| Event: | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.[1]
| Standing records prior to the 2016 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 | 53.51 | Eugene, United States | 11 June 2016 | ||
| European Leading | 54.53 | Doha, Qatar | 6 May 2016 | ||
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2016 | 14:15 | Round 1 | |
| 9 July 2016 | 20:20 | Semifinals | |
| 10 July 2016 | 17:05 | Final |
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 6 (q) advance to the Semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 56.32 | Q, SB | ||
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 56.43 | Q, PB | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 56.69 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 56.88 | Q | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 56.95 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 56.98 | Q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 57.14 | Q, PB | ||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 57.38 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 7 | 57.45 | q | ||
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 57.49 | q | ||
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 57.55 | q | ||
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 57.59 | q, PB | ||
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 57.73 | q | ||
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 57.84 | q | ||
| 15 | 1 | 6 | 57.91 | SB | ||
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 57.97 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 5 | 58.17 | |||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 58.26 | |||
| 19 | 1 | 7 | 58.31 | |||
| 20 | 4 | 4 | 58.40 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 5 | 58.98 | |||
| 22 | 2 | 2 | 59.22 | |||
| 23 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 2 (q) advance to the Final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Sara Slott Petersen | 55.59 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Léa Sprunger | 55.72 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Joanna Linkiewicz | 55.74 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 55.79 | Q, NR | ||
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Katsiaryna Belanovich | 55.82 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Ayomide Folorunso | 55.87 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 56.03 | q, SB | ||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 56.05 | q, PB | ||
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Viktoriya Tkachuk | 56.17 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Anna Titimets | 56.18 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | 56.34 | PB | ||
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Marzia Caravelli | 56.45 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Axelle Dauwens | 56.62 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Olena Kolesnychenko | 56.84 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | 56.87 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 57.05 | |||
| 17 | 2 | 2 | 57.11 | |||
| 18 | 2 | 1 | 57.24 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 57.42 | |||
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 57.50 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 8 | 57.63 | |||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 57.76 | |||
| 23 | 3 | 2 | 57.86 | |||
| 24 | 1 | 3 | 57.92 | |||
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 55.12 | SB | |||
| 5 | 55.33 | ||||
| 4 | 55.41 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 55.50 | PB | ||
| 5 | 8 | 56.10 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 56.24 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 56.34 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 57.31 | |||