1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.^[1]^[2]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marina Sidorova Soviet Union	Rita Bottiglieri Italy	Karoline Käfer Austria

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marina Sidorova	Soviet Union	53.15	Q
2	1	Rita Bottiglieri	Italy	53.51	Q
3	2	Karoline Käfer	Austria	53.81	Q
4	2	Mariya Kulchunova	Soviet Union	53.92	Q
5	1	Patricia Darbonville	France	54.26
6	2	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	56.12

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Marina Sidorova	Soviet Union	52.42
	Rita Bottiglieri	Italy	53.18
	Karoline Käfer	Austria	53.56
4	Mariya Kulchunova	Soviet Union	54.77

400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships
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