2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Events at the
2012 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
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 hurdles at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Irina Davydova
 Russia
Silver Denisa Rosolová
 Czech Republic
Bronze Hanna Yaroshchuk
 Ukraine

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34 Tula, Russia 8 August 2003
European record  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34 Tula, Russia 8 August 2003
Championship record  Natalya Antyukh (RUS) 52.92 Barcelona, Spain 30 July 2010
World Leading  Irina Davydova (RUS) 53.87 Sochi, Russia 27 May 2012
European Leading  Irina Davydova (RUS) 53.87 Sochi, Russia 27 May 2012
Broken records during the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World Leading
European Leading		  Irina Davydova (RUS) 53.77 Helsinki, Finland 29 June 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
27 June 2012 14:30 Round 1
28 June 2012 10:30 Semifinals
29 June 2012 20:00 Final

Results

Round 1

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 8 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 55.24 Q
2 1 2 Angela Moroșanu  Romania 55.37 Q
3 1 6 Élodie Ouédraogo  Belgium 55.39 Q, SB
4 2 6 Hanna Yaroshchuk  Ukraine 55.73 Q
5 1 7 Vera Barbosa  Portugal 55.80 Q, NR
6 3 6 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 55.98 Q
7 4 3 Irina Davydova  Russia 56.00 Q
8 3 4 Yelena Churakova  Russia 56.08 Q
9 2 2 Jessie Barr  Ireland 56.30 Q
9 1 3 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine 56.30 q
11 3 5 Tina Matusińska  Poland 56.33 Q
12 4 7 Sara Petersen  Denmark 56.58 Q
12 2 3 Eglė Staišiūnaitė  Lithuania 56.58 q, PB
14 4 2 Zuzana Bergrová  Czech Republic 56.59 Q, SB
15 4 8 Manuela Gentili  Italy 57.10 q
16 4 4 Meghan Beesley  Great Britain 57.18 q
17 2 5 Axelle Dauwens  Belgium 57.19
18 2 7 Emma Millard  Finland 57.61 PB
18 3 3 Tina Kron  Germany 57.61
20 1 5 Nikolina Horvat  Croatia 57.74
21 3 8 Frida Persson  Sweden 57.83 PB
22 2 4 Phara Anacharsis  France 58.02
23 3 2 Stine Tomb  Norway 58.24
24 4 6 Amaliya Sharoyan  Armenia 58.27
25 4 5 Özge Akın  Turkey 58.90
26 3 7 Sema Apak  Turkey 58.93
27 1 4 Elif Yıldırım  Turkey 59.43

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 4 Irina Davydova  Russia 54.68 Q
2 1 6 Hanna Yaroshchuk  Ukraine 54.69 Q, PB
3 1 5 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 54.71 Q
4 1 3 Yelena Churakova  Russia 54.92 Q, SB
5 2 3 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 55.36 Q
6 2 5 Élodie Ouédraogo  Belgium 55.77 Q
7 2 8 Zuzana Bergrová  Czech Republic 55.78 q, PB
8 1 8 Jessie Barr  Ireland 55.93 q, PB
9 2 6 Sara Petersen  Denmark 56.07
10 1 7 Tina Matusińska  Poland 56.43
11 2 7 Vera Barbosa  Portugal 56.58
12 1 1 Manuela Gentili  Italy 57.03
13 2 2 Hanna Titimets  Ukraine 57.26
14 2 1 Meghan Beesley  Great Britain 57.32
15 1 2 Eglė Staišiūnaitė  Lithuania 58.76
16 1 4 Angela Moroșanu  Romania 58.96

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1st 5 Irina Davydova  Russia 53.77 WL
2nd 3 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 54.24 PB
3rd 4 Hanna Yaroshchuk  Ukraine 54.35 PB
4 6 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 54.49
5 8 Yelena Churakova  Russia 54.78 PB
6 7 Élodie Ouédraogo  Belgium 55.95
7 1 Zuzana Bergrová  Czech Republic 56.26
8 2 Jessie Barr  Ireland 56.83

References