2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
| Events at the 2010 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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The women's 400 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 30 July.
Medalists
| Gold |  Tatyana FirovaRussia (RUS) |
| Silver | Kseniya Ustalova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Antonina Krivoshapka Russia (RUS) |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| European record | Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Championship record | Marita Koch (GDR) |
48.16 | Athens, Greece | 8 September 1982 |
| World Leading |  Debbie Dunn (USA) |
49.64 | Des Moines, United States | 26 June 2010 |
| European Leading | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) |
50.16 | Moscow, Russia | 29 June 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| European Leading | Tatyana Firova (RUS) |
49.89 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 2010 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2010 | 18:35 | Round 1 |
| 30 July 2010 | 19:35 | Final |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 0.211 | 51.52 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Denisa Rosolová |  Czech Republic | 0.222 | 52.34 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Maris Mägi |  Estonia | 0.288 | 52.85 | |
| 4 | 3 | Lee McConnell |  Great Britain | 0.284 | 53.15 | |
| 5 | 5 | Darya Prystupa |  Ukraine | 0.318 | 53.48 | |
| 6 | 8 | Agata Bednarek |  Poland | 0.218 | 54.16 | |
| 7 | 4 | Pınar Saka |  Turkey | 54.33 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jasna Horozić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.274 | 55.97 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Tatyana Firova | Russia | 0.198 | 51.11 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Antonina Yefremova | Ukraine | 51.67 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Marta Milani |  Italy | 0.202 | 52.36 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Virginie Michanol |  France | 0.216 | 52.37 | |
| 5 | 5 | Helene Nordquist |  Sweden | 0.274 | 53.78 | |
| 6 | 6 | Barbara Petráhn |  Hungary | 0.183 | 53.78 | |
| 7 | 3 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 0.257 | 54.19 | |
| 8 | 4 | Begoña Garrido |  Spain | 0.260 | 54.65 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Kseniya Ustalova | Russia | 0.219 | 50.96 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Libania Grenot | Italy | 0.231 | 51.03 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 7 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France | 0.181 | 51.97 | q |
| 4 | 5 | Joanne Cuddihy |  Ireland | 0.193 | 52.58 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kseniya Karandyuk | Ukraine | 53.18 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Jitka Bartoničková | Czech Republic | 0.283 | 54.16 | |
| - | 3 | Agní Dervéni |  Greece | 0.227 | DSQ |
Summary
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8 | Kseniya Ustalova | Russia | 50.96 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Libania Grenot | Italy | 51.03 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Tatyana Firova | Russia | 51.11 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 51.52 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Antonina Yefremova | Ukraine | 51.67 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France | 51.97 | q | |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 52.34 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Marta Milani | Italy | 52.36 | q | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Virginie Michanol | France | 52.37 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Joanne Cuddihy | Ireland | 52.58 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Maris Mägi | Estonia | 52.85 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Lee McConnell | Great Britain | 53.15 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Kseniya Karandyuk | Ukraine | 53.18 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 5 | Darya Prystupa | Ukraine | 53.48 | ||
| 15 | 2 | 5 | Helene Nordquist | Sweden | 53.78 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Barbara Petráhn | Hungary | 53.78 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Jitka Bartoničková | Czech Republic | 54.16 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 8 | Agata Bednarek | Poland | 54.16 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 3 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 54.19 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 4 | Pınar Saka | Turkey | 54.33 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 4 | Begoña Garrido | Spain | 54.65 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Jasna Horozić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.97 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Agní Dervéni | Greece | DSQ |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Tatyana Firova | Russia | 0.200 | 49.89 | EL |
 | 4 | Kseniya Ustalova | Russia | 0.229 | 49.92 | PB |
 | 3 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 0.205 | 50.10 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Libania Grenot | Italy | 0.323 | 50.43 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 0.319 | 50.90 | |
| 6 | 8 | Antonina Yefremova | Ukraine | 51.67 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Marta Milani | Italy | 0.185 | 51.87 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France | 0.194 | 52.05 |
References
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