# 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres

The Women's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 14 and 16 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Olga Topilskaya Russia |
| Silver | Yuliya Terekhova Russia |
| Bronze | Lena Schmidt Germany |

## Results
### Final

16 July 2011 / 16:30
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | Olga Topilskaya | Russia | 6 | 0.178 | 51.45 | |
| | Yuliya Terekhova | Russia | 4 | 0.271 | 52.63 | |
| | Lena Schmidt | Germany | 3 | 0.202 | 52.66 | |
| 4 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 7 | 0.238 | 53.08 | |
| 5 | Alina Lohvynenko | Ukraine | 5 | 0.169 | 53.43 | |
| 6 | Marie Gayot | France | 8 | | 53.86 | |
| 7 | Line Kloster | Norway | 2 | 0.173 | 54.18 | |
| | Marit Dopheide | Netherlands | 1 | | F1 | DQ R 162.7 |

### Heats

Qualified: First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olga Topilskaya | Russia | 51.89 | Q |
| 2 | Yuliya Terekhova | Russia | 52.69 | Q |
| 3 | Lena Schmidt | Germany | 52.75 | Q |
| 4 | Alina Lohvynenko | Ukraine | 53.06 | Q |
| 5 | Marie Gayot | France | 53.08 | Q PB |
| 6 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 53.11 | Q |
| 7 | Marit Dopheide | Netherlands | 53.44 | q |
| 8 | Line Kloster | Norway | 53.51 | q |
| 9 | Elea-Mariama Diarra | France | 53.99 | PB |
| 10 | Yuliya Baraley | Ukraine | 54.00 | |
| 11 | Axelle Dauwens | Belgium | 54.01 | |
| 12 | Floria Gueï | France | 54.09 | |
| 13 | Kateryna Plyashechuk | Ukraine | 54.14 | |
| 14 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 54.15 | |
| 15 | Clelia Calcagno | Italy | 54.18 | |
| 15 | Josefin Magnusson | Sweden | 54.18 | |
| 17 | Violeta Metodieva | Bulgaria | 54.26 | |
| 18 | Iga Baumgart | Poland | 54.53 | |
| 19 | Benedicte Hauge | Norway | 54.71 | SB |
| 20 | Cátia Nunes | Portugal | 55.13 | |
| 21 | Viktoryia Manko | Belarus | 55.18 | |
| 22 | Alexandra Štuková | Slovakia | 55.36 | |
| 23 | Shanie Landen | Israel | 57.19 | |

#### Details
##### Heat 1

14 July 2011 / 18:45
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lena Schmidt | Germany | 5 | 0.227 | 52.75 | Q |
| 2 | Marie Gayot | France | 3 | 0.215 | 53.08 | Q PB |
| 3 | Yuliya Baraley | Ukraine | 6 | 0.240 | 54.00 | |
| 4 | Axelle Dauwens | Belgium | 4 | 0.228 | 54.01 | |
| 5 | Josefin Magnusson | Sweden | 7 | 0.245 | 54.18 | |
| 6 | Iga Baumgart | Poland | 1 | 0.274 | 54.53 | |
| 7 | Benedicte Hauge | Norway | 8 | 0.192 | 54.71 | SB |
| 8 | Alexandra Štuková | Slovakia | 2 | 0.196 | 55.36 | |

##### Heat 2

14 July 2011 / 18:52
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olga Topilskaya | Russia | 4 | 0.189 | 51.89 | Q |
| 2 | Alina Lohvynenko | Ukraine | 3 | 0.201 | 53.06 | Q |
| 3 | Marit Dopheide | Netherlands | 5 | 0.152 | 53.44 | q |
| 4 | Floria Gueï | France | 6 | 0.220 | 54.09 | |
| 5 | Liona Rebernik | Slovenia | 8 | 0.195 | 54.15 | |
| 6 | Clelia Calcagno | Italy | 7 | 0.246 | 54.18 | |
| 7 | Viktoryia Manko | Belarus | 2 | 0.242 | 55.18 | |

##### Heat 3

14 July 2011 / 18:59
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yuliya Terekhova | Russia | 3 | 0.265 | 52.69 | Q |
| 2 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 5 | 0.273 | 53.11 | Q |
| 3 | Line Kloster | Norway | 4 | 0.165 | 53.51 | q |
| 4 | Elea-Mariama Diarra | France | 2 | 0.254 | 53.99 | PB |
| 5 | Kateryna Plyashechuk | Ukraine | 6 | 0.279 | 54.14 | |
| 6 | Violeta Metodieva | Bulgaria | 8 | 0.212 | 54.26 | |
| 7 | Cátia Nunes | Portugal | 7 | 0.242 | 55.13 | |
| 8 | Shanie Landen | Israel | 1 | 0.458 | 57.19 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* France (3)
* Germany (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (3)