The women's 400 metres event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 25–27.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Svetlana Pospelova Russia
|
Natalya Nazarova Russia
|
Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic
|
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 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia |
51.84 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia |
52.07 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Anja Rücker |  Germany |
52.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Daniela Georgieva |  Bulgaria |
52.67 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Claudia Marx | Germany |
52.76 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
52.88 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia |
52.97 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic |
53.10 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Karen Shinkins |  Ireland |
53.20 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Virna De Angeli |  Italy |
53.30 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Otilia Ruicu |  Romania |
53.40 | q, PB |
| 12 | 3 | Gudrun Arnardóttir |  Iceland |
53.60 | q, SB |
| 13 | 2 | Žana Minina |  Lithuania |
53.82 | |
| 14 | 2 | Francesca Carbone | Italy |
53.86 | |
| 14 | 3 | Marie-Louise Bévis |  France |
53.86 | |
| 16 | 2 | Georgeta Lazar | Romania |
54.49 | |
| 17 | 3 | Andrea Burlacu | Romania |
55.20 |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia |
51.79 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia |
52.24 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daniela Georgieva | Bulgaria |
52.32 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
52.45 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Claudia Marx | Germany |
52.65 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland |
52.80 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic |
52.96 | |
| 8 | 1 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia |
53.05 | |
| 9 | 2 | Gudrun Arnardóttir | Iceland |
53.14 | |
| 10 | 1 | Virna De Angeli | Italy |
53.37 | |
| 11 | 1 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania |
53.44 | |
| 2 | Anja Rücker | Germany |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Svetlana Pospelova | Russia |
51.66 | PB |
 |
Natalya Nazarova | Russia |
51.69 | |
 |
Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic |
52.32 | |
| 4 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland |
53.15 | |
| Daniela Georgieva | Bulgaria |
DQ | ||
| Claudia Marx | Germany |
DNF |
References
| 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
