 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 55.67 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 56.21 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 56.66 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 57.15 | NR | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 57.18 |
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 56.46 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 56.50 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 56.52 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 56.87 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 57.27 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.01 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.14 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 58.37 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 55.42 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 55.69 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 56.82 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 56.95 | NR Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 57.23 | NR q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 57.83 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 58.52 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 59.25 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 54.68 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 55.09 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 56.56 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 57.02 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 57.81 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 57.89 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 58.19 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.24 |
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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