1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August 1994.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Sally Gunnell United Kingdom
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| Silver | Silvia Rieger Germany
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| Bronze | Anna Knoroz Russia
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Results
Final
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sally Gunnell | United Kingdom |
53.33 | |
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Silvia Rieger | Germany |
54.68 | |
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Anna Knoroz | Russia |
54.68 | |
| 4 | Heike Meißner | Germany |
54.79 | |
| 5 | Tatyana Kurochkina |  Belarus |
55.18 | |
| 6 | Tetyana Tereshchuk |  Ukraine |
55.53 | |
| 7 | Olga M. Nazarova | Russia |
55.98 | |
| 8 | Gowry Retchakan | United Kingdom |
56.05 |
Semi-finals
10 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heike Meißner | Germany |
55.16 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Kurochkina | Belarus |
55.49 | Q |
| 3 | Gowry Retchakan | United Kingdom |
55.78 | Q |
| 4 | Olga M. Nazarova | Russia |
55.90 | Q |
| 5 | Gesine Schmidt | Germany |
56.01 | |
| 6 | Monica Westén |  Sweden |
56.38 | |
| 7 | Sylwia Pachut |  Poland |
56.57 | |
| 8 | Michèle Schenk |  Switzerland |
57.67 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally Gunnell | United Kingdom |
54.60 | Q |
| 2 | Anna Knoroz | Russia |
54.82 | Q |
| 3 | Silvia Rieger | Germany |
55.69 | Q |
| 4 | Tetyana Tereshchuk | Ukraine |
55.79 | Q |
| 5 | Anita Protti | Switzerland |
56.15 | |
| 6 | Vera Ordina | Russia |
56.40 | |
| 7 | Monika Warnicka | Poland |
56.70 | |
| 8 | Frida Johansson | Sweden |
57.54 |
Heats
9 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga M. Nazarova | Russia |
55.71 | Q |
| 2 | Heike Meißner | Germany |
56.13 | Q |
| 3 | Monika Warnicka | Poland |
56.48 | Q |
| 4 | Anita Protti | Switzerland |
56.51 | Q |
| 5 | Monica Westén | Sweden |
56.74 | q |
| 6 | Iina Pekkola |  Finland |
57.81 | |
| 7 | Jacqui Parker | United Kingdom |
57.83 | |
| 8 | Stefanie Zotter |  Austria |
58.32 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally Gunnell | United Kingdom |
55.17 | Q |
| 2 | Tetyana Tereshchuk | Ukraine |
55.75 | Q |
| 3 | Gesine Schmidt | Germany |
55.96 | Q |
| 4 | Michèle Schenk | Switzerland |
56.50 | Q |
| 5 | Vera Ordina | Russia |
56.66 | q |
| 6 | Sylwia Pachut | Poland |
56.76 | q |
| 7 | Tiia Eeskivi |  Estonia |
58.06 | |
| 8 | Carole Nelson |  France |
58.39 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana Kurochkina | Belarus |
55.53 | Q |
| 2 | Silvia Rieger | Germany |
55.83 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Knoroz | Russia |
55.95 | Q |
| 4 | Gowry Retchakan | United Kingdom |
56.45 | Q |
| 5 | Frida Johansson | Sweden |
57.06 | q |
| 6 | Ionela Tîrlea |  Romania |
57.79 | |
| 7 | Lana Jekabesone |  Latvia |
57.99 | |
| 8 | Virna De Angeli |  Italy |
58.60 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014