2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships took place in three rounds at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 1 and 2 March 2019.

On 1 March, round 1 was held in the morning, where a total of 37 athletes of 25 nations competed. Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium set a national record of 52.60 seconds and Gunta Vaičule of Latvia set a national record of 52.66 seconds. Eighteen athletes qualified for the semi-finals. On 1 March, the semi-finals were held in the evening. Agnė Šerkšnienė of Lithuania set a national record of 52.33 seconds and Bolingo Mbongo further improved her Belgian record to 52.37 seconds. Six athletes qualified for the final.

On 2 March, the final was held in the evening. The race was won by Léa Sprunger of Switzerland in a world leading time of 51.61 seconds, followed by Bolingo Mbongo in 51.62 seconds, another improvement of her Belgian record, and Lisanne de Witte of the Netherlands in a personal best time of 52.34 seconds.

Background +Records before 2019 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)LocationDateWorld record49.59Milan, Italy7 March 1982European recordChampionship recordWorld Leading51.86Moscow, Russia3 February 2019European Leading

Qualification Athletes could qualify for the 400 metres from 1 January 2018 to 21 February 2019 by reaching the entry standard of 53.90 s indoor and 52.75 s outdoor. If a nation didn't have any qualified athletes, it could enter one unqualified athlete."European Athletics Indoor Championships 2019 – Entry Standards & Conditions", European Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

Rounds Round 1

The seven heats of the first round were held on 1 March, starting at 10:20 in the morning. Of the 37 competitors, the first two athletes in each heat () and the next four fastest () qualified for the semi-finals. In the fifth heat, Gunta Vaičule of Latvia set a national record () of 52.66 s. In the seventh heat, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium set a national record of 52.60 s.

+Results of round 1RankHeatAthleteNationalityNote 1 5 52.46 2 7 52.56 , 3 7 52.60 , 4 4 52.64 5 5 Latvia 52.66 , 6 5 52.67 , 7 4 Ukraine 52.73 , 8 4 52.75 9 7 52.81 10 3 52.99 , 11 6 53.03 , 12 3 53.05 13 3 Ireland 53.13 14 6 Lithuania 53.14 15 2 53.17 16 2 53.21 17 2 53.26 18 6 Czech Republic 53.29 19 2 53.38 20 3 Ukraine 53.39 21 1 53.40 22 6 53.43 23 7 53.45 24 6 Cyprus 53.49 25 1 Slovenia 53.53 26 7 Greece 53.66 27 1 Ukraine 53.68 28 1 Serbia 53.73 29 4 53.84 30 1 53.85 31 3 Romania 53.87 32 3 Hungary 53.90 33 5 53.93 34 2 Ireland 53.99 35 5 Slovakia 54.19 36 4 Austria 54.69 37 1 55.30

Semi-finals

The three heats of the semi-finals were held on 1 March, starting at 21:00 in the evening. Of the eighteen competitors, the first two athletes in each heat () advanced to the final. In the second heat, Agnė Šerkšnienė of Lithuania set a national record () of 52.33 s. In the third heat, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium broke her own national record from the first round in a new time of 52.37 s."European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Semi-Finals – Results", European Athletics, 1 March 2019. Archived from the original 6 March 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

+Results of the semi-finalsRankHeatAthleteNationalityNote 1 2 51.90 2 2 Lithuania 52.33 , 3 3 52.37 , 4 3 52.38 , 5 3 52.46 6 1 52.80 , 7 1 52.85 8 1 53.05 9 1 Ukraine 53.22 10 3 53.28 11 3 53.34 12 3 Slovenia 53.37 13 1 53.43 14 1 Latvia 53.53 15 2 Ireland 53.65 16 2 53.83 17 2 54.56 18 2 57.96

Final

The final was held on 2 March at 20:22 in the evening. The race was won by Léa Sprunger of Switzerland in a world leading time () of 51.61 s, followed by silver medalist Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium who broke her national record () from the semi-finals in 51.62 s and bronze medalist Lisanne de Witte of the Netherlands in a personal best time () of 52.34 s.

+Results of the finalRankAthleteNationalityNote 51.61 51.62 52.34 4 Lithuania 52.40 5 52.48 6 52.64

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