The women's 400 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the Letzigrund in Zürich, Switzerland, on 12, 13, and 15 August 2014. It was the seventeenth time the event was contested at the European Athletics Championships.
Twenty-nine athletes from eighteen nations competed in round 1, where sixteen athletes qualified for the semifinals. Eight athletes advanced further to the final, which was won by Libania Grenot of Italy in 51.10 seconds, followed by Olha Zemlyak of Ukraine in second place in 51.36 s and Indira Terrero of Spain in third place in 51.38 s.
Background + Records before the 2014 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres women", World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025. 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985 European record Championship record 48.16 Athens, Greece 8 September 1982 World leading"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025. 49.48 Sacramento, California, United States 28 June 2014 European leading"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025. 50.55 Rovereto, Italy 19 July 2014
Results Round 1 The four heats of round 1 were held on 12 August, starting at 18:00 (UTC+2).
The first three athletes in each heat () and the four next best performers overall () qualified for the semifinals.
+ Results of round 1 Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Notes 4 5 51.16 2 6 51.40 , 1 4 51.62 , 1 3 51.77 , 1 6 51.80 , 4 6 51.86 2 7 51.90 3 7 51.95 , 4 2 51.98 10 3 3 52.00 11 1 8 52.06 12 1 5 52.19 , 13 3 4 52.42 14 3 1 52.42 15 4 8 52.43 16 2 3 52.57 17 2 4 52.73 18 2 5 52.87 19 2 8 53.25 20 3 2 53.30 21 1 7 53.37 22 4 4 53.41 22 3 8 53.41 22 4 3 53.41 25 4 7 54.27 26 2 2 54.89 27 1 2 55.87 28 3 6 56.49 29 3 5 57.47
Semifinals The two heats of the semifinals were held on 13 August, starting at 19:06 (UTC+2).
The first three athletes in each heat () and the two next best performers overall () qualified for the final.
+ Results of the semifinals Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Notes 2 5 51.24 2 6 51.47 2 4 51.84 1 4 52.07 2 7 52.11 2 3 52.22 2 8 52.32 1 6 52.56 1 5 52.58 10 1 3 52.70 11 1 1 52.82 12 1 7 52.83 13 2 2 52.85 14 2 1 52.93 15 1 2 53.50 1 8
Final The final was held on 15 August, starting at 19:10 (UTC+2).
+ Results of the final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Notes 3 51.10 4 51.36 6 51.38 4 5 51.38 5 7 51.84 6 1 51.95 7 2 52.14 8 8 52.39
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