2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 25–27.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Svetlana Pospelova	Natalya Nazarova	Helena Fuchsová

Results

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			51.84	Q, PB
2	1			52.07	Q
3	3			52.39	Q
4	1			52.67	Q
5	1			52.76	Q
6	2			52.88	Q
7	2			52.97	Q
8	3			53.10	Q
9	2			53.20	Q
10	1			53.30	q
11	1			53.40	q, PB
12	3			53.60	q, SB
13	2			53.82
14	2			53.86
14	3			53.86
16	2			54.49
17	3			55.20

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.79	Q
2	2			52.24	Q
3	2			52.32	Q
4	1			52.45	Q
5	1			52.65	Q
6	2			52.80	Q, NR
7	2			52.96
8	1			53.05
9	2			53.14
10	1			53.37
11	1			53.44
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			51.66	PB
			51.69
			52.32
4			53.15

References

• Results