1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Venue	Luis Puig Palace
Location	Valencia, Spain
Date	28 February 1998 (heats) 1 March 1998 (final)
Competitors	13 from 11 nations
Winning time	50.45 s
Medalists
Grit Breuer    Germany   Ionela Târlea    Romania   Helena Fuchsová    Czech Republic
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The women's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at the Luis Puig Palace in Valencia, Spain, on 28 February and 1 March 1998. ^[1]

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Results of the heats ^[1]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1	Ionela Târlea	Romania	51.44	Q
2	3	Grit Breuer	Germany	51.83	Q
3	3	Irina Rosikhina	Russia	52.25	q, PB
4	2	Helena Fuchsová	Czech Republic	52.27	Q
5	1	Hana Benešová	Czech Republic	52.38	q, SB
6	2	Ester Goossens	Netherlands	52.52	q
7	3	Marie-Louise Bévis	France	52.81
8	1	Maria Carmo Tavares	Portugal	53.06
9	2	Patrizia Spuri	Italy	53.21
10	1	Gulnara Safiullina	Russia	53.28
11	2	Karen Shinkins	Ireland	53.45
12	3	Kristina Perica	Croatia	54.55	PB
13	3	Žana Minina	Lithuania	55.82

Final

Results of the final ^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Grit Breuer	Germany	50.45
	Ionela Târlea	Romania	50.56	NR
	Helena Fuchsová	Czech Republic	51.22
4	Ester Goossens	Netherlands	51.82	NR
5	Irina Rosikhina	Russia	52.73
6	Hana Benešová	Czech Republic	54.89

References

1. "Statistics", European Athletics, pp. 558, 563. Archived 29 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2025.