1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

Event:	Women's 400 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.

Medalists

Gold	Grit Breuer
Silver	Helena Fuchsová
Bronze	Olga Kotlyarova

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			51.60	Q
2	4			51.61	Q
3	3			51.62	Q
4	2			51.82	Q
5	4			52.05	Q
6	4			52.13	Q
7	3			52.20	Q
8	1			52.37	Q
9	4			52.49	q
10	2			52.62	Q
11	2			52.66	q, PB
12	3			52.69	Q, PB
13	2			52.83	q
14	3			52.84	q
15	4			52.89
16	1			52.97	Q
17	1			53.05	Q
18	1			53.22	SB
19	2			53.30
20	1			53.32
21	3			53.35
22	1			53.42
23	4			53.43
24	3			53.72
25	2			53.93
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			50.79	Q
2	2			50.87	Q
3	2			51.04	Q
4	2			51.08	Q
5	1			51.43	Q
6	1			51.74	Q, SB
7	2			52.05	Q
8	1			52.36	Q
9	1			52.40
10	1			52.41
11	1			52.76
12	2			52.95
13	2			53.11
14	2			53.17
15	2			53.25
16	1			53.62

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			49.93
			50.21	PB
			50.38	PB
4			50.48
5			51.05
6			51.54
7			51.92	SB
8			51.94

References

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