1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 26, 27, and 28 August 1986.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Marita Koch
  East Germany
Silver Olga Vladykina
  Soviet Union
Bronze Petra Müller
  East Germany

Results

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Final

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28 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Marita Koch   East Germany 48.22
  Olga Vladykina   Soviet Union 49.67
  Petra Müller   East Germany 49.88
4 Kirsten Emmelmann   East Germany 50.43
5 Ute Thimm   West Germany 51.15
6 Taťána Kocembová   Czechoslovakia 51.50
7 Fabienne Ficher   France 51.91
8 Karin Lix   West Germany 52.89

Semi-finals

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27 August

Semi-final 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Petra Müller   East Germany 49.84 Q
2 Olga Vladykina   Soviet Union 50.23 Q
3 Kirsten Emmelmann   East Germany 50.79 Q
4 Ute Thimm   West Germany 51.60 Q
5 Olga Nazarova   Soviet Union 52.11
6 Marzena Wojdecka   Poland 53.26
7 Cosetta Campana   Italy 53.89
8 Anne Gundersen   Norway 53.98

Semi-final 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marita Koch   East Germany 50.74 Q
2 Taťána Kocembová   Czechoslovakia 51.91 Q
3 Fabienne Ficher   France 52.14 Q
4 Karin Lix   West Germany 52.46 Q
5 Helen Barnett   United Kingdom 52.47
6 Erika Rossi   Italy 53.22
Gisela Kinzel   West Germany DQ
Mariya Pinigina   Soviet Union DNS

Heats

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26 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marita Koch   East Germany 52.34 Q
2 Mariya Pinigina   Soviet Union 52.43 Q
3 Karin Lix   West Germany 52.86 Q
4 Fabienne Ficher   France 52.91 Q
5 Blanca Lacambra   Spain 54.51
6 Patricia Walsh   Ireland 54.65

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marzena Wojdecka   Poland 52.79 Q
2 Kirsten Emmelmann   East Germany 52.81 Q
3 Olga Vladykina   Soviet Union 52.92 Q
4 Gisela Kinzel   West Germany 53.02 Q
5 Cosetta Campana   Italy 53.30 q
6 Anne Gundersen   Norway 54.35 q

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olga Nazarova   Soviet Union 52.26 Q
2 Petra Müller   East Germany 52.36 Q
3 Taťána Kocembová   Czechoslovakia 52.39 Q
4 Ute Thimm   West Germany 52.39 Q
5 Helen Barnett   United Kingdom 52.46 q
6 Erika Rossi   Italy 53.31 q

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 443–451, retrieved 13 August 2014