1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marina Sidorova Soviet Union	Rita Bottiglieri Italy	Karoline Käfer Austria

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marina Sidorova	Soviet Union	53.15	Q
2	1	Rita Bottiglieri	Italy	53.51	Q
3	2	Karoline Käfer	Austria	53.81	Q
4	2	Mariya Kulchunova	Soviet Union	53.92	Q
5	1	Patricia Darbonville	France	54.26
6	2	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	56.12

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Marina Sidorova	Soviet Union	52.42
	Rita Bottiglieri	Italy	53.18
	Karoline Käfer	Austria	53.56
4	Mariya Kulchunova	Soviet Union	54.77