1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Verona Elder	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Karoline Käfer

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			52.44	Q
2	2			52.88	Q
3	1			53.07	Q
4	1			53.11	Q
5	2			53.23	SB
6	1			53.28	PB
7	1			53.49	SB
8	2			54.19	PB

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			51.80	PB
			51.81	SB
			51.90	NR
4			52.36	PB

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1979/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results