The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over three rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 10 to 12 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 400 Metres Hurdles women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 50.37 Saint-Denis, France 8 August 2024 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 400 Metres Hurdles women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.50.95La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland14 July 2024 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 52.49 Rome, Italy 11 June 2024 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 400 Metres Hurdles women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.52.30Doha, Qatar19 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 400 Metres Hurdles women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
Qualification For the women's 400 metres hurdles, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 55.30 or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion (not used since Femke Bol chose not to participate), or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 36 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Emma Zapletalová52.3052.30 Qualified by Entry Standard 52.30 - Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) - 19 JUN 2026 2 1 Emily Newnham53.9253.92 Qualified by Entry Standard 53.92 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026 3 1 Paulien Couckuyt53.9053.90 Qualified by Entry Standard 53.98 - Ratinan Stadion, Tampere (FIN) - 12 JUL 2026 4 1 Amalie Iuel54.0554.05 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.05 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) - 04 JUN 2026 5 1 Louise Maraval53.7154.05 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.05 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026 6 1 Hilla Uusimäki54.2854.28 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.28 - Ratinan Stadion, Tampere (FIN) - 12 JUL 2026 7 1 Eileen Demes54.2954.67 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.29 - Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) - 27 JUL 2025 8 1 Fatoumata Binta Diallo54.3154.31 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.31 - Stadion Podskarbińska, Warszawa (POL) - 07 JUN 2026 9 2 Sofia Lavreshina54.3154.31 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.31 - Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga (POR) - 11 JUL 2026 10 1 Alice Muraro54.3654.90 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.36 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 15 SEP 2025 11 1 Sara Gallego54.3454.36 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.36 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026 12 2 Ayomide Folorunso53.8954.41 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.37 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 17 SEP 2025 13 1 Anja Dlauhy54.5254.52 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.52 - Innsbruck USI, Innsbruck (AUT) - 25 JUL 2026 14 2 Lena Pressler54.5554.55 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.55 - Innsbruck USI, Innsbruck (AUT) - 25 JUL 2026 15 2 Lina Nielsen54.4354.69 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.69 - Štadión SNP, Banská Bystrica (SVK) - 21 JUL 2026 16 2 Daniela Ledecká54.6955.26 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.86 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 15 SEP 2025 17 1 Anna Gryc54.9754.97 Qualified by Entry Standard 54.97 - Golęcin Stadion, Poznan (POL) - 28 JUN 2026 18 1 Lena Wernli55.0255.40 Qualified by Entry Standard 55.02 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 28 AUG 2025 19 1 Sára Mátó55.0855.08 Qualified by Entry Standard 55.08 - Sportzentrum Niederösterreich, St. Pölten (AUT) - 04 JUN 2026 20 3 Rebecca Sartori54.8255.66 Qualified by Entry Standard 55.11 - Giovanni Chiggiato Stadium, Caorle (ITA) - 03 AUG 2025 21 2 Méta Tumba55.2255.22 Qualified by Entry Standard 55.22 - Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) - 26 JUL 2026 22 2 Heidi Salminen55.2755.27 Qualified by Entry Standard 55.27 - Harjun stadion, Jyväskylä (FIN) - 26 JUL 2026 23 1 Marie-Charlotte Gastaud58.6358.63 Qualified by Universality Place 24 1 Viktoriya Tkachuk53.7655.23 Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1195 points reserve 4 Linda Olivieri 54.9955.53 Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1187 points 25 2 Izabela Smolińska55.4855.48 Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1181 points 26 2 Andrea Rooth55.6555.65 Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1180 points 27 2 Yasmin Giger54.7755.90 Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1171 points 28 1 Martha Rasmussen56.4956.49 Qualified by World Rankings 32nd - 1168 points 29 3 Annina Fahr55.5056.53 Qualified by World Rankings 34th - 1166 points 30 1 Viola Hambidge56.0056.00 Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1166 points 31 3 Elisabeth Slettum55.7756.06 Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1166 points 32 1 Moa Granat55.2856.43 Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1163 points 33 1 Natalija Švenda56.0156.22 Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1162 points 34 2 Alina Kyshkina56.0956.09 Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1162 points 35 2 Vanessa Baldé55.3655.39 Qualified by World Rankings 42nd - 1161 points 36 2 Tilde Bjerager55.8255.82 Qualified by World Rankings 44th - 1158 points reserve 2 Petra Lalik 56.7756.77 Next best by World Rankings 50th - 1146 points reserve 4 Vera Stocker 56.2056.20 Next best by World Rankings 53rd - 1145 points reserve 3 Regina Mohai 56.3456.34 Next best by World Rankings 55th - 1136 points reserve 1 Dimitra Gnafaki 56.1457.24 Next best by World Rankings 58th - 1135 points reserve 1 Noah Levy 57.4757.47 Next best by World Rankings 64th - 1129 points reserve 3 Rebecca Slezáková 57.0257.02 Next best by World Rankings 65th - 1127 points reserve 1 Maja Gajić 57.4157.90 Next best by World Rankings 70th - 1120 points reserve 5 Angelica Ghergo 57.1157.11 Next best by World Rankings 74th - 1117 points reserve 1 Kalypso Stavrou 58.0659.39 Next best by World Rankings 103rd - 1078 points
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Schedule Date Time Round10 August 2026 12:35 Round 111 August 2026 10:45 Semi-finals12 August 2026 21:08 Final
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 10 August 2026, at 12:35 in the afternoon. 12 best performers (q) advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 Lena Pressler 54.97 2 3 Daniela Ledecká 55.93 3 9 Rebecca Sartori 56.18 4 7 56.25 5 2 Viola Hambidge 56.66 6 5 Sára Mátó 56.82 7 6 Elisabeth Slettum 56.83 8 4 1:00.45
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Lina Nielsen 55.08 2 6 Heidi Salminen 55.93 3 4 56.12 4 9 56.34 , 5 3 56.52 6 8 Yasmin Giger 56.57 7 2 Anna Gryc 56.66 8 5 57.03
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 55.42 2 4 Viktoriya Tkachuk 55.60 3 6 55.91 4 9 Moa Granat 56.11 , 5 5 Andrea Rooth 56.57 6 7 Méta Tumba 56.57 7 3 57.28 8 2 57.99
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 11 August 2026, at 10:45 in the morning. First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 by time (q) qualified for the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Ayomide Folorunso 53.93 , 2 8 Emily Newnham 54.32 3 7 Louise Maraval 54.50 4 9 Viktoriya Tkachuk 54.95 5 6 Sara Gallego 55.24 6 2 Moa Granat 56.13 7 4 Heidi Salminen 56.39 8 3 56.74
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Emma Zapletalová 54.09 2 5 Fatoumata Binta Diallo 54.34 3 4 Eileen Demes 54.63 4 8 54.70 5 9 Alice Muraro 56.19 6 3 57.17 7 6 Lena Pressler 1:01.85 — 2
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Paulien Couckuyt 53.87 , 2 4 Lina Nielsen 54.04 , 3 6 Amalie Iuel 54.22 4 8 Sofia Lavreshina 54.79 5 9 Daniela Ledecká 55.22 6 7 55.22 7 3 55.52 8 2 Rebecca Sartori 56.24
Final The final was held on 12 August 2026, at 21:08 in the evening. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note 7 Emma Zapletalová 52.91 9 Emily Newnham 53.33 4 Fatoumata Binta Diallo 53.55 4 5 Paulien Couckuyt 53.87 = 5 6 Ayomide Folorunso 54.29 6 8 Lina Nielsen 54.35 7 2 Amalie Iuel 54.70 8 3 Louise Maraval 54.88
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