The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships took place in three rounds at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy from 9 to 11 June 2024.[1] This was the sixteenth time that the women's 400 metres hurdles was contested at the European Athletics Championships. A total of 37 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard, ranking or wild card. The startlists contained 35 athletes from 21 countries.
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadio Olimpico | |||||||||
| Location | Rome, Italy | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 35 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 52.49 s CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The three heats of the first round were held on Sunday 9 June, where the thirteen fastest athletes qualified for the semifinals in addition to the eleven athletes with the highest ranking who had a bye in the first round and automatically qualified for the semifinals. The three heats of the semifinals were held on Monday 10 June, where the two fastest athletes of each heat and the two fastest of the rest qualified for the final. Fatoumata Binta Diallo set a Portuguese record of 54.65 seconds in the semifinals.
The final and medal ceremony were held on Tuesday 11 June. Femke Bol from the Netherlands finished in first place in 52.49 seconds, breaking her previous championship record and successfully defending her European title from 2022, Louise Maraval from France finished second in 54.23 seconds, followed by Cathelijn Peeters from the Netherlands in third place in 54.37 seconds.
Background
editAt the European Athletics Championships, the women's 400 metres hurdles was introduced at the 1978 edition in Prague, Czechoslovakia and has been contested fifteen times before 2024: every four years until 2010 and every two years since then, with the exception of the 2020 edition that was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2][3][4] At the previous edition in 2022, Femke Bol won in a championship record of 52.67 seconds.[5] At the start of the 2024 edition, Bol also held the European record of 51.45 seconds and had a European leading time of 53.07 seconds.[6][7] The world record and the world leading time were set by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone from the United States.[8][9]
| Record | Athlete | Time (s) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
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50.68[8] | Eugene, United States | 22 July 2022 |
| European record |  Femke Bol (NED)
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51.45[6] | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2023 |
| Championship record | 52.67[5] | Munich, Germany | 19 August 2022 | |
| World Leading | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
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52.70[9] | Atlanta, United States | 31 May 2024 |
| Europe Leading | Femke Bol (NED)
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53.07[7] | Stockholm, Sweden | 2 June 2024 |
Qualification
editFor the women's 400 metres hurdles event, the qualification period was from 27 May 2023 to 26 May 2024.[10] Athletes could qualify by running the entry standard of 55.70 seconds or faster, by ranking in the top 100 of the World Athletics Ranking for this event, or by receiving a wild card.[10] The only wild card was given to Femke Bol, but she would also have qualified with her European record of 51.45 seconds from 23 July 2023 or with her No. 1 event ranking.[6][10][11] A total of 37 athletes qualified: 21 by entry standard, 15 by ranking, and 1 by wild card. A maximum of three athletes per country could compete, or four when a wild card was given, which lead to one athlete from Italy being cut.[10] The remaining places were filled with the next best ranking athletes.[10] A final entry list containing 38 athletes of 22 countries was published on 3 June 2024.[12] The eventual startlists contained 35 athletes of 21 countries.[13][14]
Results
editRound 1
editOn 9 June 2024, the first round was held in three heats at 12:40 (UTC+2) in the afternoon. There were 24 athletes on the startlist of whom 22 finished their races. The thirteen fastest athletes advanced to the semifinals (q), the eleven highest ranked athletes received a bye in the first round and automatically qualified for the semifinals (Q). Five athletes set personal bests (PB) and another two athletes equalled their personal best times (=PB) in round 1.[13]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time (s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Nikoleta Jíchová |  Czech Republic |
54.88 | q, =PB |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Eileen Demes |  Germany |
55.25 | q, PB |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Yasmin Giger |  Switzerland |
55.33 | q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Kristiina Halonen |  Finland |
55.62 | q, PB |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Daniela Fra |  Spain |
55.71 | q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Paulien Couckuyt |  Belgium |
55.73 | q |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Fatoumata Binta Diallo |  Portugal |
55.81 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Sára Mátó |  Hungary |
55.95 | q |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Linda Olivieri |  Italy |
55.95 | q |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | Moa Granat |  Sweden |
55.95 | q, EU23L |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Daniela Ledecká |  Slovakia |
56.17 | q, SB |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Amalie Iuel |  Norway |
56.23 | q |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | Izabela Smolińska |  Poland |
56.24 | q, PB |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | Hilla Uusimäki | Finland |
56.40 | |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | Annina Fahr | Switzerland |
56.59 | SB |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | Dimitra Gnafaki |  Greece |
56.62 | SB |
| 17 | 1 | 6 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal |
56.81 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Anna Gryc | Poland |
56.91 | =PB |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | Kelly McGrory |  Ireland |
57.10 | PB |
| 20 | 3 | 6 | Elisabeth Slettum | Norway |
57.16 | SB |
| 21 | 1 | 8 | Agata Zupin |  Slovenia |
57.83 | |
| 22 | 1 | 9 | Mariya Buryak |  Ukraine |
58.40 | |
| 1 | 5 | Alexandra Ştefania Uţă |  Romania |
DNF | ||
| 2 | 7 | Janka Molnár | Hungary |
DNS |
Semifinals
editOn 10 June 2024, 24 athletes competed in the semifinals divided over three heats held at 13:15 (UTC+2) in the afternoon. The first two athletes in each heat (Q) and the two fastest athletes of the rest (q) advanced to the final. In the first heat, Fatoumata Binta Diallo set a Portugese record (NR) of 54.65 seconds; and another eight athletes set personal bests (PB) in various heats of the semifinals.[14]
- *Athletes that received a bye into the semifinal
Final
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On 11 June 2024, the final race with eight athletes was held at 21:18 (UTC+2) in the evening.[15] Femke Bol of the Netherlands was leading the race from the second hurdle, gradually increasing her lead over the next eight hurdles and finishing first in 52.49 seconds.[15] With this time, she set a world leading mark (WL) and broke her own championship record (CR) of 52.67 seconds by 0.18 seconds.[16] In addition to a gold medal, Bol also received a golden crown for the highest scoring performance in the category women's sprints and hurdles at these championships.[17][18] 1.74 seconds after Bol, Louise Maraval of France finished second in 54.23 seconds, setting a new personal best (PB), and another 0.14 seconds later Cathelijn Peeters of the Netherlands finished third in 54.37 seconds.[15] The medal ceremony was later that evening.[19]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time (s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Femke Bol | Netherlands |
52.49 | CR, WL |
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7 | Louise Maraval |  France |
54.23 | PB |
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9 | Cathelijn Peeters | Netherlands |
54.37 | |
| 4 | 4 | Nikoleta Jíchová | Czech Republic |
54.91 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy |
55.20 | |
| 6 | 5 | Line Kloster | Norway |
55.29 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lina Nielsen |  Great Britain |
55.65 | |
| 8 | 3 | Fatoumata Binta Diallo | Portugal |
55.65 |
References
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- ^ "Statistics Handbook", European Athletics, 2014. Archived 8 August 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Sowjet Unie beheerst Europese atletiek" (in Dutch), De Waarheid, 4 September 1978. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2020 European Athletics Championships cancelled", European Athletics, 23 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Warholm and Bol break championship records for 400m hurdles success in Munich", World Athletics, 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "European Records". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Top European List". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "All time Top lists – senior 400 Metres Hurdles women", World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Top List". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "European Athletics Championships Qualifying System - Women's 400 Metres Hurdles", European Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "World Rankings – Women's 400mH", World Athletics, 26 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Final Entries - Athletes List by event and SB - European Athletics Championships 2024, Roma (ITA)", European Athletics, 3 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "400m Hurdles Women – Round 1 – Results Summary", European Athletics, 9 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "400m Hurdles Women – Semi-Finals – Results Summary", European Athletics, 10 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "400m Hurdles Women – Finals – Results Summary", European Athletics, 11 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Mihambo and Diaz Fortun soar as records fall at European Championships in Rome", World Athletics, 13 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Bol, Warholm and Elkasevic win Gold Crowns, with seven still to be decided", European Athletics, 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "New Gold Crown contest for Roma 2024", European Athletics, 3 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Podiumceremonie met Bol, Peeters en Van Es • Jiya vijfde: 'Nadenken heeft me genekt'" (in Dutch), NOS, 11 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.