2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
| Women's 400 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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Medalists Libania Grenot, Floria Gueï, and Anyika Onuora (third, fifth, and sixth from the left) during the final | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 31 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 50.73 s | |||||||||
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The women's 400 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 6, 7, and 8 July 2016. It was the eighteenth time that this event was contested at the European Athletics Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 53.40 seconds or by their placement at selected athletics meetings. Thirty-one athletes from eighteen nations competed in the event.
Twenty athletes started in the qualifying round, where thirteen advanced to the semifinals. Eleven athletes, who had a bye in the qualifying round, joined them there. Eight athletes advanced to the final, which was won by defending champion Libania Grenot of Italy in 50.73 seconds, followed by Floria Gueï of France in 51.21 seconds in second place and Anyika Onuora of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 51.47 seconds in third place.