# 2024 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships took place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy from 8 to 10 June 2024.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2024 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| European record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Championship record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 48.16 | Athens, Greece | 8 September 1982 |
| World Leading | Femke Bol (NED) | 49.17 sh | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2 March 2024 |
| Europe Leading | Femke Bol (NED) | 49.17 sh | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2 March 2024 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 8 June 2024 | 12:20 | Round 1 |
| 9 June 2024 | 20:05 | Semifinals |
| 10 June 2024 | 21:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)

## Results
### Round 1

The 12 highest ranked athletes received a bye into the semifinals. The other athletes competed in round 1 and the 12 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Amandine Brossier | France | 51.30 | q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Czech Republic | 51.36 | q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Alice Mangione | Italy | 51.71 | q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Berta Segura | Spain | 51.92 | q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Tereza Petržilková | Czech Republic | 51.96 | q |
| 6 | 2 | 9 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic | Poland | 52.01 | q |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | Anna Polinari | Italy | 52.06 | q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Maryana Shostak | Ukraine | 52.07 | q, PB |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Iga Baumgart-Witan | Poland | 52.18 | q, SB |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Lisa Lilja | Sweden | 52.18 | q, PB |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Giancarla Trevisan | Italy | 52.22 | q, SB |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Giulia Senn | Switzerland | 52.24 | q |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Julia Niederberger | Switzerland | 52.42 | SB, R |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | Cátia Azevedo | Portugal | 52.53 | |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | Helena Ponette | Belgium | 52.57 | R |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Astri Ertzgaard | Norway | 52.78 | R |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Mette Baas | Finland | 52.94 | |
| 18 | 3 | 5 | Maja Ćirić | Serbia | 52.96 | |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Kateryna Karpiuk | Ukraine | 53.06 | |
| 20 | 3 | 9 | Tetyana Melnyk | Ukraine | 54.06 | |

### Semifinals

The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Rhasidat Adeleke* | Ireland | 50.54 | Q, EU23L |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | Lieke Klaver* | Netherlands | 50.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | Natalia Kaczmarek* | Poland | 50.70 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Lavai Nielsen* | Great Britain | 50.73 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | Sharlene Mawdsley* | Ireland | 50.99 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Czech Republic | 51.06 | q, NU20R |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Andrea Miklós* | Romania | 51.13 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Susanne Gogl-Walli* | Austria | 51.14 | q, SB |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | Alice Mangione | Italy | 51.34 | PB |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Sophie Becker* | Ireland | 51.54 | |
| 11 | 3 | 5 | Helena Ponette | Belgium | 51.65 | |
| 12 | 1 | 9 | Amandine Brossier | France | 51.78 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Maryana Shostak | Ukraine | 51.99 | PB |
| 14 | 2 | 9 | Tereza Petržilková | Czech Republic | 52.05 | |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Victoria Ohuruogu* | Great Britain | 52.07 | |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | Giulia Senn | Switzerland | 52.16 | SB |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic | Poland | 52.18 | |
| 18 | 2 | 4 | Anna Polinari | Italy | 52.53 | |
| 19 | 2 | 3 | Berta Segura | Spain | 52.53 | |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | Lisa Lilja | Sweden | 52.55 | |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | Giancarla Trevisan | Italy | 52.59 | |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | Astri Ertzgaard | Norway | 52.82 | |
| 23 | 1 | 6 | Modesta Justè Morauskaité* | Lithuania | 52.95 | |
| 24 | 1 | 4 | Julia Niederberger | Switzerland | 52.97 | |
| | 1 | | Iga Baumgart-Witan | Poland | DNS | |
*Athletes that received a bye into the semifinal

### Final

The final took place on 10 June at 21:50.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 7 | Natalia Kaczmarek | Poland | 48.98 | EL, NR |
| | 6 | Rhasidat Adeleke | Ireland | 49.07 | EU23L, NR |
| | 8 | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 50.08 | SB |
| 4 | 3 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Czech Republic | 50.52 | WU20L |
| 5 | 9 | Andrea Miklós | Romania | 50.71 | SB |
| 6 | 5 | Lavai Nielsen | Great Britain | 50.71 | PB |
| 7 | 2 | Susanne Gogl-Walli | Austria | 51.23 | |
| 8 | 4 | Sharlene Mawdsley | Ireland | 51.59 | |