title: 2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
text: # 2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
  
  The women's 400 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12, 13, and 15 August.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Libania Grenot Italy |
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  | Silver | Olha Zemlyak Ukraine |
  | Bronze | Indira Terrero Spain |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships :
  
  | World record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
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  | European record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
  | Championship record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 48.12 | Athens, Greece | 8 September 1982 |
  | World Leading | Francena McCorory (USA) | 49.48 | Sacramento, California, United States | 28 June 2014 |
  | European Leading | Libania Grenot (ITA) | 50.55 | Rovereto, Italy | 19 July 2014 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | 12 August 2014 | 18:00 | Round 1 |
  | 13 August 2014 | 19:06 | Semifinal |
  | 15 August 2014 | 19:10 | Final |
  
  All times are local times (UTC+2)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | 5 | Olha Zemlyak | Ukraine | 51.16 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 6 | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain | 51.40 | Q, SB |
  | 3 | 1 | 4 | Indira Terrero | Spain | 51.62 | Q, SB |
  | 4 | 1 | 3 | Bianca Răzor | Romania | 51.77 | Q, SB |
  | 5 | 1 | 6 | Marie Gayot | France | 51.80 | Q, SB |
  | 6 | 4 | 6 | Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Spain | 51.86 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | 7 | Libania Grenot | Italy | 51.90 | Q |
  | 8 | 3 | 7 | Nataliya Pyhyda | Ukraine | 51.95 | Q, SB |
  | 9 | 4 | 2 | Esther Cremer | Germany | 51.98 | Q |
  | 10 | 3 | 3 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 52.00 | Q |
  | 11 | 1 | 8 | Tatyana Veshkurova | Russia | 52.06 | q |
  | 12 | 1 | 5 | Chiara Bazzoni | Italy | 52.19 | q, SB |
  | 13 | 3 | 4 | Agnė Šerkšnienė | Lithuania | 52.42 | Q |
  | 14 | 3 | 1 | Floria Gueï | France | 52.42 | q |
  | 15 | 4 | 8 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 52.43 | q |
  | 16 | 2 | 3 | Kseniya Zadorina | Russia | 52.57 | Q |
  | 17 | 2 | 4 | Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | Poland | 52.73 | |
  | 18 | 2 | 5 | Cátia Azevedo | Portugal | 52.87 | |
  | 19 | 2 | 8 | Iveta Putalová | Slovakia | 53.25 | PB |
  | 20 | 3 | 2 | Adelina Pastor | Romania | 53.30 | |
  | 21 | 1 | 7 | Gunta Latiševa-Cudare | Latvia | 53.37 | SB |
  | 22 | 4 | 4 | Tamara Marković | Serbia | 53.41 | |
  | 22 | 3 | 8 | Katri Mustola | Finland | 53.41 | |
  | 22 | 4 | 3 | Maria Enrica Spacca | Italy | 53.41 | |
  | 25 | 4 | 7 | Line Kloster | Norway | 54.27 | |
  | 26 | 2 | 2 | Tara Marie Norum | Norway | 54.89 | |
  | 27 | 1 | 2 | Modesta Morauskaitė | Lithuania | 55.87 | |
  | 28 | 3 | 6 | Amaliya Sharoyan | Armenia | 56.49 | |
  | 29 | 3 | 5 | Hristina Risteska | Macedonia | 57.47 | PB |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 5 | Olha Zemlyak | Ukraine | 51.24 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 6 | Libania Grenot | Italy | 51.47 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | 4 | Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Spain | 51.84 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | 4 | Indira Terrero | Spain | 52.07 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 7 | Marie Gayot | France | 52.11 | q |
  | 6 | 2 | 3 | Bianca Răzor | Romania | 52.22 | q |
  | 7 | 2 | 8 | Agnė Šerkšnienė | Lithuania | 52.32 | |
  | 8 | 1 | 6 | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain | 52.56 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 5 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 52.58 | Q |
  | 10 | 1 | 3 | Nataliya Pyhyda | Ukraine | 52.70 | |
  | 11 | 1 | 1 | Floria Gueï | France | 52.82 | |
  | 12 | 1 | 7 | Esther Cremer | Germany | 52.83 | |
  | 13 | 2 | 2 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 52.85 | |
  | 14 | 2 | 1 | Tatyana Veshkurova | Russia | 52.93 | |
  | 15 | 1 | 2 | Chiara Bazzoni | Italy | 53.50 | |
  | | 1 | 8 | Kseniya Zadorina | Russia | DNF | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 3 | Libania Grenot | Italy | 51.10 | |
  | | 4 | Olha Zemlyak | Ukraine | 51.36 | |
  | | 6 | Indira Terrero | Spain | 51.38 | SB |
  | 4 | 5 | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain | 51.38 | SB |
  | 5 | 7 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 51.84 | PB |
  | 6 | 1 | Bianca Răzor | Romania | 51.95 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Marie Gayot | France | 52.14 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Spain | 52.39 | |
  