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2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Photo of Anna Kiełbasińska holding a Polish flag behind her back and Femke Bol and Lieke Klaver each holding Dutch flags behind their backs, while posing for the camera
Medalists Anna Kiełbasińska (bronze), Femke Bol (gold), and Lieke Klaver (silver) celebrate with flags after the final
VenueAtaköy Athletics Arena[1]
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Dates3 March 2023 (round 1 and semi-finals)
4 March 2023 (final)
Competitors27 from 16 nations
Winning time49.85 s
Medalists
gold medal Femke Bol   Netherlands
silver medal Lieke Klaver   Netherlands
bronze medal Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland
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The women's 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships took place in three rounds at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 3 and 4 March 2023. This was the 37th time the women's 400 metres was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or their World Athletics Ranking for the event.

Twenty-seven athletes of sixteen nations competed in the first round on 3 March in the morning. In twenty-sixth place, Duna Viñals set an Andorran record of 57.71 seconds. Twelve athletes advanced to the semi-finals on 3 March in the evening, where Viivi Lehikoinen of Finland was disqualified for obstruction and six athletes qualified to compete in the final race on 4 March.

In the final, the gold medal was won by world record holder Femke Bol of the Netherlands in a time of 49.85 seconds, successfully defending her 2021 title, silver by Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands in 50.57 seconds, and bronze by Anna Kiełbasińska of Poland in 51.25 seconds. In fourth place, Susanne Gogl-Walli set an Austrian record of 51.73 seconds.

Background

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The women's 400 metres was contested at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2021), 36 times in total before 2023: every year from 1970 until 1990, and every other year since then until 2021, with a three-year gap between 2002 and 2005 for synchronisation with other international athletics championships.[2] On 19 February 2023, less than two weeks before the championships, Femke Bol of the Netherlands broke Jarmila Kratochvílová's 1982 world record of the 400 metres indoor in a time of 49.26 s.[3] At the start of the 2023 championships, this was also the European record and the leading time in Europe and the world.[4][5][6][7] Kratochvílová's former world record of 49.59 s was still standing as the championship record.[8] Bol was the defending champion after winning this event in a time of 50.63 s in 2021.[9]

Records before the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time Location Date
World record[4]  Femke Bol (NED) 49.26 Apeldoorn, Netherlands 19 February 2023
European record[5]
World leading[6]
European leading[7]
Championship record[8]  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 49.59 Milan, Italy 7 March 1982

Qualification

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For the women's 400 metres, the qualification period was from 20 February 2022 to 19 February 2023.[10] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 52.20 s for 400 metres indoor or 50.80 s for 400 metres outdoor.[10] Athletes who did not achieve the entry standard could still qualify by their position on the World Athletics Ranking for this event.[10] There was a target number of 30 athletes in total, with a maximum of three athletes per nation.[10] A final entry list with twenty-seven athletes of sixteen nations was published on 23 February 2023.[11]

Rounds

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Round 1

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Photo of two sprinting athletes, Femke Bol in focus in the front and Viivi Lehikoinen out of focus in the background
Femke Bol (center) and Viivi Lehikoinen (left) at the start of the second heat of round 1

The five heats of round 1 were held on 3 March 2023, starting at 10:40 (UTC+3) in the morning.[8] Of the twenty-seven competing athletes of sixteen nations, the first two athletes in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) advanced to the semi-finals.[12] In the first heat, Duna Viñals of Andorra set a national record (NR) of 57.71 s.[8] In the fifth heat, Tereza Petržilková of Czech Republic, Helena Ponette of Belgium, and Cliodhna Manning of Ireland ran personal best times (PB).[12]

Results of round 1[12]
Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Note
1 5 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 51.77 Q
2 5 Tereza Petržilková  Czech Republic 52.14 Q, PB
3 5 Helena Ponette  Belgium 52.31 q, PB
4 4 Susanne Gogl-Walli  Austria 52.34 Q
5 2 Femke Bol  Netherlands 52.35 Q
6 4 Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 52.59 Q
7 3 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 52.72 Q
8 1 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 52.77 Q
9 4 Gunta Vaičule  Latvia 52.85 q, SB
10 2 Viivi Lehikoinen  Finland 52.88 Q
11 3 Alice Mangione  Italy 52.99 Q
12 3 Camille Laus  Belgium 53.10
13 1 Henriette Jæger  Norway 53.27 Q
14 4 Raphaela Lukudo  Italy 53.30
15 2 Anna Polinari  Italy 53.38
16 1 Sophie Becker  Ireland 53.43
17 1 Julia Niederberger  Switzerland 53.52
18 5 Lisanne de Witte  Netherlands 53.61
19 3 Eirini Vasileiou  Greece 53.71
20 2 Yasmin Giger  Switzerland 53.89
21 2 Veronika Drljačić  Croatia 54.04
22 5 Cliodhna Manning  Ireland 54.21 PB
23 4 Andrianna Ferra  Greece 55.29 SB
24 3 Milja Thureson  Finland 55.82
25 1 Drita Islami  North Macedonia 55.86
26 1 Duna Viñals  Andorra 57.71 NR
27 4 Norcady Reyes  Gibraltar 1:01.71

Semi-finals

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Frontal photo of six runners on grey indoor tracks
First heat of the semi-finals with Lieke Klaver, Anna Kiełbasińska, and Lada Vondrová in front

The two heats of the semi-finals were held on 3 March 2023, starting at 19:55 (UTC+3) in the evening.[13] Of the twelve competing athletes of ten nations, the first three athletes in each heat (Q) advanced to the final. Viivi Lehikoinen of Finland was disqualified (DQ) for breaking technical rule 17.2.2 about jostling and obstruction (TR17.2.2).[14]

Results of the semi-finals[14]
Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Note
1 1 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 51.43 Q
2 1 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 51.67 Q
3 1 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 52.12 Q
4 2 Femke Bol  Netherlands 52.19 Q
5 2 Susanne Gogl-Walli  Austria 52.40 Q
6 2 Tereza Petržilková  Czech Republic 52.93 Q
7 2 Helena Ponette  Belgium 53.07
8 2 Henriette Jæger  Norway 53.08
9 2 Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 53.37
10 1 Gunta Vaičule  Latvia 53.57
11 1 Alice Mangione  Italy 53.66
12 1 Viivi Lehikoinen  Finland DQ TR17.2.2

Final

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Photo of Femke Bol in the center raising her right hand, with other contestants blurred in the background
Femke Bol (in the front) finishing first in the final
Photo of Femke Bol and Lieke Klaver posing for the camera, while holding Dutch flags with the texts 'Giro 555' and 'Geef nu' meaning 'Donate now [to] giro [account number] 555'
Femke Bol and Lieke Klaver holding Dutch flags with a call to donate money for humanitarian aid after the Turkey–Syria earthquakes

The final with the six remaining athletes of four nations was held on 4 March 2023 at 20:30 (UTC+3) in the evening.[15] Femke Bol of the Netherlands was leading the race after about 100 metres and she completed the first lap of 200 metres in 23.78 s.[15][16] Bol went on to win the gold medal after finishing the race in 49.85 s, successfully defending her title from 2021 with her third 400 metres indoor race under 50 seconds of 2023.[15][17][18] Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands won silver in 50.57 s and Anna Kiełbasińska of Poland won bronze in 51.25 s.[15] Outside the medals, Susanne Gogl-Walli of Austria set a national record (NR) of 51.73 s.[15]

After the race, Bol and Klaver celebrated with Dutch flags with the texts giro 555 and geef nu meaning 'donate now [to] giro [account number] 555' printed on them, a call to donate money to the Dutch Cooperating Aid Organizations for humanitarian aid to the victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes a month earlier.[19][20]

Results of the final[15]
Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Femke Bol  Netherlands 49.85
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 50.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 51.25 SB
4 4 Susanne Gogl-Walli  Austria 51.73 NR
5 2 Lada Vondrová  Czech Republic 51.73
6 1 Tereza Petržilková  Czech Republic 52.81

References

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  1. ^ "Istanbul awarded 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics, 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Bol breaks world indoor 400m record with 49.26 in Apeldoorn", World Athletics, 19 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Short Track women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Short Track women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Short Track women – 2023 – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Short Track women – 2023 – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Round 1 Heat 1/5 – Results", European Athletics, 3 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Final Entries – Athletes List by event – European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023, Istanbul (TUR)", European Athletics, 23 February 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Round 1 – Results Summary", European Athletics, 3 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Semi-Final 1/2 – Results", European Athletics, 3 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Semi-Finals – Results Summary", European Athletics, 3 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics, 4 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Bol Successfully Defends Title | Women's 400m Final | Full Race Replay | Istanbul 2023", European Athletics/YouTube, 7 March 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  17. ^ Cathal Dennehy, "Bol and Warholm claim European indoor 400m crowns in Istanbul", World Athletics, 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2023 – 400 Metres Short Track women", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Bol en Klaver lopen ereronde in Istanbul met vlag voor Giro555" (in Dutch), RTL, 4 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Help slachtoffers aardbeving" (in Dutch), Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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