1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 26, 27, and 28 August 1986.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Marita Koch East Germany
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| Silver | Olga Vladykina Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Petra Müller East Germany
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Results
Final
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marita Koch | East Germany |
48.22 | |
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Olga Vladykina | Soviet Union |
49.67 | |
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Petra Müller | East Germany |
49.88 | |
| 4 | Kirsten Emmelmann | East Germany |
50.43 | |
| 5 | Ute Thimm |  West Germany |
51.15 | |
| 6 | Taťána Kocembová |  Czechoslovakia |
51.50 | |
| 7 | Fabienne Ficher |  France |
51.91 | |
| 8 | Karin Lix | West Germany |
52.89 |
Semi-finals
27 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Müller | East Germany |
49.84 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Vladykina | Soviet Union |
50.23 | Q |
| 3 | Kirsten Emmelmann | East Germany |
50.79 | Q |
| 4 | Ute Thimm | West Germany |
51.60 | Q |
| 5 | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union |
52.11 | |
| 6 | Marzena Wojdecka |  Poland |
53.26 | |
| 7 | Cosetta Campana |  Italy |
53.89 | |
| 8 | Anne Gundersen |  Norway |
53.98 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marita Koch | East Germany |
50.74 | Q |
| 2 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia |
51.91 | Q |
| 3 | Fabienne Ficher | France |
52.14 | Q |
| 4 | Karin Lix | West Germany |
52.46 | Q |
| 5 | Helen Barnett |  United Kingdom |
52.47 | |
| 6 | Erika Rossi | Italy |
53.22 | |
| Gisela Kinzel | West Germany |
DQ | ||
| Mariya Pinigina | Soviet Union |
DNS |
Heats
26 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marita Koch | East Germany |
52.34 | Q |
| 2 | Mariya Pinigina | Soviet Union |
52.43 | Q |
| 3 | Karin Lix | West Germany |
52.86 | Q |
| 4 | Fabienne Ficher | France |
52.91 | Q |
| 5 | Blanca Lacambra |  Spain |
54.51 | |
| 6 | Patricia Walsh |  Ireland |
54.65 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marzena Wojdecka | Poland |
52.79 | Q |
| 2 | Kirsten Emmelmann | East Germany |
52.81 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Vladykina | Soviet Union |
52.92 | Q |
| 4 | Gisela Kinzel | West Germany |
53.02 | Q |
| 5 | Cosetta Campana | Italy |
53.30 | q |
| 6 | Anne Gundersen | Norway |
54.35 | q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union |
52.26 | Q |
| 2 | Petra Müller | East Germany |
52.36 | Q |
| 3 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia |
52.39 | Q |
| 4 | Ute Thimm | West Germany |
52.39 | Q |
| 5 | Helen Barnett | United Kingdom |
52.46 | q |
| 6 | Erika Rossi | Italy |
53.31 | q |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 443–451, retrieved 13 August 2014