The Women's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

 was held at March 4 & 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 17:30 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		49.59	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	7 March 1982
European record		49.59	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	7 March 1982
Championship record		49.59	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	7 March 1982
World Leading		50.83	Albuquerque, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 February 2011
European Leading		51.22	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	17 February 2011

Heats

First 3 in each heat and 3 best performers advanced to the Semifinals.

The heats were held at 10:20.

Rank	Heats	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	1	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	Kingdom of Bulgaria	0.303	53.05	Q
2	1	Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.- Achievements :- References :...	Germany	0.268	53.43	Q
3	1	Nataliya Lupu	Ukraine		53.72	Q
4	2	Olesya Krasnomovets	Russia	0.292	53.75	Q
5	3	Kseniya Zadorina	Russia	0.194	54.25	Q
6	2	Hanna Tashpulatava	Belarus		54.26	Q
7	3	Denisa Rosolová	Czech Republic	0.254	54.41	Q
8	3	Marta Milani Marta Milani Marta Milani is an Italian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	Italy	0.185	54.48	Q
9	2	Hanna Titimets	Ukraine	0.191	54.49	Q
10	1	Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....	Turkey	0.267	54.63	q
11	2	Pinar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....	Turkey		54.87	q
12	1	Patricia Lopes	Portugal		54.94	q
13	2	Marian Heffernan	Republic of Ireland	0.236	54.94
14	3	Darya Prystupa	Ukraine	0.242	54.96
15	1	Amaliya Sharoyan	Armenia	0.235	56.08
16	3	Bianca Razor	Kingdom of Romania	0.305	55.08
17	3	Anita Banović	Independent State of Croatia	0.253	55.20
	2	Jasna Horozić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.343		R 163.3

Semifinal

First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final.

The semifinals were held at 17:55.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	2	Olesya Krasnomovets	Russia	0.358	52.53	Q
2	2	Denisa Rosolová	Czech Republic	0.201	52.81	Q
3	1	Kseniya Zadorina	Russia	0.215	52.88	Q
4	2	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	Kingdom of Bulgaria	0.301	52.89	Q
5	1	Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.- Achievements :- References :...	Germany	0.248	53.12	Q
6	1	Marta Milani Marta Milani Marta Milani is an Italian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	Italy	0.207	53.44	Q
7	1	Hanna Tashpulatava	Belarus		53.69
8	1	Hanna Titimets	Ukraine	0.197	53.97
9	2	Nataliya Lupu	Ukraine	0.262	54.24
10	2	Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....	Turkey	0.283	54.58
11	2	Patricia Lopes	Portugal		55.09
12	1	Pinar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....	Turkey		55.40

Final

The final was held at 17:30.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	4	Denisa Rosolová	Czech Republic	0.210	51.73	PB
	5	Olesya Krasnomovets	Russia	0.301	51.80
	6	Kseniya Zadorina	Russia	0.241	52.03
4	1	Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 metres...	Kingdom of Bulgaria	0.324	52.58
5	3	Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.- Achievements :- References :...	Germany	0.240	52.62
6	2	Marta Milani Marta Milani Marta Milani is an Italian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	Italy	0.234	53.23