Defending champion Irina Davydova had to settle for third place
at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich in the women's 400m hurdles,
in spite of running a season best time in the final.
The 2012 champion was unable to reproduce her form of two years
earlier when she ran 53.77. See below.
1
|
CHILD |
Eilidh
|
GBR |
54.48
|
|
2 |
TITIMETS
|
Anna
|
UKR
|
54.56 |
PB
|
3 |
DAVYDOVA |
Irina |
RUS |
54.60 |
SB |
4 |
ROSOLOVA |
Denisa
|
CZE
|
54.70
|
|
5 |
PEDROSO
|
Yadisleidy
|
ITA
|
55.90
|
|
6 |
RUDAKOVA
|
Vera
|
RUS
|
56.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Irian Davydova seen here clearing the last hurdle in the final of the 400 metres hurdles race in Helsinki,
at The European Championships. All three medallists ran life-time bests.
Irina's time was the fastest in the World. At the Olympic Games fellow
Russian Natalya Antyukh won with a time of 52.70s to top the 2012 rankings.
1 |
Irina Davydova |
Russia |
53.77 WL, PB
|
2 |
Denisa Rosolová |
Czech Republic |
54.24 PB
|
3 |
Hanna Yaroshchuk |
Ukraine |
54.36 PB
|
Irina Davydova is pictured below during here semi-final of the 400mh.

ANNUAL PROGRESS 400m hurdles.
2005 1:02.52 Moskva (RUS) 20 MAY 2005
2006 1:00.27 Tula (RUS) 22 JUL 2006
2007 58.55 Tula (RUS) 31 JUL 2007
2008 58.62 Chelyabinsk (RUS) 27 JUN 2008
2009 56.14 Kazan (RUS) 17 JUN 2009
2010 55.74 Cheboksary (RUS) 03 JUL 2010
2011 55.48 Cheboksary (RUS) 23 JUL 2011
2012 53.87 Sochi (RUS) 27 MAY 2012
In 2022 Irina Davydova was stripped of the gold and bronze medals she won in the 400 metres
at the 2012 and 2014 European Championships after she was charged with doping by the
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Therefore 2013, 2014 & 2015 season bests times removed.
2016 57.74 Sochi (RUS) 27 MAY 2016
2018 55.23 Zhukovskiy (RUS) 01 JUL 2018
2019 57.16 Zhukovskiy (RUS) 22 JUN 2019
2020 58.17 Chelyabinsk (RUS) 09 SEP 2020
2021 58.46 Znamenskikh Stadion, Moskva (RUS) 06 JUN 2021