# 2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 13, 14 and 16 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Eilidh Child Great Britain |
| Silver | Anna Titimets Ukraine |
| Bronze | Irina Davydova Russia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 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 | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) | 53.41 | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 June 2014 |
| European Leading | Eilidh Child (GBR) | 54.39 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 11 July 2014 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 13 August 2014 | 10:55 | Round 1 |
| 14 August 2014 | 18:10 | Semifinals |
| 16 August 2014 | 17:15 | 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 | 1 | 4 | Eilidh Child | Great Britain | 55.32 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Anna Titimets | Ukraine | 55.77 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 55.85 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 56.13 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Axelle Dauwens | Belgium | 56.15 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | Christiane Klopsch | Germany | 56.23 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | Vera Rudakova | Russia | 56.35 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Yadisleidy Pedroso | Italy | 56.75 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Petra Fontanive | Switzerland | 56.85 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Stina Troest | Denmark | 56.95 | q |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 57.02 | q |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 57.12 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Christine McMahon | Ireland | 57.16 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 57.43 | q |
| =15 | 3 | 4 | Irina Davydova | Russia | 57.51 | Q |
| =15 | 3 | 8 | Egle Staisiunaite | Lithuania | 57.51 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Laura Sotomayor | Spain | 57.54 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Lucie Slanícková | Slovakia | 57.56 | |
| 19 | 3 | 7 | Olena Kolesnychenko | Ukraine | 58.04 | |
| 20 | 1 | 7 | Angela Moroșanu | Romania | 58.11 | |
| 21 | 4 | 2 | Robine Schürmann | Switzerland | 58.16 | |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | Vilde Jakobsen Svortevik | Norway | 58.26 | SB |
| 23 | 3 | 3 | Hanne Claes | Belgium | 1:00.20 | |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Maris Mägi | Estonia | 1:03.04 | |
| | 2 | 4 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | | DQ |
| | 2 | 6 | Hanna Ryzhykova | Ukraine | | DQ |

### Semifinal

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Eilidh Child | Great Britain | 54.71 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Anna Titimets | Ukraine | 54.90 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 54.96 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Axelle Dauwens | Belgium | 55.63 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Irina Davydova | Russia | 55.69 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 55.89 | q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Vera Rudakova | Russia | 55.98 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Yadisleidy Pedroso | Italy | 56.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Christiane Klopsch | Germany | 56.28 | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 56.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Egle Staisiunaite | Lithuania | 56.39 | PB |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Stina Troest | Denmark | 56.81 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 56.87 | PB |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 57.00 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Christine McMahon | Ireland | 57.31 | |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Petra Fontanive | Switzerland | 57.53 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 3 | Eilidh Child | Great Britain | 54.48 | |
| | 6 | Anna Titimets | Ukraine | 54.56 | PB |
| | 5 | Irina Davydova | Russia | 54.60 | SB |
| 4 | 4 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 54.70 | |
| 5 | 7 | Yadisleidy Pedroso | Italy | 55.90 | |
| 6 | 2 | Vera Rudakova | Russia | 56.22 | |
| 7 | 8 | Axelle Dauwens | Belgium | 56.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 56.59 | |