2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 4 Ksenia Zadorina Russia 51.35 Q , SB
2 1 3 Moa Hjelmer Sweden 51.40 Q , NR
3 1 6 Lee McConnell Great Britain 51.98 Q , SB
4 2 2 Libania Grenot Italy 52.02 Q
5 2 5 Olha Zemlyak Ukraine 52.10 Q
6 2 4 Ilona Vusovich Belarus 52.10 Q
7 2 3 Muriel Hurtis France 52.13 q
8 1 8 Darya Prystupa Ukraine 52.15 q
9 1 5 Marie Gayot France 52.17
10 1 1 Aauri Lorena Bokesa Spain 52.47 PB
11 2 6 Esther Cremer Germany 52.77
12 2 7 Jitka Bartoničková Czech Republic 52.78
DQ 1 7 Pınar Saka Turkey 52.84 Doping
13 1 2 Maria Enrica Spacca Italy 53.02
14 2 8 Agnė Šerkšnienė Lithuania 53.07
2 1 Agata Bednarek Poland DQ
Results -- Semifinals
First 3 in each heat ( Q ) and 2 best performers ( q ) advance to the Final .
The women's 400 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships were held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 June.