title: 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
text: # 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
  
  The Women's 400 metres event at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tampere, Finland, at Ratina Stadium on 11 and 13 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Lénora Guion-Firmin France |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Mirela Lavric Romania |
  | Bronze | Justyna Święty Poland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  13 July 2013
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Lénora Guion-Firmin | France | 3 | 0.159 | 51.68 | PB |
  | | Mirela Lavric | Romania | 5 | 0.176 | 52.06 | PB |
  | | Justyna Święty | Poland | 6 | 0.183 | 52.22 | PB |
  | 4 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 4 | 0.180 | 52.28 | PB |
  | 5 | Adelina Pastor | Romania | 7 | 0.199 | 52.44 | PB |
  | 6 | Madiea Ghafoor | Netherlands | 1 | 0.204 | 52.52 | |
  | 7 | Yuliya Yurenia | Belarus | 2 | 0.179 | 52.66 | PB |
  | 8 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 8 | 0.187 | 53.97 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualified: First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 52.27 | Q PB |
  | 2 | Mirela Lavric | Romania | 52.45 | Q SB |
  | 3 | Madiea Ghafoor | Netherlands | 52.46 | q PB |
  | 4 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 52.76 | Q |
  | 5 | Adelina Pastor | Romania | 52.78 | Q |
  | 6 | Lénora Guion-Firmin | France | 52.80 | Q |
  | 7 | Yuliya Yurenia | Belarus | 52.83 | q PB |
  | 8 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 52.93 | Q PB |
  | 9 | Natália Zsigovics | Hungary | 53.45 | PB |
  | 10 | Natalya Danilova | Russia | 53.49 | |
  | 11 | Magdalena Gorzkowska | Poland | 53.65 | |
  | 12 | Agnès Raharolahy | France | 53.67 | |
  | 13 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 53.79 | |
  | 14 | Camelia Florina Gal | Romania | 53.91 | PB |
  | 15 | Tara Marie Norum | Norway | 54.22 | |
  | 16 | Flavia Battaglia | Italy | 54.45 | |
  | 17 | Eva Misiūnaitė | Lithuania | 54.63 | SB |
  | 18 | Simone Werner | Switzerland | 54.79 | |
  | 19 | Marta Maffioletti | Italy | 55.07 | |
  | 20 | Hristina Risteska | North Macedonia | 59.49 | SB |
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  11 July 2013 / 19:35
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 3 | 0.195 | 52.76 | Q |
  | 2 | Adelina Pastor | Romania | 4 | 0.184 | 52.78 | Q |
  | 3 | Yuliya Yurenia | Belarus | 6 | 0.200 | 52.83 | q PB |
  | 4 | Agnès Raharolahy | France | 7 | 0.267 | 53.67 | |
  | 5 | Tara Marie Norum | Norway | 5 | 0.205 | 54.22 | |
  | 6 | Marta Maffioletti | Italy | 2 | 0.206 | 55.07 | |
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  11 July 2013 / 19:43
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 2 | 0.186 | 52.27 | Q PB |
  | 2 | Mirela Lavric | Romania | 3 | 0.186 | 52.45 | Q SB |
  | 3 | Madiea Ghafoor | Netherlands | 7 | 0.187 | 52.46 | q PB |
  | 4 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 6 | 0.162 | 53.79 | |
  | 5 | Flavia Battaglia | Italy | 4 | 0.211 | 54.45 | |
  | 6 | Simone Werner | Switzerland | 5 | 0.177 | 54.79 | |
  | 7 | Hristina Risteska | North Macedonia | 8 | 0.259 | 59.49 | SB |
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  11 July 2013 / 19:51
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lénora Guion-Firmin | France | 8 | 0.164 | 52.80 | Q |
  | 2 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 5 | 0.178 | 52.93 | Q PB |
  | 3 | Natália Zsigovics | Hungary | 4 | 0.182 | 53.45 | PB |
  | 4 | Natalya Danilova | Russia | 2 | 0.210 | 53.49 | |
  | 5 | Magdalena Gorzkowska | Poland | 3 | 0.202 | 53.65 | |
  | 6 | Camelia Florina Gal | Romania | 6 | 0.159 | 53.91 | PB |
  | 7 | Eva Misiūnaitė | Lithuania | 7 | 0.166 | 54.63 | SB |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belarus (1)
  * France (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Lithuania (1)
  * North Macedonia (1)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Norway (1)
  * Poland (3)
  * Romania (3)
  * Russia (1)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  