The women's 400 metres event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1, 2013 at 11:00 (round 1), March 2, 16:35 (semi-final) and March 3, 11:15 (final) local time.[1]
| Standing records prior to the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 | ||
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | |||||
| World Leading | 50.88 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 16 February 2013 | ||
| European Leading | 51.31 | Moscow, Russia | 13 February 2013 | ||
Qualification: First 2 (Q) and the 4 fastest athletes (q) advanced to the semifinals.[2] [3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 51.70 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 52.05 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 52.07 | Q, SB | |||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 52.20 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 52.23 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 52.37 | q, NR, AJR | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 52.87 | Q, SB | |||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 52.88 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 52.99 | q | |||
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 53.15 | q, NR | |||
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 53.20 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 4 | 53.26 | SB | |||
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 53.49 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 53.61 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 4 | 53.79 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 53.98 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 2 | 54.45 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 54.55 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 55.00 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 2 | 56.35 |
Qualification: First 3 (Q) advanced to the final.[4] [5]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 51.03 | Q, EL | |||
| 2 | 2 | 51.27 | Q, PB | |||
| 3 | 2 | 52.12 | Q, SB | |||
| 4 | 1 | 52.29 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 52.38 | Q, SB | |||
| 6 | 2 | 52.78 | NR | |||
| 7 | 2 | 52.84 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 52.86 | Q, SB | |||
| 9 | 1 | 53.12 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 53.38 | ||||
| 1 | R 163.2[6] | |||||
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The final was held at 11:15.[7] [8]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.85 | WL | ||||
| 51.45 | PB | ||||
| 52.04 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 52.12 | ||||
| 5 | 52.71 | ||||
| 6 | 53.15 |