The women's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Mariya Itkina Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Joy Grieveson Great Britain
|
| Bronze | Tilly van der Zwaard Netherlands
|
Results edit
Final edit
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union |
53.4 | WR |
 |
Joy Grieveson | Great Britain |
53.9 | NR |
 |
Tilly van der Zwaard | Netherlands |
54.4 | NR |
| 4 | Helga Henning |  West Germany |
54.6 | NR |
| 5 | Yekaterina Parlyuk | Soviet Union |
54.9 | |
| 6 | Maeve Kyle |  Ireland |
57.5 |
Semi-finals edit
13 September
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union |
54.3 | Q |
| 2 | Tilly van der Zwaard | Netherlands |
54.6 | NR Q |
| 3 | Maeve Kyle | Ireland |
55.4 | Q |
| 4 | Bärbel Reinnagel |  East Germany |
55.7 | |
| 5 | Janina Hasse |  Poland |
56.1 | |
| 6 | Pam Piercy | Great Britain |
57.4 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Grieveson | Great Britain |
54.2 | NR Q |
| 2 | Yekaterina Parlyuk | Soviet Union |
54.3 | Q |
| 3 | Helga Henning | West Germany |
54.7 | NR Q |
| 4 | Antónia Munkácsi |  Hungary |
55.3 | NR |
| 5 | Vera Kummerfeld | West Germany |
55.6 | |
| 6 | Nadja Simic |  Yugoslavia |
56.4 | NR |
| 7 | Jean Sorrell | Great Britain |
56.9 |
Heats edit
12 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yekaterina Parlyuk | Soviet Union |
54.9 | Q |
| 2 | Maeve Kyle | Ireland |
55.1 | Q |
| 3 | Vera Kummerfeld | West Germany |
55.7 | Q |
| 4 | Evelyne Lebret |  France |
56.2 | NR |
| 5 | Libuše Králíčková |  Czechoslovakia |
56.3 | NR |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Grieveson | Great Britain |
54.8 | Q |
| 2 | Bärbel Reinnagel | East Germany |
55.5 | Q |
| 3 | Janina Hasse | Poland |
55.7 | Q |
| 4 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union |
55.8 | |
| 5 | Tsvetana Isaeva |  Bulgaria |
57.1 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union |
54.4 | Q |
| 2 | Tilly van der Zwaard | Netherlands |
55.4 | Q |
| 3 | Nadja Simic | Yugoslavia |
56.5 | Q |
| 3 | Pam Piercy | Great Britain |
56.5 | Q |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Sorrell | Great Britain |
55.5 | Q |
| 2 | Helga Henning | West Germany |
55.7 | Q |
| 3 | Antónia Munkácsi | Hungary |
55.8 | Q |
| 4 | Delma Savorelli |  Italy |
56.9 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (1)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014