The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi

Ullevi

Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

 on August 7, 8 and August 9.

Iakovákis and Plawgo were well ahead of the field, while Williams surged towards the finish line and pipped Frenchman Naman Keïta

Naman Keita

Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...

 by a hundredth.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova is a Russian hurdler.She won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-External links:...	Fani Chalkia	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 7, 2006	11:40	Round 1
August 8, 2006	19:15	Semifinals
August 9, 2006	20:10	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova is a Russian hurdler.She won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-External links:...		55.21	Q
	2	Fani Chalkia		55.42	Q
	4	Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...		55.46	Q
	1	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		55.47	Q
	2	Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics...		55.55	Q
	3	Tasha Danvers-Smith Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		55.64	Q
	3	Angela Moroşanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...		55.74	Q
	4	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....		55.76	Q
	2	Andri Sialou		55.87	Q, SB
10	2	Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...		56.02	q
11	4	Claudia Marx Claudia Marx Claudia Marx, born September 16, 1978, in Berlin, is a German sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles . She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor...		56.04	Q
12	1	Anastasiya Trifonova		56.10	Q
13	1	Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...		56.29	Q
14	4	Alena Rücklová		56.44	q
15	2	Erica Mårtensson		56.75	q, PB
16	1	Hristina Hantzi-Neag		56.80	q, SB
17	3	Marta Chrust-Rożej Marta Chrust-Rozej Marta Chrust-Rożej is a Polish athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 200 metres - 24.17 s * 400 metres - 53.77 s...		56.90
18	1	Cora Olivero		57.08
19	4	Benedetta Ceccarelli Benedetta Ceccarelli Benedetta Ceccarelli is an Italian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.79 seconds, achieved in August 2005 in Rieti.-Achievements:-External links:...		57.12
20	1	Sara Orešnik		57.50
21	3	Michelle Carey		57.61
22	2	Agnieszka Karpiesiuk Agnieszka Karpiesiuk Agnieszka Karpiesiuk is a Polish athlete, a sprinter, who also competes in the 400 metres hurdles. Karpiesiuk, who represents AZS Gdańsk, was a member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...		57.65
23	4	Laia Forcadell		57.81
24	3	Nadja Petersen		57.90
25	1	Dora Jémma		57.94
26	2	Nikolina Horvat		57.95
27	4	Anneli Melin		58.00
28	4	Emma Duck Emma Duck Emma Duck is a British international track athlete known for the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. She is current with Southampton, under coach Todd Bennett.-Track career:...		58.03
29	2	Martina Näf		58.08
30	1	Özge Gürler Ozge Gurler Özge Gürler is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint category. She is the current Turkish record holder at 400 m and 400 m hurdles disciplines....		58.39
31	3	Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Bergrová is a sprinter and hurdler from Czech Republic.-Personal bests:-Achievements:- External links :...		58.64

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Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5	Fani Chalkia		0.316	54.57	Q
2	7	Claudia Marx Claudia Marx Claudia Marx, born September 16, 1978, in Berlin, is a German sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles . She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor...		0.171	54.80	Q, PB
3	3	Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...		0.200	54.87	Q
4	6	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....		0.181	55.25	Q
5	1	Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...		0.235	55.61
6	2	Andri Sialou		0.297	55.75	SB
7	4	Anastasiya Trifonova		0.227	56.02
8	8	Alena Rücklová		0.185	56.24	SB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	6	Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova is a Russian hurdler.She won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-External links:...		0.149	54.17	Q, PB
2	4	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		0.252	54.39	Q, SB
3	5	Tasha Danvers-Smith Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		0.172	55.14	Q
4	3	Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics...		0.209	55.34	Q
5	7	Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...		0.140	56.39
6	8	Erica Mårtensson		0.145	56.91
7	1	Hristina Hantzi-Neag		0.257	57.31
8	2	Angela Moroşanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...		0.254	57.78

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	6	Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova Yevgeniya Isakova is a Russian hurdler.She won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-External links:...		0.174	53.93	PB
	4	Fani Chalkia		0.181	54.02
	3	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		0.196	54.55
4	5	Claudia Marx Claudia Marx Claudia Marx, born September 16, 1978, in Berlin, is a German sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles . She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor...		0.216	54.99
5	2	Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics...		0.282	55.04	PB
6	7	Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...		0.191	55.16
7	1	Tasha Danvers-Smith Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		0.165	55.56
8	8	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....		0.183	55.74

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