2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 13 and 14 July. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Medalists

Gold	Sylvanie Morandais   France
Silver	Aleksandra Pielużek   Poland
Bronze	Irēna Žauna   Latvia

Results

Final

14 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Sylvanie Morandais	France	56.30
	Aleksandra Pielużek	Poland	56.51
	Irēna Žauna	Latvia	57.03
4	Marjolein de Jong	Netherlands	57.26
5	Alena Rücklová	Czech Republic	58.28
6	Erica Martensson	Sweden	58.49
7	Karolina Tłustochowska	Poland	58.95
8	Marina Shiyan	Russia	59.75

Heats

13 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Sylvanie Morandais	France	57.16	Q
2	Irēna Žauna	Latvia	57.23	Q
3	Alena Rücklová	Czech Republic	58.32	Q
4	Marina Shiyan	Russia	58.34	q
5	Karolina Tłustochowska	Poland	58.78	q
6	Tina Kron	Germany	59.24
	Tracey Duncan	United Kingdom	DNF

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Marjolein de Jong	Netherlands	57.66	Q
2	Aleksandra Pielużek	Poland	58.56	Q
3	Erica Martensson	Sweden	59.07	Q
4	Heidi Trollsås	Norway	59.38
5	Benedetta Ceccarelli	Italy	59.51
6	Olivia Abderrhamane	France	59.90
7	Elodie Cruchant	France	60.12

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

•   Czech Republic (1)
•   France (3)
•   Germany (1)
•   Italy (1)
•   Latvia (1)
•   Netherlands (1)
•   Norway (1)
•   Poland (2)
•   Russia (1)
•   Sweden (1)
•   United Kingdom (1)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships - Amsterdam, Netherlands - 12.-15.7.2001 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 30–42, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. European Championships U23 - Amsterdam/NED - 12.-15.07.01 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-01, retrieved 31 October 2014
3. 400mh WOMEN Final 14/07/01 - 15:00 Official Results, European Athletics Association, 14 July 2001, archived from the original on 5 November 2004, retrieved 31 October 2014
4. 400mh WOMEN 1st Round 1/2 13/07/01 - 16:45 Official Results, European Athletics Association, 13 July 2001, archived from the original on 5 November 2004, retrieved 31 October 2014
5. 400mh WOMEN 1st Round 2/2 13/07/01 - 16:50 Official Results, European Athletics Association, 13 July 2001, archived from the original on 5 November 2004, retrieved 31 October 2014