2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on 8, 9 and 10 August.

Women's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Vania Stambolova
  Bulgaria
Tatyana Veshkurova
  Russia
Olga Zaytseva
  Russia

Schedule

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Date Time Round
8 August 2006 10:55 Round 1
9 August 2006 19:05 Semifinals
10 August 2006 18:50 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Round 1

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Vania Stambolova   Bulgaria 50.39 Q
2 1 Olga Zaytseva   Russia 50.89 Q
3 4 Tatyana Veshkurova   Russia 51.01 Q
4 2 Ilona Usovich   Belarus 51.34 Q
5 1 Joanne Cuddihy   Ireland 51.41 Q
6 3 Svetlana Pospelova   Russia 51.69 Q
7 4 Nicola Sanders   United Kingdom 51.80 Q
8 2 Nataliya Pyhyda   Ukraine 51.98 Q
9 1 Marilyn Okoro   United Kingdom 52.02 Q, PB
10 3 Mariyana Dimitrova   Bulgaria 52.04 Q
11 2 Daniela Reina   Italy 52.07 q, PB
12 4 Danijela Grgić   Croatia 52.15 Q
13 2 Grażyna Prokopek   Poland 52.21 q, SB
14 1 Barbara Petráhn   Hungary 52.30 q
15 3 Solene Desert   France 52.32 Q
16 3 Claudia Hoffmann   Germany 52.55 q
17 4 Romara van Noort   Netherlands 52.64 PB
18 2 Klodiana Shala   Albania 52.86 NR
19 1 Jitka Bartoničková   Czech Republic 52.91 PB
20 3 Dimitra Dova   Greece 53.24
21 1 Lena Aruhn   Sweden 53.28
22 3 Kirsi Mykkänen   Finland 53.34
23 1 Phara Anacharsis   France 53.43
24 2 Beatrice Dahlgren   Sweden 53.52
24 4 Thélia Sigère   France 53.52
26 4 Nedyalka Nedkova   Bulgaria 53.69

Semifinals

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First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 6 Vania Stambolova   Bulgaria 0.232 49.69 Q, EL
2 4 Ilona Usovich   Belarus 0.181 50.74 Q, NR
3 5 Svetlana Pospelova   Russia 0.136 50.96 Q
4 3 Nicola Sanders   United Kingdom 0.182 51.25 Q
5 2 Daniela Reina   Italy 0.213 52.13
6 7 Claudia Hoffmann   Germany 0.191 52.27
7 1 Nataliya Pyhyda   Ukraine 0.291 52.36
8 8 Solene Desert   France 0.186 53.06

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 3 Olga Zaytseva   Russia 0.187 50.49 Q
2 4 Tatyana Veshkurova   Russia 0.221 50.87 Q
3 5 Joanne Cuddihy   Ireland 0.204 51.09 Q, PB
4 6 Mariyana Dimitrova   Bulgaria 0.184 51.23 Q
5 1 Danijela Grgić   Croatia 0.181 52.00
6 7 Barbara Petráhn   Hungary 0.180 52.46
7 2 Grażyna Prokopek   Poland 0.276 52.66
8 8 Marilyn Okoro   United Kingdom 0.173 52.94

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Vania Stambolova   Bulgaria 49.85
  3 Tatyana Veshkurova   Russia 50.15
  6 Olga Zaytseva   Russia 50.28
4 7 Mariyana Dimitrova   Bulgaria 50.64 PB
5 5 Ilona Usovich   Belarus 50.69 NR
6 2 Nicola Sanders   United Kingdom 50.87
7 8 Svetlana Pospelova   Russia 50.90
8 1 Joanne Cuddihy   Ireland 51.46
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