1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Vienna. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marilyn Neufville   Great Britain	Christel Frese   West Germany	Colette Besson   France

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Christel Frese	West Germany	53.7	Q
2	1	Colette Besson	France	53.8	q
3	1	Svetla Zlateva	Bulgaria	55.5
1	2	Marilyn Neufville	Great Britain	55.2	Q
2	2	Libuše Macounová	Czechoslovakia	56.4
3	2	Krystyna Hryniewicka	Poland	56.7
1	3	Karin Lundgren	Sweden	55.2	Q
2	3	Raisa Nikanorova	Soviet Union	55.8
3	3	Donata Govoni	Italy	55.8

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Marilyn Neufville	Great Britain	53.01	WB
	Christel Frese	West Germany	53.13
	Colette Besson	France	53.63
4	Karin Lundgren	Sweden	53.8

References

1. "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
2. Results (p. 417)