2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships
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Medalists Léa Sprunger (center), Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo (leftmost), and Lisanne de Witte (rightmost) in the final
Venue Emirates Arena
Location Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dates1 March 2019 (round 1 and semi-finals)
2 March 2019 (final)
Competitors37 from 25 nations
Winning time51.61 s  i
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  2017
2021  

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.

Contents

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 Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)TimeLocationDate
World record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)49.59 Milan, Italy7 March 1982
European record [1]
Championship record [1]
World LeadingFlag of Russia.svg  Antonina Krivoshapka  (RUS)51.86 Moscow, Russia3 February 2019
European 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. [2]

Rounds

Round 1

Amandine Brossier and Zoey Clark during the first heat of round 1 Womens 400m (32305363647).jpg
Amandine Brossier and Zoey Clark during the first heat of round 1
Agnes Raharolahy, Iga Baumgart-Witan, and Amber Anning during the second heat of round 1 Womens 400m (32305380537).jpg
Agnès Raharolahy, Iga Baumgart-Witan, and Amber Anning during the second heat of round 1
Phil Healy ahead of Deborah Sananes and other athletes during the third heat of round 1 Womens 400m (32305386507).jpg
Phil Healy ahead of Déborah Sananes and other athletes during the third heat of 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 (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals. In the fifth heat, Gunta Vaičule of Latvia set a national record (NR) of 52.66 s. In the seventh heat, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium set a national record of 52.60 s. [1]

Results of round 1 [1]
RankHeatAthleteNationalityTimeNote
15 Léa Sprunger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland52.46 Q
27 Lisanne de Witte Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands52.56 Q, SB
37 Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium52.60 Q, NR
44 Justyna Święty-Ersetic Flag of Poland.svg Poland52.64 Q
55 Gunta Vaičule Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia52.66 Q, NR
65 Laura Bueno Flag of Spain.svg Spain52.67 q, PB
74 Anna Ryzhykova Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine52.73 Q, PB
84 Ayomide Folorunso Flag of Italy.svg Italy52.75 q
97 Eilidh Doyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain52.81 q
103 Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo Flag of Italy.svg Italy52.99 Q, SB
116 Polina Miller ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes 53.03 Q, PB
123 Déborah Sananes Flag of France.svg France53.05 Q
133 Phil Healy Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland53.13 q
146 Agnė Šerkšnienė Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania53.14 Q
152 Iga Baumgart-Witan Flag of Poland.svg Poland53.17 Q
162 Agnès Raharolahy Flag of France.svg France53.21 Q
172 Amber Anning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain53.26
186 Lada Vondrová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic53.29
192 Nadine Gonska Flag of Germany.svg Germany53.38
203 Tetyana Melnyk Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine53.39
211 Amandine Brossier Flag of France.svg France53.40 Q
226 Cátia Azevedo Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal53.43 SB
237 Aauri Lorena Bokesa Flag of Spain.svg Spain53.45
246 Eleni Artymata Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus53.49 PB
251 Anita Horvat Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia53.53 Q
267 Irini Vasiliou Flag of Greece.svg Greece53.66
271 Kateryna Klymyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine53.68 PB
281 Maja Ćirić Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia53.73
294 Yasmin Giger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland53.84
301 Zoey Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain53.85
313 Andrea Miklos Flag of Romania.svg Romania53.87 SB
323 Evelín Nádházy Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary53.90
335 Matilda Hellqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden53.93 PB
342 Sophie Becker Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland53.99
355 Iveta Putalová Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia54.19
364 Susanne Walli Flag of Austria.svg Austria54.69
371 Salma Paralluelo Flag of Spain.svg Spain55.30

Semi-finals

Lisanne de Witte, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo, and Polina Miller near the finish of the third heat of the semi-finals EKI10414EKI10440 halve finale 400m bolingo de witte miller (33440661618).jpg
Lisanne de Witte, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo, and Polina Miller near the finish of the third heat of the 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 (Q) advanced to the final. In the second heat, Agnė Šerkšnienė of Lithuania set a national record (NR) 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. [3]

Results of the semi-finals [3]
RankHeatAthleteNationalityTimeNote
12 Léa Sprunger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland51.90 Q
22 Agnė Šerkšnienė Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania52.33 Q, NR
33 Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium52.37 Q, NR
43 Lisanne de Witte Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands52.38 Q, PB
53 Polina Miller ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes 52.46 PB
61 Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo Flag of Italy.svg Italy52.80 Q, PB
71 Justyna Święty-Ersetic Flag of Poland.svg Poland52.85 Q
81 Laura Bueno Flag of Spain.svg Spain53.05
91 Anna Ryzhykova Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine53.22
103 Eilidh Doyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain53.28
113 Déborah Sananes Flag of France.svg France53.34
123 Anita Horvat Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia53.37
131 Agnès Raharolahy Flag of France.svg France53.43
141 Gunta Vaičule Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia53.53
152 Phil Healy Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland53.65
162 Iga Baumgart-Witan Flag of Poland.svg Poland53.83
172 Amandine Brossier Flag of France.svg France54.56
182 Ayomide Folorunso Flag of Italy.svg Italy57.96

Final

Lea Sprunger (left), Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo (center), and Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo (right) in the final EKI20460 finale 400m dames bolingo sprunger lukudo (40351408493).jpg
Léa Sprunger (left), Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo (center), and Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo (right) in the 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 (WL) of 51.61 s, followed by silver medalist Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium who broke her national record (NR) from the semi-finals in 51.62 s and bronze medalist Lisanne de Witte of the Netherlands in a personal best time (PB) of 52.34 s. [4]

Results of the final [4]
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svg Léa Sprunger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland51.61 WL
Silver medal icon.svg Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium51.62 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Lisanne de Witte Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands52.34 PB
4 Agnė Šerkšnienė Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania52.40
5 Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo Flag of Italy.svg Italy52.48 PB
6 Justyna Święty-Ersetic Flag of Poland.svg Poland52.64

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