1990 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
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These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27, 28, and 29 August 1990.[1]
VenueStadion Poljud
LocationSplit, Yugoslavia
Dates27, 28, and 29 August 1990
Competitors26 from 12 nations
| Women's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadion Poljud | |||||||||
| Location | Split, Yugoslavia | |||||||||
| Dates | 27, 28, and 29 August 1990 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.50 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
Heats
27 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grit Breuer |  East Germany | 52.50 | Q |
| 2 | Marie-José Pérec |  France | 52.56 | Q |
| 3 | Linda Keough |  United Kingdom | 52.60 | Q |
| 4 | Lisbeth Andersen |  Norway | 53.01 | q |
| 5 | Judit Forgács |  Hungary | 53.06 | q |
| 6 | Linda Kisabaka |  West Germany | 53.09 | |
| 7 | Julia Merino |  Spain | 53.74 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Dzhigalova |  Soviet Union | 52.42 | Q |
| 2 | Annette Hesselbarth | East Germany | 52.72 | Q |
| 3 | Helga Arendt | West Germany | 53.01 | Q |
| 4 | Lorraine Hanson | United Kingdom | 53.57 | |
| 5 | Erzsébet Szabó | Hungary | 54.08 | |
| 6 | Gordana Čotrić |  Yugoslavia | 54.46 | |
| 7 | Regula Scalabrin |  Switzerland | 54.88 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Shmonina | Soviet Union | 52.18 | Q |
| 2 | Petra Schersing | East Germany | 52.44 | Q |
| 3 | Martha Grossenbacher | Switzerland | 52.76 | Q |
| 4 | Viviane Dorsile | France | 52.91 | q |
| 5 | Angela Piggford | United Kingdom | 53.00 | q |
| 6 | Gretha Tromp |  Netherlands | 55.64 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Ruzina | Soviet Union | 51.64 | Q |
| 2 | Karin Janke | West Germany | 52.83 | Q |
| 3 | Evelyne Elien | France | 52.95 | Q |
| 4 | Sonja Finell |  Finland | 53.47 | |
| 5 | Ágnes Kozáry | Hungary | 54.13 | |
| 6 | Blanca Lacambra | Spain | 54.61 |
Semi-finals
28 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grit Breuer | East Germany | 50.89 | Q |
| 2 | Petra Schersing | East Germany | 51.05 | Q |
| 3 | Linda Keough | United Kingdom | 51.20 | Q |
| 4 | Viviane Dorsile | France | 52.06 | Q |
| 5 | Helga Arendt | West Germany | 52.16 | |
| 6 | Judit Forgács | Hungary | 52.77 | |
| 7 | Martha Grossenbacher | Switzerland | 53.57 | |
| Yelena Ruzina | Soviet Union | DNF |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annette Hesselbarth | East Germany | 51.43 | Q |
| 2 | Marina Shmonina | Soviet Union | 51.45 | Q |
| 3 | Lyudmila Dzhigalova | Soviet Union | 51.56 | Q |
| 4 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 51.63 | Q |
| 5 | Karin Janke | West Germany | 51.65 | |
| 6 | Evelyne Elien | France | 53.05 | |
| 7 | Lisbeth Andersen | Norway | 53.26 | |
| 8 | Angela Piggford | United Kingdom | 53.53 |
Final
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grit Breuer | East Germany | 49.50 | |
 | Petra Schersing | East Germany | 50.51 | |
 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 50.84 | |
| 4 | Annette Hesselbarth | East Germany | 51.14 | |
| 5 | Linda Keough | United Kingdom | 51.22 | |
| 6 | Lyudmila Dzhigalova | Soviet Union | 51.31 | |
| 7 | Marina Shmonina | Soviet Union | 51.67 | |
| 8 | Viviane Dorsile | France | 52.11 |