2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

{{short description|European athletics competition}}

{{Infobox sports competition event

| event = Women's 400 metres

| competition = European Athletics Championships

| venue = Ullevi

| location = Gothenburg, Sweden

| dates = 8, 9, and 10 August 2006

| competitors =

| nations =

| win_value = 49.85 s

| gold = Vania Stambolova

| goldNOC = BUL

| silver = Tatyana Veshkurova

| silverNOC = RUS

| bronze = Olga Zaytseva

| bronzeNOC = RUS

| previous = 2002

| next = 2010

}}

{{2006AthleticsEC}}

The women's 400 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on 8, 9 and 10 August.

Medalists

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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold

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Vania Stambolova
{{BUL}}

|Tatyana Veshkurova
{{RUS}}

|Olga Zaytseva
{{RUS}}

Schedule

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! Date

! Time

! Round

8 August 200610:55Round 1
9 August 200619:05Semifinals
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| 10 August 2006

18:50Final

Results

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KEY:

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Fastest non-qualifiers

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Qualified

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National record

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Personal best

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Seasonal best

=Round 1=

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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|{{Sort|01|1}}

2align=left| Vania Stambolovaalign=left| {{BUL}}50.39Q
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|{{Sort|02|2}}

1align=left| Olga Zaytsevaalign=left| {{RUS}}50.89Q
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|{{Sort|03|3}}

4align=left| Tatyana Veshkurovaalign=left| {{RUS}}51.01Q
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|{{Sort|04|4}}

2align=left| Ilona Usovichalign=left| {{BLR}}51.34Q
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|{{Sort|05|5}}

1align=left| Joanne Cuddihyalign=left| {{IRL}}51.41Q
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|{{Sort|06|6}}

3align=left| Svetlana Pospelovaalign=left| {{RUS}}51.69Q
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|{{Sort|07|7}}

4align=left| Nicola Sandersalign=left| {{GBR}}51.80Q
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|{{Sort|08|8}}

2align=left| Nataliya Pyhydaalign=left| {{UKR}}51.98Q
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|{{Sort|09|9}}

1align=left| Marilyn Okoroalign=left| {{GBR}}52.02Q, PB
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| 10

3align=left| Mariyana Dimitrovaalign=left| {{BUL}}52.04Q
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| 11

2align=left| Daniela Reinaalign=left| {{ITA}}52.07q, PB
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| 12

4align=left| Danijela Grgićalign=left| {{CRO}}52.15Q
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| 13

2align=left| Grażyna Prokopekalign=left| {{POL}}52.21q, SB
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| 14

1align=left| Barbara Petráhnalign=left| {{HUN}}52.30q
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| 15

3align=left| Solene Desertalign=left| {{FRA}}52.32Q
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| 16

3align=left| Claudia Hoffmannalign=left| {{GER}}52.55q
174align=left| Romara van Noortalign=left| {{NED}}52.64PB
182align=left| Klodiana Shalaalign=left| {{ALB}}52.86NR
191align=left| Jitka Bartoničkováalign=left| {{CZE}}52.91PB
203align=left| Dimitra Dovaalign=left| {{GRE}}53.24
211align=left| Lena Aruhnalign=left| {{SWE}}53.28
223align=left| Kirsi Mykkänenalign=left| {{FIN}}53.34
231align=left| Phara Anacharsisalign=left| {{FRA}}53.43
242align=left| Beatrice Dahlgrenalign=left| {{SWE}}53.52
244align=left| Thélia Sigèrealign=left| {{FRA}}53.52
264align=left| Nedyalka Nedkovaalign=left| {{BUL}}53.69

=Semifinals=

First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final.

==Semifinal 1==

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RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
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| 1

6align="left" | Vania Stambolovaalign=left| {{BUL}}0.23249.69Q, EL
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| 2

4align="left" | Ilona Usovichalign=left| {{BLR}}0.18150.74Q, NR
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| 3

5align="left" | Svetlana Pospelovaalign=left| {{RUS}}0.13650.96Q
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| 4

3align="left" | Nicola Sandersalign=left| {{GBR}}0.18251.25Q
52align="left" | Daniela Reinaalign=left| {{ITA}}0.21352.13
67align="left" | Claudia Hoffmannalign=left| {{GER}}0.19152.27
71align="left" | Nataliya Pyhydaalign=left| {{UKR}}0.29152.36
88align="left" | Solene Desertalign=left| {{FRA}}0.18653.06

==Semifinal 2==

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RankLaneNameNationalityReactTimeNotes
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| 1

3align="left" | Olga Zaytsevaalign=left| {{RUS}}0.18750.49Q
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| 2

4align="left" | Tatyana Veshkurovaalign=left| {{RUS}}0.22150.87Q
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| 3

5align="left" | Joanne Cuddihyalign=left| {{IRL}}0.20451.09Q, PB
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| 4

6align="left" | Mariyana Dimitrovaalign=left| {{BUL}}0.18451.23Q
51align="left" | Danijela Grgićalign=left| {{CRO}}0.18152.00
67align="left" | Barbara Petráhnalign=left| {{HUN}}0.18052.46
72align="left" | Grażyna Prokopekalign=left| {{POL}}0.27652.66
88align="left" | Marilyn Okoroalign=left| {{GBR}}0.17352.94

=Final=

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold1}}4align="left" | Vania Stambolovaalign=left| {{BUL}}49.85
{{silver2}}3align="left" | Tatyana Veshkurovaalign=left| {{RUS}}50.15
{{bronze3}}6align="left" | Olga Zaytsevaalign=left| {{RUS}}50.28
47align="left" | Mariyana Dimitrovaalign=left| {{BUL}}50.64PB
55align="left" | Ilona Usovichalign=left| {{BLR}}50.69NR
62align="left" | Nicola Sandersalign=left| {{GBR}}50.87
78align="left" | Svetlana Pospelovaalign=left| {{RUS}}50.90
81align="left" | Joanne Cuddihyalign=left| {{IRL}}51.46