2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles explained

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

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27, 28 and 30 July.

Medalists

Gold	Natalya Antyukh Russia (RUS)
Silver	Vania Stambolova Bulgaria (BUL)
Bronze	Perri Shakes-Drayton Great Britain (GBR)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
European record		52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
Championship record		53.32	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
World Leading		52.82	Rome, Italy	10 June 2010
European Leading		54.00	Rome, Italy	10 June 2010
Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Championship record		52.92	Barcelona, Spain	30 July 2010
European Leading

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
27 July 2010	10:00	Round 1
28 July 2010	20:15	Semifinals
30 July 2010	21:40	Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat and 4 best performers advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	6			0.221	55.11	Q
2	4			0.331	55.35	Q
3	7			0.295	55.58	Q
4	2			0.190	56.14	q
5	3			0.255	56.64
6	8			0.217	57.10
7	5				57.23
8	1			0.196	57.39

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	3			0.186	55.36	Q
2	7			0.255	55.64	Q
3	6			0.231	55.80	Q
4	8			0.322	55.88	q
5	1			0.295	57.58
6	4			0.200	58.19
7	2			0.182	58.34
8	5				58.80

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	2			0.232	54.77	Q
2	8			0.189	55.82	Q
3	6			0.243	55.83	Q
4	1			0.242	56.55	q
5	4			0.326	56.78
6	3			0.209	56.94
7	5			0.320	58.13
8	7			0.210	58.98

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	3			0.249	54.29	Q
2	4			0.187	55.69	Q
3	1			0.262	56.02	Q
4	7			0.449	56.52	q
5	6			0.242	57.28
6	2			0.239	57.72
7	8			0.294	58.42
8	5				1:03.37

Summary

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	4	3			0.249	54.29	Q
2	3	2			0.232	54.77	Q
3	1	6			0.221	55.11	Q
4	1	4			0.331	55.35	Q
5	2	3			0.186	55.36	Q
6	1	7			0.295	55.58	Q, PB
7	2	7				55.64	Q
8	4	4			0.449	55.69	Q, PB
9	2	6				55.80	Q, SB
10	3	8			0.231	55.82	Q
11	3	6			0.243	55.83	Q
12	2	8			0.322	55.88	q
13	4	1			0.262	56.02	Q, SB
14	1	2			0.190	56.14	q
15	4	7			0.449	56.52	q, PB
16	3	1			0.242	56.55	q
17	1	3			0.255	56.64	SB
18	3	4			0.326	56.78	PB
19	3	3			0.209	56.94	SB
20	1	8			0.217	57.10	PB
21	1	5				57.23	PB
22	4	6			0.242	57.28	SB
23	1	1			0.196	57.39
24	2	1			0.295	57.58	SB
25	4	2			0.239	57.72
26	3	5			0.320	58.13
27	2	4			0.200	58.19
28	2	2			0.182	58.34
29	4	8			0.294	58.42
30	2	5				58.80
31	3	7			0.210	58.98
32	4	5				1:03.37

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5			0.210	54.67	Q, SB
2	3			0.251	54.73	Q
3	6			0.212	54.81	Q, SB
4	4			0.169	55.27	q
5	7			0.303	55.31	q, SB
6	1			0.232	56.29
7	2			0.250	57.41
8	8			0.200	58.60

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	4			0.203	54.28	Q
2	6			0.203	54.61	Q
3	3			0.258	54.73	Q, PB
4	5			0.170	55.49	PB
5	8			0.299	55.84
6	7			0.240	56.37
7	2			0.198	56.56
8	1			0.254	56.72

Summary

Rank	Semifinal	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	2	4				54.28	Q
2	2	6				54.61	Q
3	1	5				54.67	Q, SB
4	2	3				54.73	Q, PB
4	1	3				54.73	Q
6	1	6				54.81	Q, SB
7	1	4				55.27	q
8	1	7				55.31	q, SB
9	2	5				55.49	PB
10	2	8				55.84
11	1	1				56.29
12	2	7				56.37
13	2	2				56.56
14	2	1				56.72
15	1	2				57.41
16	1	8				58.60

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	6			0.182	52.92	CR, EL
	5			0.283	53.82	NR
	7			0.270	54.18	PB
4	3			0.183	54.30
5	4			0.230	54.58	SB
6	8			0.208	54.59	SB
7	1			0.268	55.51
8	2			0.199	55.51

References

• Round 1 Results
• Semifinal Results
• Final Results