1969 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

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]

Medalists

GoldNicole Duclos
 France
SilverColette Besson
 France
BronzeMaria Sykora
 Austria

Results

Final

18 September

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Nicole Duclos France51.7 (51.72)WR
Colette Besson France51.7 (51.74)WR
Maria Sykora Austria53.0NR
4Hannelore Middecke East Germany53.1NR
5Karin Lundgren Sweden53.4
6Donata Govoni Italy53.6
7Janet Simpson Great Britain53.8
8Rosemary Stirling Great Britain54.6

Semi-finals

17 September

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Colette Besson France52.2Q
2Hannelore Middecke East Germany53.3NR Q
3Janet Simpson Great Britain53.6Q
4Donata Govoni Italy53.7NR Q
5Taysiya Kovalevskaya Soviet Union54.1
6Jennifer Pawsey Great Britain54.8
7Elżbieta Skowrońska Poland55.3
Berit Berthelsen NorwayDNS

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Maria Sykora Austria53.2NR Q
2Nicole Duclos France53.2Q
3Karin Lundgren Sweden54.2Q
4Rosemary Stirling Great Britain54.3Q
5Krystyna Hryniewicka Poland54.7
6Eliane Jacq France54.7
7Uschi Meyer  Switzerland54.9
8Olga Klein Soviet Union56.3

Heats

16 September

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Nicole Duclos France53.2Q
2Karin Lundgren Sweden54.5Q
3Donata Govoni Italy54.6Q
4Rosemary Stirling Great Britain54.7Q
5Anna Dundare Soviet Union55.2

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Colette Besson France52.1CR Q
2Maria Sykora Austria53.6NR Q
3Janet Simpson Great Britain54.1Q
4Hannelore Middecke East Germany54.2Q
5Elisabeth Randerz Sweden55.5
6Eeva Haimi Finland55.8

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jennifer Pawsey Great Britain54.8Q
2Eliane Jacq France54.9Q
3Olga Klein Soviet Union55.0Q
4Krystyna Hryniewicka Poland55.4Q
5Birgitte Jennes Denmark55.5

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Taysiya Kovalevskaya Soviet Union55.0Q
2Berit Berthelsen Norway55.2Q
3Uschi Meyer  Switzerland55.5Q
4Elżbieta Skowrońska Poland55.6Q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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