# 2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
| European record | Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
| Championship record | Natalya Antyukh (RUS) | 52.92 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 2010 |
| World Leading | Shamier Little (USA) | 53.51 | Eugene, United States | 11 June 2016 |
| European Leading | Eilidh Doyle (GBR) | 54.53 | Doha, Qatar | 6 May 2016 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 8 July 2016 | 14:15 | Round 1 |
| 9 July 2016 | 20:20 | Semifinals |
| 10 July 2016 | 17:05 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)

## Results
### Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 6 (q) advance to the Semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Stina Troest | Denmark | 56.32 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Emilia Ankiewicz | Poland | 56.43 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Aurélie Chaboudez | France | 56.69 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Bianca Baak | Netherlands | 56.88 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Phara Anarchasis | France | 56.95 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Amalie Hammild Iuel | Norway | 56.98 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Arna Stefanía Gudmundsdóttir | Iceland | 57.14 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 57.38 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Nenah de Coninck | Belgium | 57.45 | q |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Petra Fontanive | Switzerland | 57.49 | q |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | Lucia Slaničková | Slovakia | 57.55 | q |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Hilla Uusimäki | Finland | 57.59 | q, PB |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Christine McMahon | Ireland | 57.73 | q |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 57.84 | q |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | Robine Schürmann | Switzerland | 57.91 | SB |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | Tereza Vokálová | Czech Republic | 57.97 | |
| 17 | 3 | 5 | Jackie Baumann | Germany | 58.17 | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Frida Persson | Sweden | 58.26 | |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Maëva Contion | France | 58.31 | |
| 20 | 4 | 4 | Elif Yıldırım | Turkey | 58.40 | |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Alena Hrusoci | Croatia | 58.98 | |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Tina Matusińska | Poland | 59.22 | |
| 23 | 2 | 3 | Anniina Laitinen | Finland | 1:01.56 | |
| 24 | 4 | 2 | Drita Islami | Macedonia | 1:02.36 | |
| | 4 | 5 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria | DQ | |

### Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 2 (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Sara Slott Petersen* | Denmark | 55.59 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Léa Sprunger* | Switzerland | 55.72 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Joanna Linkiewicz* | Poland | 55.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | Amalie Hammild Iuel | Norway | 55.79 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Katsiaryna Belanovich* | Belarus | 55.82 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Ayomide Folorunso* | Italy | 55.87 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | Stina Troest | Denmark | 56.03 | q, SB |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Emilia Ankiewicz | Poland | 56.05 | q, PB |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Viktoriya Tkachuk* | Ukraine | 56.17 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Anna Titimets* | Ukraine | 56.18 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Bianca Baak | Netherlands | 56.34 | PB |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Marzia Caravelli* | Italy | 56.45 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Axelle Dauwens* | Belgium | 56.62 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Olena Kolesnychenko* | Ukraine | 56.84 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Christine McMahon | Ireland | 56.87 | |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | Phara Anacharsis | France | 57.05 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 57.11 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Arna Stefanía Gudmundsdóttir | Iceland | 57.24 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Petra Fontanive | Switzerland | 57.42 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | Aurélie Chaboudez | France | 57.50 | |
| 21 | 1 | 8 | Nenah de Coninck | Belgium | 57.63 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Hilla Uusimäki | Finland | 57.76 | |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Lucia Slaničková | Slovakia | 57.86 | |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 57.92 | |
*Athletes who received a bye to the semifinals

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 3 | Sara Slott Petersen | Denmark | 55.12 | SB |
| | 5 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 55.33 | |
| | 4 | Léa Sprunger | Switzerland | 55.41 | |
| 4 | 7 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 55.50 | PB |
| 5 | 8 | Katsiaryna Belanovich | Belarus | 56.10 | |
| 6 | 6 | Amalie Hammild Iuel | Norway | 56.24 | |
| 7 | 1 | Stina Troest | Denmark | 56.34 | |
| 8 | 2 | Emilia Ankiewicz | Poland | 57.31 | |