1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Grit Breuer![]() |
Silver | Helena Fuchsová![]() |
Bronze | Olga Kotlyarova![]() |
Results[edit]
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Round 1[edit]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Grit Breuer | ![]() | 50.79 | Q |
2 | 2 | Helena Fuchsová | ![]() | 50.87 | Q |
3 | 2 | Uta Rohländer | ![]() | 51.04 | Q |
4 | 2 | Olga Kotlyarova | ![]() | 51.08 | Q |
5 | 1 | Allison Curbishley | ![]() | 51.43 | Q |
6 | 1 | Patrizia Spuri | ![]() | 51.74 | Q, SB |
7 | 2 | Donna Fraser | ![]() | 52.05 | Q |
8 | 1 | Olena Rurak | ![]() | 52.36 | Q |
9 | 1 | Karen Shinkins | ![]() | 52.40 | |
10 | 1 | Jitka Burianová | ![]() | 52.41 | |
11 | 1 | Lana Jekabsone | ![]() | 52.76 | |
12 | 2 | Fabienne Ficher | ![]() | 52.95 | |
13 | 2 | Annamaria Bori | ![]() | 53.11 | |
14 | 2 | Otilia Ruicu | ![]() | 53.17 | |
15 | 2 | Yekaterina Kulikova | ![]() | 53.25 | |
16 | 1 | Irina Rosikhina | ![]() | 53.62 |
Final[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Grit Breuer | ![]() | 49.93 | |
![]() | Helena Fuchsová | ![]() | 50.21 | PB |
![]() | Olga Kotlyarova | ![]() | 50.38 | PB |
4 | Uta Rohländer | ![]() | 50.48 | |
5 | Allison Curbishley | ![]() | 51.05 | |
6 | Donna Fraser | ![]() | 51.54 | |
7 | Olena Rurak | ![]() | 51.92 | SB |
8 | Patrizia Spuri | ![]() | 51.94 |