2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueArena Toruń
LocationToruń, Poland
Dates5 March 2021 (round 1 and semi-finals)
6 March 2021 (final)
Competitors39 from 21 nations
Winning time50.63 s i NR
Medalists
gold medal Femke Bol   Netherlands
silver medal Justyna Święty-Ersetic   Poland
bronze medal Jodie Williams   Great Britain
2021 European Athletics
Indoor Championships
Track events
60 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
60 m hurdlesmenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Heptathlonmen

The women's 400 metres at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held over three rounds at the Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 5 and 6 March 2021.

Thirty-nine athletes competed in round 1, where eighteen advanced to the semi-finals. Justyna Święty-Ersetic of Poland set a national record of 51.34 s in the semi-finals. Six athletes advanced to final, that was won by Femke Bol of the Netherlands in a national record of 50.63 seconds, followed by Święty-Ersetic in second place in 51.41 seconds, and Jodie Williams of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in 51.73 seconds.

Background

Records before the 2021 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  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 50.21 New York City, New York, United States 13 February 2021
European Leading  Femke Bol (NED) 50.64 Apeldoorn, Netherlands 21 February 2021

Qualification

The qualification period for this event was from 1 May 2019 to 24 February 2021. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 52.00 s outdoor or 53.75 s indoor. A maximum of four athletes per nation could be entered, of whom three could participate. There was a target number of thirty athletes.[1]

Rounds

Round 1

Thirty-nine athletes from twenty-one nations competed in the seven heats of the first round on 5 March in the morning, starting at 11:22 (UTC+1). Eighteen athletes, the two fastest in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest overall (q), qualified for the semi-finals. Five athletes ran a personal best (PB) and seven athletes ran a season's best (SB) in this round.[2]

Results of round 1[2]
Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Note
1 5 Phil Healy  Ireland 52.00 Q
2 3 Justyna Święty-Ersetic  Poland 52.06 Q
3 3 Jessie Knight United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 52.17 Q, SB
4 5 Léa Sprunger   Switzerland 52.25 Q
5 3 Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo  Belgium 52.27 q, SB
6 4 Jodie Williams United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 52.35 Q
7 5 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė  Lithuania 52.52 q, PB
8 4 Andrea Miklós  Romania 52.57 Q
9 6 Ama Pipi United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 52.63 Q, SB
10 3 Kateryna Klymyuk  Ukraine 52.70 q, PB
11 5 Rebecca Borga  Italy 52.72 q
12 4 Alice Mangione  Italy 52.73 PB
13 2 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 52.74 Q
14 7 Irini Vasiliou  Greece 52.76 Q, PB
15 2 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine 52.76 Q
16 1 Femke Bol  Netherlands 52.77 Q
17 6 Lisanne de Witte  Netherlands 52.82 Q, =SB
18 6 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 52.83
19 1 Hanna Mikhailava  Belarus 52.96 Q
20 7 Agnė Šerkšnienė  Lithuania 53.00 Q
21 1 Laura Müller  Germany 53.03
22 6 Corinna Schwab  Germany 53.06
23 7 Amandine Brossier  France 53.23
24 3 Cátia Azevedo  Portugal 53.28 SB
25 3 Maja Ćirić  Serbia 53.28 SB
26 2 Sophie Becker  Ireland 53.31
27 4 Susanne Walli  Austria 53.41 PB
28 1 Tereza Petržilková  Czech Republic 53.46
29 7 Anastasiia Bryzgina  Ukraine 53.50
30 5 Hanne Maudens  Belgium 53.63
31 4 Aauri Lorena Bokesa  Spain 53.64
32 2 Camille Laus  Belgium 53.68
33 7 Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 53.68
34 4 Iveta Putalová  Slovakia 53.69 SB
35 2 Eleonora Marchiando  Italy 53.70
36 2 Krystsina Muliarchik  Belarus 53.93
37 1 Andrea Jiménez  Spain 54.34
38 1 Silke Lemmens   Switzerland 54.48
39 6 Evelin Nádházy  Hungary 55.11

Semi-finals

Eighteen athletes from twelve nations competed in the three heats of the semi-finals on 5 March in the evening, starting at 19:33 (UTC+1). Six athletes, the fastest two in each heat (Q), qualified for the final. Justyna Święty-Ersetic of Poland set a national record (NR) of 51.34 s, two athletes ran a personal best (PB), and one athlete ran a seaon's best (SB).[3]

Results of the semi-finals[3]
Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Note
1 3 Femke Bol  Netherlands 51.17 Q
2 2 Justyna Święty-Ersetic  Poland 51.34 Q, NR
3 2 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 52.09 Q
4 3 Jodie Williams United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 52.09 Q, PB
5 2 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine 52.11 PB
6 2 Jessie Knight United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 52.22
7 1 Phil Healy  Ireland 52.41 Q
8 1 Andrea Miklós  Romania 52.41 Q
9 1 Amarachi Pipi United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 52.54 SB
10 3 Léa Sprunger   Switzerland 52.64
11 2 Agnė Šerkšnienė  Lithuania 53.09
12 1 Lisanne de Witte  Netherlands 53.10
13 1 Kateryna Klymyuk  Ukraine 53.10
14 1 Hanna Mikhailava  Belarus 53.10
15 3 Modesta Justė Morauskaitė  Lithuania 53.20
16 3 Irini Vasiliou  Greece 53.31
17 3 Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo  Belgium 53.74
18 2 Rebecca Borga  Italy 54.23

Final

Six athletes from five nations competed in the final on 6 March in the evening, starting at 20:25 (UTC+1). Femke Bol of the Netherlands won in a European leading performance (EL) and national record (NR) of 50.63 s, followed by Justyna Święty-Ersetic of Poland in second place in 51.41 s and Jodie Williams of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in personal best (PB) of 51.63 s. Outside the medals, Phil Healy of Ireland also had a personal best time.[4]

Results of the final[4]
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Femke Bol  Netherlands 50.63 EL, NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Justyna Święty-Ersetic  Poland 51.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Jodie Williams United Kingdom Great Britain and N.I. 51.73 PB
4 4 Phil Healy  Ireland 51.94 PB
5 3 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 52.03
6 2 Andrea Miklós  Romania 52.10

References

  1. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2021 – Entry Standards & Procedures", European Athletics/Turkish Athletic Federation, 2020. Archived 28 May 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Round 1 – Results Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Semi-Finals – Results", European Athletics, 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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