2014 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 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 13, 14 and 16 August.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record	52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
European record	52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
Championship record	52.92	Barcelona, Spain	30 July 2010
World Leading	53.41	Kingston, Jamaica	17 June 2014
European Leading	54.39	Glasgow, Great Britain	11 July 2014

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Note
1	1	4	55.32	Q
2	4	3	55.77	Q
3	2	2	55.85	Q
4	3	6	56.13	Q
5	1	6	56.15	Q
6	4	7	56.23	Q
7	1	8	56.35	Q
8	4	5	56.75	Q
9	2	3	56.85	Q
10	4	6	56.95	q
11	1	2	57.02	q
12	3	2	57.12	Q
13	2	5	57.16	Q
14	2	7	57.43	q
=15	3	4	57.51	Q
=15	3	8	57.51	Q
17	1	5	57.54
18	4	4	57.56
19	3	7	58.04
20	1	7	58.11
21	4	2	58.16
22	1	3	58.26	SB
23	3	3	1:00.20
24	3	5	1:03.04
	2	4		DQ
	2	6		DQ

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Note
1	2	3	54.71	Q
2	1	5	54.90	Q, SB
3	2	6	54.96	Q
4	2	4	55.63	Q, PB
5	1	7	55.69	Q
6	2	5	55.89	q, PB
7	2	8	55.98	q
8	1	8	56.07	Q
9	1	6	56.28
10	1	4	56.33
11	2	1	56.39	PB
12	1	1	56.81
13	1	2	56.87	PB
14	2	2	57.00
15	2	7	57.31
16	1	3	57.53