1969 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16, 17, and 18 September 1969.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Nicole Duclos![]() |
Silver | Colette Besson![]() |
Bronze | Maria Sykora![]() |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
18 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Nicole Duclos | ![]() | 51.7 (51.72) | WR |
![]() | Colette Besson | ![]() | 51.7 (51.74) | WR |
![]() | Maria Sykora | ![]() | 53.0 | NR |
4 | Hannelore Middecke | ![]() | 53.1 | NR |
5 | Karin Lundgren | ![]() | 53.4 | |
6 | Donata Govoni | ![]() | 53.6 | |
7 | Janet Simpson | ![]() | 53.8 | |
8 | Rosemary Stirling | ![]() | 54.6 |
Semi-finals[edit]
17 September
Semi-final 1[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colette Besson | ![]() | 52.2 | Q |
2 | Hannelore Middecke | ![]() | 53.3 | NR Q |
3 | Janet Simpson | ![]() | 53.6 | Q |
4 | Donata Govoni | ![]() | 53.7 | NR Q |
5 | Taysiya Kovalevskaya | ![]() | 54.1 | |
6 | Jennifer Pawsey | ![]() | 54.8 | |
7 | Elżbieta Skowrońska | ![]() | 55.3 | |
Berit Berthelsen | ![]() | DNS |
Semi-final 2[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maria Sykora | ![]() | 53.2 | NR Q |
2 | Nicole Duclos | ![]() | 53.2 | Q |
3 | Karin Lundgren | ![]() | 54.2 | Q |
4 | Rosemary Stirling | ![]() | 54.3 | Q |
5 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | ![]() | 54.7 | |
6 | Eliane Jacq | ![]() | 54.7 | |
7 | Uschi Meyer | ![]() | 54.9 | |
8 | Olga Klein | ![]() | 56.3 |
Heats[edit]
16 September
Heat 1[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicole Duclos | ![]() | 53.2 | Q |
2 | Karin Lundgren | ![]() | 54.5 | Q |
3 | Donata Govoni | ![]() | 54.6 | Q |
4 | Rosemary Stirling | ![]() | 54.7 | Q |
5 | Anna Dundare | ![]() | 55.2 |
Heat 2[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colette Besson | ![]() | 52.1 | CR Q |
2 | Maria Sykora | ![]() | 53.6 | NR Q |
3 | Janet Simpson | ![]() | 54.1 | Q |
4 | Hannelore Middecke | ![]() | 54.2 | Q |
5 | Elisabeth Randerz | ![]() | 55.5 | |
6 | Eeva Haimi | ![]() | 55.8 |
Heat 3[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jennifer Pawsey | ![]() | 54.8 | Q |
2 | Eliane Jacq | ![]() | 54.9 | Q |
3 | Olga Klein | ![]() | 55.0 | Q |
4 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | ![]() | 55.4 | Q |
5 | Birgitte Jennes | ![]() | 55.5 |
Heat 4[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taysiya Kovalevskaya | ![]() | 55.0 | Q |
2 | Berit Berthelsen | ![]() | 55.2 | Q |
3 | Uschi Meyer | ![]() | 55.5 | Q |
4 | Elżbieta Skowrońska | ![]() | 55.6 | Q |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (1)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Italy (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (2)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (3)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014