1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Jarmila Kratochvílová	Kirsten Siemon	Rositsa Stamenova Bulgaria

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			52.31	Q
2	1			52.94	Q
3	2			53.09	Q
4	2			53.49	Q
5	1			54.22	q
6	2			54.23
7	2			54.32
8	1			57.36

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			49.69
			51.70
			52.36
4			53.86
5			53.92

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results