1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 8, 9, and 11 August 1994.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Marie-José Pérec
  France
Silver Svetlana Goncharenko
  Russia
Bronze Phylis Smith
  United Kingdom

Results

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Final

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11 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Marie-José Pérec   France 50.33
  Svetlana Goncharenko   Russia 51.24
  Phylis Smith   United Kingdom 51.30
4 Yelena Andreyeva   Russia 51.65
5 Anja Rücker   Germany 51.85
6 Melanie Neef   United Kingdom 52.10
7 Daniela Spasova   Bulgaria 52.25
8 Francine Landre   France 52.57

Semi-finals

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9 August

Semi-final 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marie-José Pérec   France 51.96 Q
2 Yelena Andreyeva   Russia 52.36 Q
3 Daniela Spasova   Bulgaria 52.43 Q
4 Melanie Neef   United Kingdom 52.55 Q
5 Charlotta Johansson   Sweden 52.89
6 Linda Keough   United Kingdom 53.63
7 Nadezda Kostovalová   Czech Republic 53.75
Sandra Myers   Spain DNF

Semi-final 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Svetlana Goncharenko   Russia 51.84 Q
2 Anja Rücker   Germany 51.84 Q
3 Phylis Smith   United Kingdom 51.90 Q
4 Francine Landre   France 51.92 Q
5 Sølvi Meinseth   Norway 52.60
6 Tatyana Zakharova   Russia 52.99
7 Évelyne Élien   France 53.05
8 Hana Benešová   Czech Republic 53.66

Heats

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8 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Phylis Smith   United Kingdom 51.87 Q
2 Marie-José Pérec   France 51.87 Q
3 Daniela Spasova   Bulgaria 52.56 Q
4 Charlotta Johansson   Sweden 52.91 Q
5 Tatyana Zakharova   Russia 53.18 q
6 Elżbieta Kilińska   Poland 53.19
7 Tamara Kupriyanovich   Belarus 53.42
8 Dora Kyriacou   Cyprus 53.75

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yelena Andreyeva   Russia 51.73 Q
2 Sandra Myers   Spain 51.93 Q
3 Melanie Neef   United Kingdom 52.44 Q
4 Évelyne Élien   France 52.54 Q
5 Nadezda Kostovalová   Czech Republic 52.75 q
6 Uta Rohländer   Germany 53.30
7 Heidi Suomi   Finland 53.50
8 Patrizia Spuri   Italy 54.35

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Francine Landre   France 51.92 Q
2 Svetlana Goncharenko   Russia 51.56 Q
3 Anja Rücker   Germany 52.09 Q
4 Sølvi Meinseth   Norway 52.49 Q
5 Hana Benešová   Czech Republic 52.87 q
6 Linda Keough   United Kingdom 52.95 q
7 Danielle Perpoli   Italy 53.81
8 Anna Kozak   Belarus 53.83

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014