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

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Anna Yaroshchuk Ukraine |
| Silver | Hanna Titimets Ukraine |
| Bronze | Meghan Beesley United Kingdom |

## Results
### Final

16 July 2011 / 16:00
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | Anna Yaroshchuk | Ukraine | 5 | 0.213 | 54.77 | PB |
| | Hanna Titimets | Ukraine | 6 | 0.231 | 54.91 | |
| | Meghan Beesley | United Kingdom | 3 | 0.177 | 55.69 | PB |
| 4 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 4 | 0.277 | 55.81 | NR |
| 5 | Jessie Barr | Ireland | 8 | 0.285 | 56.62 | PB |
| 6 | Christiane Klopsch | Germany | 7 | 0.218 | 57.05 | SB |
| 7 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 2 | 0.186 | 57.43 | |
| 8 | Marzena Kościelniak | Poland | 1 | 0.209 | 57.99 | SB |

### Heats

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

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hanna Titimets | Ukraine | 56.22 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 56.70 | Q PB |
| 3 | Marzena Kościelniak | Poland | 57.20 | q SB |
| 4 | Meghan Beesley | United Kingdom | 57.38 | Q |
| 5 | Anna Yaroshchuk | Ukraine | 57.74 | Q |
| 6 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 57.95 | q |
| 7 | Jessie Barr | Ireland | 58.01 | Q |
| 8 | Valeriya Znamenskaya | Russia | 58.40 | |
| 9 | Mila Andrić | Serbia | 58.65 | SB |
| 10 | Anna Raukuc | Germany | 58.66 | |
| 11 | Christiane Klopsch | Germany | 58.72 | Q |
| 12 | Andreea Ionescu | Romania | 59.51 | |
| 13 | Raffaela Dorfer | Austria | 1:00.15 | |
| 14 | Karen Jean-François | France | 1:00.71 | |
| 15 | Anniina Laitinen | Finland | 1:00.98 | |
| 16 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 1:01.24 | |
| 17 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 1:01.45 | |
| 18 | Kalyn Sheehan | Ireland | 1:03.46 | |

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

14 July 2011 / 11:30
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hanna Titimets | Ukraine | 4 | 0.281 | 56.22 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Barbosa | Portugal | 5 | 0.325 | 56.70 | Q PB |
| 3 | Marzena Kościelniak | Poland | 3 | 0.234 | 57.20 | q SB |
| 4 | Valentine Arrieta | Switzerland | 6 | 0.168 | 57.95 | q |
| 5 | Mila Andrić | Serbia | 2 | 0.202 | 58.65 | SB |
| 6 | Raffaela Dorfer | Austria | 7 | 0.219 | 1:00.15 | |

##### Heat 2

14 July 2011 / 11:37
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Meghan Beesley | United Kingdom | 6 | 0.201 | 57.38 | Q |
| 2 | Jessie Barr | Ireland | 5 | 0.265 | 58.01 | Q |
| 3 | Valeriya Znamenskaya | Russia | 4 | 0.325 | 58.40 | |
| 4 | Anna Raukuc | Germany | 3 | 0.184 | 58.66 | |
| 5 | Andreea Ionescu | Romania | 7 | 0.251 | 59.51 | |
| 6 | Karen Jean-François | France | 2 | 0.208 | 1:00.71 | |

##### Heat 3

14 July 2011 / 11:44
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anna Yaroshchuk | Ukraine | 3 | 0.221 | 57.74 | Q |
| 2 | Christiane Klopsch | Germany | 6 | 0.236 | 58.72 | Q |
| 3 | Anniina Laitinen | Finland | 2 | 0.256 | 1:00.98 | |
| 4 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Poland | 4 | 0.204 | 1:01.24 | |
| 5 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 5 | 0.198 | 1:01.45 | |
| 6 | Kalyn Sheehan | Ireland | 7 | 0.236 | 1:03.46 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Serbia (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United Kingdom (1)