2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.
Records
Schedule
Results
Round 1
First 2 in each heat and the next fastest 6 advance to the Semifinals.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Stina Troest | 56.32 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Emilia Ankiewicz | 56.43 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Aurelie Chaboudez | 56.69 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Bianca Baak | 56.88 | Q | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Phara Anarchasis | 56.95 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Amalie Hammild Iuel | 56.98 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Arna Stefanía Gudmundsdóttir | 57.14 | Q, PB | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Līga Velvere | 57.38 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Nenah de Coninck | 57.45 | q | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Petra Fontanive | 57.49 | q | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | Lucia Slaničková | 57.55 | q | |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Hilla Uusimäki | 57.59 | q, PB | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Christine McMahon | 57.73 | q | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | Vera Barbosa | 57.84 | q | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | Robine Schürmann | 57.91 | SB | |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | Tereza Vokálová | 57.97 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 5 | Jackie Baumann | 58.17 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Frida Persson | 58.26 | ||
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Maeva Contion | 58.31 | ||
| 20 | 4 | 4 | Elif Yıldırım | 58.40 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Alena Hrusoci | 58.98 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Tina Matusińska | 59.22 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 3 | Anniina Laitinen | |||
| 24 | 4 | 2 | Drita Islami | |||
| 4 | 5 | Vania Stambolova |
Semifinals
First 2 in each heat and the next fastest 2 advance to the Final.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Sara Slott Petersen* | 55.59 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Lea Sprunger* | 55.72 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Joanna Linkiewicz* | 55.74 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | Amalie Hammild Iuel | 55.79 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Katsiaryna Belanovich* | 55.82 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Ayomide Folorunso* | 55.87 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | Stina Troest | 56.03 | q, SB | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Emilia Ankiewicz | 56.05 | q, PB | |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Viktoriya Tkachuk* | 56.17 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Anna Titimets* | 56.18 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Bianca Baak | 56.34 | PB | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Marzia Caravelli* | 56.45 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Axelle Dauwens* | 56.62 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Olena Kolesnychenko* | 56.84 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Christine McMahon | 56.87 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 3 | Phara Anacharsis | 57.05 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Līga Velvere | 57.11 | ||
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Arna Stefanía Gudmundsdóttir | 57.24 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Petra Fontanive | 57.42 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 2 | Aurelie Chaboudez | 57.50 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 8 | Nenah de Coninck | 57.63 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Hilla Uusimäki | 57.76 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Lucia Slaničková | 57.86 | ||
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Vera Barbosa | 57.92 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 3 | Sara Slott Petersen | 55.12 | SB | ||
| 5 | Joanna Linkiewicz | 55.33 | |||
| 4 | Lea Sprunger | 55.41 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Ayomide Folorunso | 55.50 | PB | |
| 5 | 8 | Katsiaryna Belanovich | 56.10 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Amalie Hammild Iuel | 56.24 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Stina Troest | 56.34 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Emilia Ankiewicz | 57.31 |