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2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

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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 Femke Bol   Netherlands
silver medal Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland
bronze medal Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland
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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.

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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Photo of Amandine Brossier and Femke Bol running in a bend of the tracks
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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Femke Bol  Netherlands 49.44 EL, NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Natalia Kaczmarek  Poland 49.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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