2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Medalists Perri Shakes-Drayton, Eilidh Child, and Moa Hjelmer and the other runners at the finish of the final
VenueScandinavium
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Dates
  • 1 March 2013 (round 1)
  • 2 March 2013 (semi-finals)
  • 3 March 2013 (final)
Competitors20 from 15 nations
Winning time50.85 s
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Sweden

The women's 400 metres event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March 2013 at 11:00 (round 1), 2 March 16:35 (semi-final), and 3 March 11:15 (final) local time.[1]

Background

Records before the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time Location Date
World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 49.59 Milan, Italy 7 March 1982
European record
Championship record
World Leading  Natasha Hastings (USA) 50.88 Birmingham, United Kingdom 16 February 2013
European Leading  Kseniya Ustalova (RUS) 51.31 Moscow, Russia 13 February 2013

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 2 (Q) and the 4 fastest athletes (q) advanced to the semifinals.[2][3]

Heat 1 underway
Results of round 1
Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Time Note
1 1 6 Perri Shakes-Drayton  Great Britain 51.70 Q
2 3 6 Eilidh Child  Great Britain 52.05 Q
3 2 6 Angela Moroșanu  Romania 52.07 Q, SB
4 3 5 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 52.20 Q
5 2 5 Kseniya Ustalova  Russia 52.23 Q
6 3 4 Ella Räsänen  Finland 52.37 q, NR, AJR
7 1 3 Moa Hjelmer  Sweden 52.87 Q, SB
8 1 5 Madiea Ghafoor  Netherlands 52.88 q
9 2 3 Shana Cox  Great Britain 52.99 q
10 3 3 Line Kloster  Norway 53.15 q, NR
11 4 6 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 53.20 Q
12 2 4 Olha Zemlyak  Ukraine 53.26 SB
13 4 5 Marie Gayot  France 53.49 Q
14 4 4 Aauri Lorena Bokesa  Spain 53.61
15 1 4 Maria Enrica Spacca  Italy 53.79
16 4 3 Alina Andreea Panainte  Romania 53.98
17 1 2 Léa Sprunger  Switzerland 54.45
18 2 2 Chiara Bazzoni  Italy 54.55
19 3 2 Anita Banović  Croatia 55.00
20 4 2 Amaliya Sharoyan  Armenia 56.35

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 (Q) advanced to the final.[4][5]

Results of the semi-finals
Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Note
1 2 Perri Shakes-Drayton  Great Britain 51.03 Q, EL
2 2 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 51.27 Q, PB
3 2 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 52.12 Q, SB
4 1 Eilidh Child  Great Britain 52.29 Q
5 1 Moa Hjelmer  Sweden 52.38 Q, SB
6 2 Line Kloster  Norway 52.78 NR
7 2 Ella Räsänen  Finland 52.84
8 1 Shana Cox  Great Britain 52.86 Q, SB
9 1 Madiea Ghafoor  Netherlands 53.12
10 2 Marie Gayot  France 53.38
1 Angela Moroșanu  Romania DQ R 163.2[6]
1 Kseniya Ustalova  Russia DNF

Final

The final was held at 11:15.[7][8]

Results of the final
Rank Athlete Nation Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Perri Shakes-Drayton  Great Britain 50.85 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eilidh Child  Great Britain 51.45 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Moa Hjelmer  Sweden 52.04 NR
4 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 52.12
5 Denisa Rosolová  Czech Republic 52.71
6 Shana Cox  Great Britain 53.15

References

  1. ^ "Timetable - European Athletics Indoor Championships Gothenburg 2013". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ Round 1 start list Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Round 1 results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Semifinals start list Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Semifinals results Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Obstructing another competitor
  7. ^ Final start list Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Final results Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine