1969 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
| Women's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Athens, Greece | |||||||||
| Dates | 16, 17, and 18 September 1969 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.7 s WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 400 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16, 17, and 18 September 1969.[1]
Results
Heats
16 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Duclos | France | 53.2 | Q |
| 2 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden | 54.5 | Q |
| 3 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 54.6 | Q |
| 4 | Rosemary Stirling | Great Britain | 54.7 | Q |
| 5 | Anna Dundare | Soviet Union | 55.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colette Besson | France | 52.1 | CR Q |
| 2 | Maria Sykora | Austria | 53.6 | NR Q |
| 3 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain | 54.1 | Q |
| 4 | Hannelore Middecke | East Germany | 54.2 | Q |
| 5 | Elisabeth Randerz | Sweden | 55.5 | |
| 6 | Eeva Haimi | Finland | 55.8 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Pawsey | Great Britain | 54.8 | Q |
| 2 | Eliane Jacq | France | 54.9 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Klein | Soviet Union | 55.0 | Q |
| 4 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | Poland | 55.4 | Q |
| 5 | Birgitte Jennes | Denmark | 55.5 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taysiya Kovalevskaya | Soviet Union | 55.0 | Q |
| 2 | Berit Berthelsen | Norway | 55.2 | Q |
| 3 | Uschi Meyer | Switzerland | 55.5 | Q |
| 4 | Elżbieta Skowrońska | Poland | 55.6 | Q |
Semi-finals
17 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colette Besson | France | 52.2 | Q |
| 2 | Hannelore Middecke | East Germany | 53.3 | NR Q |
| 3 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain | 53.6 | Q |
| 4 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 53.7 | NR Q |
| 5 | Taysiya Kovalevskaya | Soviet Union | 54.1 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Pawsey | Great Britain | 54.8 | |
| 7 | Elżbieta Skowrońska | Poland | 55.3 | |
| Berit Berthelsen | Norway | DNS |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Sykora | Austria | 53.2 | NR Q |
| 2 | Nicole Duclos | France | 53.2 | Q |
| 3 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden | 54.2 | Q |
| 4 | Rosemary Stirling | Great Britain | 54.3 | Q |
| 5 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | Poland | 54.7 | |
| 6 | Eliane Jacq | France | 54.7 | |
| 7 | Uschi Meyer | Switzerland | 54.9 | |
| 8 | Olga Klein | Soviet Union | 56.3 |
Final
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Duclos | France | 51.7 (51.72) | WR | |
| Colette Besson | France | 51.7 (51.74) | WR | |
| Maria Sykora | Austria | 53.0 | NR | |
| 4 | Hannelore Middecke | East Germany | 53.1 | NR |
| 5 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden | 53.4 | |
| 6 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 53.6 | |
| 7 | Janet Simpson | Great Britain | 53.8 | |
| 8 | Rosemary Stirling | Great Britain | 54.6 |
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014