1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Verona Elder   Great Britain	Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia	Karoline Käfer   Austria

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	52.44	Q
2	2	Karoline Käfer	Austria	52.88	Q
3	1	Barbara Krug	East Germany	53.07	Q
4	1	Verona Elder	Great Britain	53.11	Q
5	2	Brigitte Köhn	East Germany	53.23	SB
6	1	Véronique Grandrieux	France	53.28	PB
7	1	Mariya Kulchunova	Soviet Union	53.49	SB
8	2	Barbro Ahonen-Lindström	Finland	54.19	PB

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Verona Elder	Great Britain	51.80	PB
	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	51.81	SB
	Karoline Käfer	Austria	51.90	NR
4	Barbara Krug	East Germany	52.36	PB

References

1. Results
2. Results (p. 477)