The women's 400 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16, 17, and 18 September 1969.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Nicole Duclos France
|
| Silver | Colette Besson France
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| Bronze | Maria Sykora Austria
|
Results edit
Final edit
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nicole Duclos | France |
51.7 (51.72) | WR |
 |
Colette Besson | France |
51.7 (51.74) | WR |
 |
Maria Sykora | Austria |
53.0 | NR |
| 4 | Hannelore Middecke |  East Germany |
53.1 | NR |
| 5 | Karin Lundgren |  Sweden |
53.4 | |
| 6 | Donata Govoni |  Italy |
53.6 | |
| 7 | Janet Simpson |  Great Britain |
53.8 | |
| 8 | Rosemary Stirling | Great Britain |
54.6 |
Semi-finals edit
17 September
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colette Besson | France |
52.2 | Q |
| 2 | Hannelore Middecke | East Germany |
53.3 | NR Q |
| 3 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain |
53.6 | Q |
| 4 | Donata Govoni | Italy |
53.7 | NR Q |
| 5 | Taysiya Kovalevskaya |  Soviet Union |
54.1 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Pawsey | Great Britain |
54.8 | |
| 7 | Elżbieta Skowrońska |  Poland |
55.3 | |
| Berit Berthelsen |  Norway |
DNS |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Sykora | Austria |
53.2 | NR Q |
| 2 | Nicole Duclos | France |
53.2 | Q |
| 3 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden |
54.2 | Q |
| 4 | Rosemary Stirling | Great Britain |
54.3 | Q |
| 5 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | Poland |
54.7 | |
| 6 | Eliane Jacq | France |
54.7 | |
| 7 | Uschi Meyer |  Switzerland |
54.9 | |
| 8 | Olga Klein | Soviet Union |
56.3 |
Heats edit
16 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Duclos | France |
53.2 | Q |
| 2 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden |
54.5 | Q |
| 3 | Donata Govoni | Italy |
54.6 | Q |
| 4 | Rosemary Stirling | Great Britain |
54.7 | Q |
| 5 | Anna Dundare | Soviet Union |
55.2 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colette Besson | France |
52.1 | CR Q |
| 2 | Maria Sykora | Austria |
53.6 | NR Q |
| 3 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain |
54.1 | Q |
| 4 | Hannelore Middecke | East Germany |
54.2 | Q |
| 5 | Elisabeth Randerz | Sweden |
55.5 | |
| 6 | Eeva Haimi |  Finland |
55.8 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Pawsey | Great Britain |
54.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eliane Jacq | France |
54.9 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Klein | Soviet Union |
55.0 | Q |
| 4 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | Poland |
55.4 | Q |
| 5 | Birgitte Jennes |  Denmark |
55.5 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taysiya Kovalevskaya | Soviet Union |
55.0 | Q |
| 2 | Berit Berthelsen | Norway |
55.2 | Q |
| 3 | Uschi Meyer | Switzerland |
55.5 | Q |
| 4 | Elżbieta Skowrońska | Poland |
55.6 | Q |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (1)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Italy (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (2)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (3)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014