2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Venue	Omnisport Apeldoorn [1]
Location	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Dates	7 March 2025 (round 1 and semi-finals) 8 March 2025 (final)
←  2023

The women's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 and 8 March 2025. This will be the 38th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 8 March during the evening session.

Background

The women's 400 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023). ^{[2] [3]} The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. ^[4] The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024. ^[4]

Femke Bol of the Netherlands is the world and European record holder with a time of 49.17 s set in 2024. ^[5] Bol is also the 2021 and 2023 champion in this event. ^{[3] [6]} Bol won't be defending these titles, because she is not competing in individual events during the 2025 indoor season, only in relays. ^[7] The championship record of 49.59 s was set by Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czechoslovakia in 1982. ^[3]

On 1 March 2025, Aaliyah Butler of the United States set her world leading performance of 49.78 s. ^[8] On 16 February 2025, Henriette Jæger of Norway set her European leading performance of 50.44 s, followed by the next-fastest Europeans Amber Anning of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 50.57 s on 14 February 2025 and Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands in 50.76 s on 13 February 2025. ^[8]

Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time	Location	Date
World record [5]	Femke Bol  (NED)	49.17	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2 March 2024
European record [5]
Championship record [3]	Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)	49.59	Milan, Italy	7 March 1982
World leading [8]	Aaliyah Butler  (USA)	49.78	College Station, Texas, United States	1 March 2025
European leading [8]	Henriette Jæger  (NOR)	50.44	Toruń, Poland	16 February 2025

Qualification

For the women's 400 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. ^[9] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 52.10 s indoors or 50.70 s outdoor or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. ^[9] There is a target number of 30 athletes. ^[9]

Rounds

Round 1

Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March, starting at 11:55 (UTC+1) in the morning. ^[10]

Results of round 1^{[ citation needed ]}

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes	PB
		Henriette Jæger	Norway			50.44
		Amber Anning	Great Britain			50.43
		Lieke Klaver	Netherlands			50.10
		Lurdes Gloria Manuel	Czech Republic			51.15
		Paula Sevilla	Spain			51.20
		Justyna Święty-Ersetic	Poland			51.04
		Blanca Hervas	Spain			51.44
		Eva Santidrián	Spain			51.46
		Lada Vondrová	Czech Republic			51.41
		Cathelijn Peeters	Netherlands			51.56
		Daniela Fra	Spain			51.64
		Sharlene Mawdsley	Ireland			51.69
		Alice Mangione	Italy			51.75
		Imke Vervaet	Belgium			51.99
		Myrte van der Schoot	Netherlands			52.02
		Amandine Brossier	France			51.67
		Nikoleta Jíchová	Czech Republic			52.07
		Ama Pipi	Great Britain			52.02
		Helena Ponette	Belgium			52.16
		Tereza Petržilková	Czech Republic			51.88
		Mette Baas	Finland			52.64
		Poppy Malik	Great Britain			52.66
		Alessandra Bonora	Italy			52.67
		Hannah Kelly	Great Britain			52.61
		Eveline Saalberg	Netherlands			52.54
		Veronika Drljačić	Croatia			52.91
		Catia Gubelmann	Switzerland			52.92
		Carina Vanessa	Portugal			52.98
		Anastazja Kuś	Poland			53.20
		Rachel McCann	Ireland			53.37
		Lauren Cadden	Ireland			54.03
		Tetiana Melnyk	Ukraine			52.77
		Milja Thureson	Finland			54.14
		Astri Ertzgaard	Norway			54.06

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March, starting at 19:58 (UTC+1) in the evening. ^[10]

Final

The final is scheduled for 8 March, starting at 21:50 (UTC+1) in the evening. ^[10]

References

1. "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics , 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics , 4 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
4. "Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025", European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
5. "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres women", World Athletics . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
6. "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics , 6 March 2021. Archived from the original 6 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
7. "Femke Bol to focus on relays in Apeldoorn 2025". European Athletics . 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
8. "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 400 Metres Short Track women", World Athletics , 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
9. "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics , 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
10. "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics , 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.