| Event: | Women's 400 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 8, 9, and 11 August 1994.
| Gold | Marie-José Pérec | |
| Silver | Svetlana Goncharenko | |
| Bronze | Phylis Smith |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 50.33 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 51.24 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 51.30 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 51.65 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 51.85 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 52.10 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 52.25 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 52.57 |
9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 51.96 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 52.36 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 52.43 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 52.55 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.89 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 53.63 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.75 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 51.84 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 51.84 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 51.90 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 51.92 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.60 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 52.99 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 53.05 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 53.66 |
8 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 51.87 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 51.87 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 52.56 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 52.91 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 53.18 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.19 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.42 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.75 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 51.73 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 51.93 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 52.44 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 52.54 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 52.75 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 53.30 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.50 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 54.35 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 51.92 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 51.56 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 52.09 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 52.49 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 52.87 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 52.95 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 53.81 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 53.83 |
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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