| Event: | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August 1994.
| Gold | Sally Gunnell | |
| Silver | Silvia Rieger | |
| Bronze | Anna Knoroz |
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 53.33 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 54.68 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 54.68 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 54.79 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 55.18 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 55.53 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 55.98 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 56.05 |
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 55.16 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 55.49 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 55.78 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 55.90 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 56.01 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 56.38 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 56.57 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 57.67 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 54.60 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 54.82 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 55.69 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 55.79 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 56.15 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 56.40 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 56.70 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 57.54 |
9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 55.71 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 56.13 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 56.48 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 56.51 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 56.74 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 57.81 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 57.83 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.32 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 55.17 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 55.75 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 55.96 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 56.50 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 56.66 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 56.76 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.06 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.39 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 55.53 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 55.83 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 55.95 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 56.45 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 57.06 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 57.79 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 57.99 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.60 |
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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