2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place in three rounds at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany, from 15 to 17 August 2022.

Women's 400 metres
at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
VenueOlympiastadion[1]
LocationMunich, Germany
Dates
  • 15 August 2022 (round 1)
  • 16 August 2022 (semifinals)
  • 17 August 2022 (final)
Competitors35 from 18 nations
Winning time49.44 s
Medalists
gold medal    Netherlands
silver medal    Poland
bronze medal    Poland
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The three heats of round 1 were held on 15 August. The three fastest athletes of each heat plus the next three fastest of the rest qualified for the semifinals, where they were joined by the twelve highest-ranking athletes, who had a bye in round 1. Janet Richard set a Maltese record of 53.49 seconds. The three heats of the semifinals were held on 16 August. The two fastest in each heat and the two fastest of the rest advanced to the final.

The final was held on 17 August. Femke Bol won the final in a Dutch record of 49.44 seconds. Natalia Kaczmarek finished second in 49.94 seconds and Anna Kiełbasińska finished third in 50.29 seconds. Rhasidat Adeleke also set an Irish record of 50.53 seconds in the final.

Background

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At the start of the 2022 European Athletics Championships, Marita Koch of Germany held the world and European record of 47.60 seconds and the championship record of 48.16 seconds.[2] Femke Bol of the Netherlands had set a European leading mark of 49.75 seconds and Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas a world lead of 49.12 seconds.[3][4]

Records before the 2022 European Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record   Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60[2] Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
European record
Championship record   Marita Koch (GDR) 48.16 Athens, Greece 8 September 1982
World Leading   Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 49.11[4] Eugene, United States 25 July 2022
Europe Leading   Femke Bol (NED) 49.75[3] Chorzów, Poland 6 August 2022

Results

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Round 1

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The three heats of round 1 were held on 15 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2). The first three athletes in each heat (Q) and the next three fastest of the rest (q) advanced to the semifinals. The twelve highest-ranked athletes received a bye into the semifinals. Janet Richard improved the Maltese record (NR) to 53.49 seconds, although she didn't advance to the next round.[5]

Results of round 1
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Time Note
1 2 5 Iga Baumgart-Witan   Poland 51.09 Q, SB
2 2 4 Amandine Brossier   France 51.26 Q, SB
3 1 7 Laviai Nielsen   Great Britain 51.60 Q, SB
4 3 3 Cátia Azevedo   Portugal 51.63 Q
5 2 3 Susanne Walli   Austria 51.73 Q, SB
6 1 5 Eveline Saalberg   Netherlands 51.81 Q
7 2 8 Camille Laus   Belgium 51.91 q
8 2 7 Alice Mangione   Italy 51.92 q
9 3 4 Gunta Vaičule   Latvia 52.26 Q
10 1 4 Silke Lemmens   Switzerland 52.27 Q
11 2 2 Tereza Petržilková   Czech Republic 52.35 q
12 3 5 Alica Schmidt   Germany 52.52 Q
13 3 8 Anna Polinari   Italy 52.60
14 3 2 Sokhna Lacoste   France 52.62
15 3 6 Sharlene Mawdsley   Ireland 52.63
16 3 1 Naomi Van Den Broeck   Belgium 52.80
17 1 6 Virginia Troiani   Italy 52.83
18 1 2 Mette Baas   Finland 53.02
19 1 3 Phil Healy   Ireland 53.10
20 1 8 Linn Oppegaard   Norway 53.29
21 2 6 Janet Richard   Malta 53.49 NR
22 2 1 Milja Thureson   Finland 53.63
23 3 7 Norcady Reyes   Gibraltar 59.59

Semifinals

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Amandine Brossier and Femke Bol during their semifinal heat

The three heats of the semifinals were held on 16 August, starting at 13:00 (UTC+2) in the afternoon. The first two athletes in each semifinal (Q) and the next two fastest athletes of the rest (q) advance to the final. Victoria Ohuruogu, Amandine Brossier, and Gunta Vaičule set personal bests (PB) in this round, although only Ohuruogu advanced to the next round.[6]

Results of the semifinals
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Time Note
1 2 6 Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland 50.40 Q
2 1 3 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland 50.45 Q
3 2 5 Victoria Ohuruogu   Great Britain 50.50 Q, PB
4 1 6 Lieke Klaver   Netherlands 50.59 Q
5 3 6 Femke Bol   Netherlands 50.60 Q
6 3 8 Cynthia Bolingo   Belgium 50.83 Q
7 3 4 Rhasidat Adeleke   Ireland 51.08 q
8 1 5 Iga Baumgart-Witan   Poland 51.17 q
9 3 7 Amandine Brossier   France 51.21 PB
10 1 1 Gunta Vaičule   Latvia 51.25 PB
11 1 8 Cátia Azevedo   Portugal 51.42
12 1 7 Laviai Nielsen   Great Britain 51.53 SB
13 2 4 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė   Lithuania 51.70
14 2 3 Lada Vondrová   Czech Republic 51.83
15 2 7 Alice Mangione   Italy 52.02
16 3 5 Nicole Yeargin   Great Britain 52.09
17 3 3 Justyna Święty-Ersetic   Poland 52.17
18 1 2 Tereza Petržilková   Czech Republic 52.38
19 2 8 Eveline Saalberg   Netherlands 52.45
20 3 1 Susanne Walli   Austria 52.58
21 1 4 Corinna Schwab   Germany 52.70
22 2 2 Silke Lemmens   Switzerland 53.08
23 3 2 Alica Schmidt   Germany 53.12
24 2 1 Camille Laus   Belgium 54.28

Final

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The final was held on 17 August, starting at 22:02 (UTC+2).[7] The race was won by Femke Bol of the Netherlands, winning in a new Dutch record (NR) of 49.44 seconds.[7] Two days later, she would also win the women's 400 metres hurdles in an unprecedented double at the European Athletics Championships.[8] In the 400 metres final, Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland won a silver medal finishing 0.5 seconds after Bol in 49.94 seconds followed by Anna Kiełbasińska of Poland who won bronze in 50.29 seconds.[7] Rhasidat Adeleke set an Irish record (NR) of 50.53 seconds.[7]

Results of the final[7]
Rank Lane Name Nation Time Note
  5 Femke Bol   Netherlands 49.44 EL, NR
  6 Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland 49.94
  4 Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland 50.29
4 3 Victoria Ohuruogu   Great Britain 50.51
5 1 Rhasidat Adeleke   Ireland 50.53 NR
6 8 Lieke Klaver   Netherlands 50.56
7 7 Cynthia Bolingo   Belgium 50.94
8 2 Iga Baumgart-Witan   Poland 51.28

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Timetable" (PDF). european-athletics.org. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "All Time Best". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 Top European List". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2022 Top List". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Round 1 Summary" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2022.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Semifinals Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Final results" (PDF). 17 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Missie Bol geslaagd: unieke dubbelslag met Europese titel op 400 horden" (in Dutch), NOS, 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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