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.
Results Heats 16 September
Heat 1 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 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 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 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
Semi-finals 17 September
Semi-final 1 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 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
Final 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
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