1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

None The women's 400 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.Results (p. 555) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGrit BreuerOlga KotlyarovaTatyana Chebykina Results Heats The first 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Grit Breuer 52.55 Q 2 5 Virna De Angeli 53.08 Q 3 2 Olga Kotlyarova 53.09 Q 4 1 Helena Fuchsová 53.19 Q 5 2 Hana Benešová 53.29 Q 6 3 Ionela Târlea 53.49 Q 7 4 Tatyana Chebykina 53.54 Q 8 3 Naděžda Koštovalová 53.64 Q 9 4 Öznur Dursun 53.78 Q 10 2 Marina Živković FR Yugoslavia 53.89 q 11 3 Emma Nicholson 54.13 q 12 5 Dora Kyriacou 54.52 q 13 5 Žana Minina Lithuania 1988 55.40 14 1 Brigita Langerholc 99.99 DQ 14 1 Marie-Louise Bévis 99.99 DQ 14 4 Yana Manuylova 99.99 DQ Semifinals The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The subsequent 4 fastest qualified for the B final.Semifinals results Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Grit Breuer 51.33 Q 2 2 Tatyana Chebykina 52.03 q 3 3 Olga Kotlyarova 52.29 Q 4 1 Ionela Târlea 52.30 Q 5 1 Helena Fuchsová 52.35 qB 6 3 Virna De Angeli 52.35 qB 7 3 Naděžda Koštovalová 52.35 qB 8 2 Hana Benešová 52.75 qB 9 2 Dora Kyriacou 53.47 10 3 Emma Nicholson 53.63 11 1 Marina Živković FR Yugoslavia 53.85 12 1 Öznur Dursun 53.91 Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Grit Breuer 50.81 Olga Kotlyarova 51.70 Tatyana Chebykina 51.71 4 Ionela Târlea 52.90 B final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Virna De Angeli 52.17 NR 2 Hana Benešová 52.23 3 Helena Fuchsová 52.37 4 Naděžda Koštovalová 53.02 References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Women's events at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships