2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
| Women's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Omnisport Apeldoorn[1] |
| Location | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Dates | 7 March 2025 (round 1 and semi-finals) 8 March 2025 (final) |
The women's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 and 8 March 2025.
Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 8 March during the evening session.
Background
[edit]Before 2025, the women's 400 metres had been contested 37 times at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[2][3] Femke Bol of the Netherlands is the world and European record holder with a time of 49.17 s set in 2024.[4] The championship record of 49.59 s was set by Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czechoslovakia in 1982.[3] Bol is also the 2021 and 2023 champion in this event.[3][5]
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[4] |  Femke Bol (NED)
|
49.17 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2 March 2024 |
| European record[4] | ||||
| World leading | To be determined | |||
| European leading | To be determined | |||
| Championship record[3] |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)
|
49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 |
Qualification
[edit]For the women's 400 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 52.10 s indoors or 50.70 s outdoor or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 30 athletes.[6]
Rounds
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March, starting at 11:55 (UTC+1) in the morning.[7]
Semi-finals
[edit]The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March, starting at 19:58 (UTC+1) in the evening.[7]
Final
[edit]The final is scheduled for 8 March, starting at 21:50 (UTC+1) in the evening.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics, 4 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ratified: world indoor records for Charlton, Holloway, Jones and Bol", World Athletics, 10 June 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics, 6 March 2021. Archived from the original 6 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
