1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sally Gunnell   Great Britain	Marina Shmonina   Soviet Union	Anita Protti   Switzerland

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Sally Gunnell	Great Britain	52.90	Q
2	2	Anita Protti	Switzerland	52.96	Q
3	2	Marina Shmonina	Soviet Union	52.98	q
4	1	Taťána Slaninová	Czechoslovakia	53.79	Q
5	1	Angela Piggford	Great Britain	53.88	Q
6	1	Fabienne Ficher	France	54.63	q
7	2	Esther Lahoz	Spain	54.67

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Sally Gunnell	Great Britain	52.04
	Marina Shmonina	Soviet Union	52.36
	Anita Protti	Switzerland	52.57
4	Angela Piggford	Great Britain	52.90
5	Taťána Slaninová	Czechoslovakia	54.16
6	Fabienne Ficher	France	54.67

References

1. Results (p. 526)