1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February in Munich.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Rita Wilden	Jelica Pavličić	Inta Kļimoviča

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			54.00	Q
2	3			54.09	Q
3	2			54.44	Q
4	1			54.53	Q
5	2			54.57	Q
6	2			54.61	q
7	1			54.96	Q
8	2			55.69	q
9	1			55.71
10	3			59.53	NR

Semifinals

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			53.31	Q
2	1			53.31	Q
3	1			53.36
4	1			53.99
5	2			54.17	Q
6	2			54.37	Q
7	2			55.39
8	2			57.30

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			52.26	WR
			52.47	NR
			52.80	NR
4			53.60

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1976/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results