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2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place in three rounds at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany, from 17 to 19 August 2022.
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[1] | |||||||||
Location | Munich, Germany | |||||||||
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Competitors | 36 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 52.67 s CR | |||||||||
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The three heats of round 1 were held on 17 August. The three fastest athletes of each heat plus the next three fastest of the rest qualified for the semifinals, where they were joined by the twelve highest-ranking athletes, who had a bye in round 1. The three heats of the semifinals were held on 18 August. The two fastest athletes of each heat and the next two fastest of the rest qualified for the finals. Viivi Lehikoinen set a Finnish record of 54.50 seconds in the semifinals.
The final was held on 19 August. Femke Bol of the Netherlands won in a new championship record of 52.67 seconds, followed by Viktoriya Tkachuk of Ukraine in 54.30 seconds and Anna Ryzhykova of Ukraine in 54.86 seconds.