| Event: | Women's 400 metres |
| Competition: | 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships |
| Venue: | Emirates Arena |
| Location: | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Dates: | 1 March 2019 (round 1 and semifinals) 2 March 2019 (final) |
| Competitors: | 37 |
| Nations: | 25 |
| Win Value: | 51.61 s |
| Gold: | Léa Sprunger |
| Silver: | Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo |
| Bronze: | Lisanne de Witte |
| Gold Nation: | Switzerland |
| Silver Nation: | Belgium |
| Bronze Nation: | Netherlands |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2021 |
The women's 400 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March 2019 at 10:20 (heats), at 21:00 (semifinals) and on 2 March 2019 at 20:22 (final) local time.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 | |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading | 51.86 | Moscow, Russia | 3 February 2019 | |
| European Leading |
The seven heats of the first round were held on 1 March, starting at 10:20 in the morning. Of the 37 competors, the first two athletes in each heat and the next four fastest qualified for the semifinals. In the fifth heat, Gunta Vaičule of Latvia set a national record of 52.66 s. In the seventh heat, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium set a national record of 52.60 s.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 52.46 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 52.56 | , | |||
| 3 | 7 | 52.60 | , | |||
| 4 | 4 | 52.64 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Latvia | 52.66 | , | ||
| 6 | 5 | 52.67 | , | |||
| 7 | 4 | Ukraine | 52.73 | , | ||
| 8 | 4 | 52.75 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | 52.81 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 52.99 | , | |||
| 11 | 6 | 53.03 | , | |||
| 12 | 3 | 53.05 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | Ireland | 53.13 | |||
| 14 | 6 | Lithuania | 53.14 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 53.17 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 53.21 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 53.26 | ||||
| 18 | 6 | Czech Republic | 53.29 | |||
| 19 | 2 | 53.38 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | Ukraine | 53.39 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 53.40 | ||||
| 22 | 6 | 53.43 | ||||
| 23 | 7 | 53.45 | ||||
| 24 | 6 | Cyprus | 53.49 | |||
| 25 | 1 | Slovenia | 53.53 | |||
| 26 | 7 | Greece | 53.66 | |||
| 27 | 1 | Ukraine | 53.68 | |||
| 28 | 1 | Serbia | 53.73 | |||
| 29 | 4 | 53.84 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 53.85 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | Romania | 53.87 | |||
| 32 | 3 | Hungary | 53.90 | |||
| 33 | 5 | 53.93 | ||||
| 34 | 2 | Ireland | 53.99 | |||
| 35 | 5 | Slovakia | 54.19 | |||
| 36 | 4 | Austria | 54.69 | |||
| 37 | 1 | 55.30 |
The three heats of the semifinas were held on 1 March, starting at 21:00 in the evening. Of the eighteen competitors, the first two athletes in each heat advanced to the final. In the second heat, Agnė Šerkšnienė of Lithuania set a national record of 52.33 s. In the third heat, Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium broke her own national record from the first round in a new time of 52.37 s.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 51.90 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Lithuania | 52.33 | , | ||
| 3 | 3 | 52.37 | , | |||
| 4 | 3 | 52.38 | , | |||
| 5 | 3 | 52.46 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 52.80 | , | |||
| 7 | 1 | 52.85 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 53.05 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | Ukraine | 53.22 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 53.28 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 53.34 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | Slovenia | 53.37 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 53.43 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | Latvia | 53.53 | |||
| 15 | 2 | Ireland | 53.65 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 53.83 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 54.56 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 57.96 |
The final was held on 2 March at 20:22 in the evening. The race was won by Léa Sprunger of Switzerland in a world leading time of 51.61 s, followed by silver medalist Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo of Belgium who broke her national record from the semifinals in 51.62 s and bronze medalist Lisanne de Witte of the Netherlands in a personal best time of 52.34 s.[3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.61 | |||||
| 51.62 | |||||
| 52.34 | |||||
| 4 | Lithuania | 52.40 | |||
| 5 | 52.48 | ||||
| 6 | 52.64 |