The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany, from 17 to 19 August 2022. It was the fourteenth time that the event was contested at the European Athletics Championships. Thirty-six athletes from twenty-one nations competed.
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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 Femke Bol (right of the center) finishing first in the final | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion | |||||||||
| Location | Munich, Germany | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 36 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 52.67 s CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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In round 1 on 17 August, twelve out of twenty-four athletes qualified for the semi-finals, where they were joined by the twelve highest-ranking athletes who had a bye in the first round. In the semi-finals on 18 August, eight out of twenty-four athletes qualified for the final and Viivi Lehikoinen set a Finnish record of 54.50 seconds. In the final on 19 August, Femke Bol of the Netherlands won in a new championship record of 52.67 s, followed by Viktoriya Tkachuk of Ukraine in 54.30 s and Anna Ryzhykova of Ukraine in 54.86 s.
Background
editBefore 2022, the women's 400 metres hurdles had been contested fourteen times at the European Athletics Championships: every four years between the 1978 and 2010, and every two years since then, with the exception of the 2020 European Athletics Championships that were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The 2022 edition was held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany.[3]
At the start of the 2022 championships, Sydney McLaughlin of the United States held the world record of 50.68 s, which was also the world leading performance that season;[4][5] Femke Bol of the Netherlands held the European record of 52.03 s and European leading performance of 52.27 s;[6][7] and Natalya Antyukh of Russia held the championship record of 52.92 s.[8] The previous 2018 edition was won by Léa Sprunger of Switzerland in 54.33 s.[9]
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[4] |  Sydney McLaughlin (USA) |
50.68 | Eugene, United States | 22 July 2022 |
| European record[6] |  Femke Bol (NED) |
52.03 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 August 2021 |
| Championship record[8] |  Natalya Antyukh (RUS) |
52.92 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 2010 |
| World leading[5] | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) |
50.68 | Eugene, United States | 22 July 2022 |
| Europe Lleading[7] | Femke Bol (NED) |
52.27 | Stockholm, Sweden | 30 June 2022 |
Qualification
editFor the women's 400 metres hurdles, the qualification period was from 27 July 2021 to 26 July 2022. Athletes could qualify during that time by running the entry standard of 55.85 seconds or faster, by a receiving a wild card as defending European 400 metres hurdles champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event.[10] A final entry list of thirty-nine athletes from twenty-one nations was compiled on 8 August 2022.[11]
Rounds
editRound 1
editTwenty-four athletes from nineteen nations competed in three heats (preliminary rounds) of round 1 on 17 August, starting at 11:40 (UTC+2). The first three athletes in each heat (Q) and the next three fastest athletes overall (q) advanced to the semi-finals.[8] The twelve highest-ranked athletes received a bye into the semi-finals.[12] Three athletes set a personal best (PB) in this round, whilst one set a seasons best (SB).[8]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Carolina Krafzik |  Germany | 54.32 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Nikoleta Jíchová |  Czech Republic | 55.93 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Annina Fahr |  Switzerland | 56.16 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Camille Seri |  France | 56.18 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Rebecca Sartori |  Italy | 56.44 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Dimitra Gnafaki |  Greece | 56.45 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | Hayley McLean |  Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.64 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Yasmin Giger | Switzerland | 56.69 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Kristiina Halonen |  Finland | 56.70 | q |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Nina Hespel |  Belgium | 56.72 | q |
| 11 | 1 | 8 | Elisabeth Slettum |  Norway | 56.72 | q |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | Daniela Ledecká |  Slovakia | 56.98 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Carla García |  Spain | 57.03 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Linda Olivieri | Italy | 57.03 | |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Gisèle Wender | Germany | 57.09 | |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Vera Barbosa |  Portugal | 57.10 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Eileen Demes | Germany | 57.11 | |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Lena Pressler |  Austria | 57.33 | |
| 19 | 3 | 3 | Janka Molnár |  Hungary | 57.38 | |
| 20 | 2 | 6 | Agata Zupin |  Slovenia | 57.42 | |
| 21 | 3 | 5 | Marielle Kleemeier |  Estonia | 57.46 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Annemarie Nissen |  Denmark | 57.71 | |
| 23 | 3 | 4 | Emma Zapletalová | Slovakia | 58.65 | SB |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Drita Islami |  North Macedonia | 1:01.56 |
Semi-finals
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Twenty-four athletes from fourteen nations competed in three heats of the semi-finals held on 18 August, starting at 11:55 (UTC+2). The first two athletes in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest athletes overall (q) advanced to the final. Viivi Lehikoinen set a Finnish record (NR) of 54.50 seconds and another three athletes set personal bests (PB) in this round. Camille Seri of France did not finish (DNF) the race.[13]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Femke Bol* | Netherlands | 53.73 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Anna Ryzhykova* |  Ukraine | 54.25 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Viivi Lehikoinen* | Finland | 54.50 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Viktoriya Tkachuk* | Ukraine | 54.65 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Amalie Iuel* | Norway | 54.68 | q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Ayomide Folorunso* | Italy | 54.98 | q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Sara Gallego* | Spain | 55.16 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Carolina Krafzik | Germany | 55.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Hanne Claes* | Belgium | 55.31 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Jessie Knight* | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 55.39 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Nikoleta Jíchová | Czech Republic | 55.48 | PB |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Line Kloster* | Norway | 55.63 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Dimitra Gnafaki | Greece | 56.14 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Paulien Couckuyt* | Belgium | 56.14 | |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | Hayley McLean | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.20 | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Elisabeth Slettum | Norway | 56.61 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Kristiina Halonen | Finland | 56.82 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Annina Fahr | Switzerland | 57.07 | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | Daniela Ledecká | Slovakia | 57.08 | |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | Yasmin Giger | Switzerland | 57.13 | |
| 21 | 1 | 4 | Lina Nielsen* | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 57.19 | |
| 22 | 1 | 7 | Rebecca Sartori | Italy | 57.29 | |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | Nina Hespel | Belgium | 59.15 | |
| 1 | 8 | Camille Seri | France | DNF |
- *Athletes who received a bye into the semi-finals
Final
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Eight athletes from seven nations competed in the final on 19 August, starting at 21:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[14] Femke Bol of the Netherlands moved into the first position between 200 and 300 metres,[12] and won in a new championship record (CR) of 52.67 seconds, improving the 12-year-old record of Natalya Antyukh by 0.25 seconds.[14] Viktoriya Tkachuk of Ukraine finished in second place in 54.30 seconds and Anna Ryzhykova of Ukraine in third place in 54.86 seconds.[14]
Steve Smythe from Athletics Weekly wrote that Bol finished "with a huge winning margin (...) by a staggering 1.63 seconds".[15] Bol said about the race: "I don't have to do crazy things, just had to produce a decent race. But there is also a little bit of relief. I run my second-best time of this season."[16] Two days earlier, Bol had also won the women's 400 metres; this double victory was unprecedented at the European Athletics Championships.[16] Bol said about the double: "I am so proud to achieve the double. I will never do the double again. Well, maybe. Never say never!"[17]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 52.67 | CR |
 | 7 | Viktoriya Tkachuk | Ukraine | 54.30 | |
 | 5 | Anna Ryzhykova | Ukraine | 54.86 | |
| 4 | 6 | Sara Gallego | Spain | 54.97 | |
| 5 | 1 | Amalie Iuel | Norway | 55.32 | |
| 6 | 4 | Viivi Lehikoinen | Finland | 55.58 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ayomide Folorunso | Italy | 55.91 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carolina Krafzik | Germany | 56.02 |
References
edit- ↑ "Statistics Handbook", European Athletics, pp. 406–407. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Paris 2020 European Athletics Championships cancelled", European Athletics, 23 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Athletics Timetable Archived 2024-06-22 at the Wayback Machine", European Athletics. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- 1 2 "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Hurdles women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Season Top Lists – Senior 2022 – 400 Metres Hurdles women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- 1 2 "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Hurdles women – Europe, World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Season Top Lists – Senior 2022 – 400 Metres Hurdles women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Athletics – Women's 400m Hurdles – Round 1 – Results Summary", European Athletics, 17 August 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships 2018 – 400m Hurdles Women – Final – Results, European Athletics, 10 August 2018. Archived 20 August 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards Archived 2024-06-22 at the Wayback Machine", European Athletics, August 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ↑ "Final Entries - Athletes List by event and SB", European Athletics, 8 August 2022, p. 41. Retrieved on 30 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Women's 400m Hurdles Final | Munich 2022 | Femke Bol", European Athletics on YouTube, 24 AUgust 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Athletics – Women's 400m Hurdles – Semi-finals – Results Summary", European Athletics, 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Athletics – Women's 400m Hurdles – Final – Results", European Athletics, 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ↑ Steve Smythe, "Laura Muir retains European title, while it's silver for Dina Asher-Smith", Athletics Weekly, 18 February 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Missie Bol geslaagd: unieke dubbelslag met Europese titel op 400 horden" (in Dutch), NOS, 19 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Warholm and Bol provide a 400m hurdles masterclass in Munich Archived 2022-08-20 at the Wayback Machine", World Athletics, 19 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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