# 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 30 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tatyana Firova Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Kseniya Ustalova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Antonina Krivoshapka Russia (RUS) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 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 | Debbie Dunn (USA) | 49.64 | Des Moines, United States | 26 June 2010 |
| European Leading | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | 50.16 | Moscow, Russia | 29 June 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships |||||
| European Leading | Tatyana Firova (RUS) | 49.89 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 2010 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 28 July 2010 | 18:35 | Round 1 |
| 30 July 2010 | 19:35 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia (RUS) | 0.211 | 51.52 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0.222 | 52.34 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Maris Mägi | Estonia (EST) | 0.288 | 52.85 | |
| 4 | 3 | Lee McConnell | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.284 | 53.15 | |
| 5 | 5 | Darya Prystupa | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.318 | 53.48 | |
| 6 | 8 | Agata Bednarek | Poland (POL) | 0.218 | 54.16 | |
| DQ | 4 | Pınar Saka | Turkey (TUR) | | 54.33 | Doping |
| 7 | 1 | Jasna Horozić | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0.274 | 55.97 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Tatyana Firova | Russia (RUS) | 0.198 | 51.11 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Antonina Yefremova | Ukraine (UKR) | | 51.67 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Marta Milani | Italy (ITA) | 0.202 | 52.36 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Virginie Michanol | France (FRA) | 0.216 | 52.37 | |
| 5 | 5 | Helene Nordquist | Sweden (SWE) | 0.274 | 53.78 | |
| 6 | 6 | Barbara Petráhn | Hungary (HUN) | 0.183 | 53.78 | |
| 7 | 3 | Meliz Redif | Turkey (TUR) | 0.257 | 54.19 | |
| 8 | 4 | Begoña Garrido | Spain (ESP) | 0.260 | 54.65 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Kseniya Ustalova | Russia (RUS) | 0.219 | 50.96 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Libania Grenot | Italy (ITA) | 0.231 | 51.03 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 7 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France (FRA) | 0.181 | 51.97 | q |
| 4 | 5 | Joanne Cuddihy | Ireland (IRL) | 0.193 | 52.58 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kseniya Karandyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | | 53.18 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jitka Bartoničková | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0.283 | 54.16 | |
| | 3 | Agní Dervéni | Greece (GRE) | 0.227 | DQ | |

#### Summary

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | Kseniya Ustalova | Russia (RUS) | 50.96 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Libania Grenot | Italy (ITA) | 51.03 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Tatyana Firova | Russia (RUS) | 51.11 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia (RUS) | 51.52 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Antonina Yefremova | Ukraine (UKR) | 51.67 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France (FRA) | 51.97 | q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 52.34 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Marta Milani | Italy (ITA) | 52.36 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Virginie Michanol | France (FRA) | 52.37 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Joanne Cuddihy | Ireland (IRL) | 52.58 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Maris Mägi | Estonia (EST) | 52.85 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Lee McConnell | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 53.15 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Kseniya Karandyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 53.18 | |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | Darya Prystupa | Ukraine (UKR) | 53.48 | |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | Helene Nordquist | Sweden (SWE) | 53.78 | |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Barbara Petráhn | Hungary (HUN) | 53.78 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Jitka Bartoničková | Czech Republic (CZE) | 54.16 | |
| 17 | 1 | 8 | Agata Bednarek | Poland (POL) | 54.16 | |
| 19 | 2 | 3 | Meliz Redif | Turkey (TUR) | 54.19 | |
| DQ | 1 | 4 | Pınar Saka | Turkey (TUR) | 54.33 | Doping |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | Begoña Garrido | Spain (ESP) | 54.65 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Jasna Horozić | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 55.97 | |
| | 3 | 3 | Agní Dervéni | Greece (GRE) | | DSQ |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| DQ | 5 | Tatyana Firova | Russia (RUS) | 0.200 | 49.89 | EL |
| | 4 | Kseniya Ustalova | Russia (RUS) | 0.229 | 49.92 | PB |
| | 3 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia (RUS) | 0.205 | 50.10 | SB |
| | 6 | Libania Grenot | Italy (ITA) | 0.323 | 50.43 | SB |
| 4 | 7 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0.319 | 50.90 | |
| 5 | 8 | Antonina Yefremova | Ukraine (UKR) | | 51.67 | |
| 6 | 1 | Marta Milani | Italy (ITA) | 0.185 | 51.87 | PB |
| 7 | 2 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France (FRA) | 0.194 | 52.05 | |