# 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tampere, Finland, at Ratina Stadium on 12 and 13 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vera Rudakova Russia |
| Silver | Bianca Baak Netherlands |
| Bronze | Anastasiya Lebid Ukraine |

## Results
### Final

13 July 2013
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | Vera Rudakova | Russia | 4 | 0.272 | 55.92 | PB |
| | Bianca Baak | Netherlands | 5 | 0.235 | 56.75 | PB |
| | Anastasiya Lebid | Ukraine | 6 | 0.294 | 56.92 | |
| 4 | Aurélie Chaboudez | France | 3 | 0.211 | 57.13 | |
| 5 | Joanna Banach | Poland | 2 | 0.223 | 57.27 | PB |
| 6 | Klaudia Żurek | Poland | 8 | 0.194 | 58.24 | |
| 7 | Frederike Hogrebe | Germany | 1 | 0.243 | 58.52 | |
| 8 | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk | Poland | 7 | 0.200 | 58.55 | |

### Heats

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

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vera Rudakova | Russia | 57.15 | Q |
| 2 | Aurélie Chaboudez | France | 57.40 | Q |
| 3 | Bianca Baak | Netherlands | 57.58 | Q PB |
| 4 | Joanna Banach | Poland | 57.87 | q |
| 5 | Anastasiya Lebid | Ukraine | 58.20 | Q |
| 6 | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk | Poland | 58.54 | Q |
| 7 | Klaudia Żurek | Poland | 58.94 | Q |
| 8 | Frederike Hogrebe | Germany | 59.11 | q |
| 9 | Marina Reznikova | Russia | 59.31 | |
| 10 | Sanda Belgyan | Romania | 59.45 | SB |
| 10 | Gabrielle Coveney | Ireland | 59.45 | |
| 12 | Maëva Contion | France | 59.87 | |
| 13 | Katsiaryna Khairullina | Belarus | 1:00.52 | |
| 14 | Fanny Lefèvre | France | 1:00.53 | |
| 15 | Andreia Crespo | Portugal | 1:01.66 | |
| 16 | Stefanía Valdimarsdóttir | Iceland | 1:01.68 | |
| 17 | Irma Mačiukaitė | Lithuania | 1:03.02 | |
| | Emel Şanlı | Turkey | DQ | R 162.7 |

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

12 July 2013 / 17:00
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aurélie Chaboudez | France | 7 | 0.200 | 57.40 | Q |
| 2 | Bianca Baak | Netherlands | 4 | 0.179 | 57.58 | Q PB |
| 3 | Joanna Banach | Poland | 5 | 0.252 | 57.87 | q |
| 4 | Katsiaryna Khairullina | Belarus | 2 | 0.264 | 1:00.52 | |
| 5 | Stefanía Valdimarsdóttir | Iceland | 3 | 0.146 | 1:01.68 | |
| | Emel Şanlı | Turkey | 6 | | F1F2 | DQ R 162.7 |

##### Heat 2

12 July 2013 / 17:08
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastasiya Lebid | Ukraine | 4 | 0.315 | 58.20 | Q |
| 2 | Klaudia Żurek | Poland | 7 | 0.213 | 58.94 | Q |
| 3 | Marina Reznikova | Russia | 2 | 0.215 | 59.31 | |
| 4 | Sanda Belgyan | Romania | 6 | 0.218 | 59.45 | SB |
| 5 | Maëva Contion | France | 5 | 0.182 | 59.87 | |
| 6 | Andreia Crespo | Portugal | 3 | 0.181 | 1:01.66 | |

##### Heat 3

12 July 2013 / 17:16
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vera Rudakova | Russia | 7 | 0.262 | 57.15 | Q |
| 2 | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk | Poland | 6 | 0.206 | 58.54 | Q |
| 3 | Frederike Hogrebe | Germany | 2 | 0.178 | 59.11 | q |
| 4 | Gabrielle Coveney | Ireland | 4 | 0.231 | 59.45 | |
| 5 | Fanny Lefèvre | France | 5 | 0.255 | 1:00.53 | |
| 6 | Irma Mačiukaitė | Lithuania | 3 | 0.170 | 1:03.02 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
* Belarus (1)
* France (3)
* Germany (1)
* Iceland (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (3)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)