The women's 400 metres event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 25–27.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeSvetlana PospelovaNatalya NazarovaHelena Fuchsová
Results
Heats First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Svetlana Pospelova 51.84 Q, PB 2 1 Natalya Nazarova 52.07 Q 3 3 Anja Rücker 52.39 Q 4 1 Daniela Georgieva 52.67 Q 5 1 Claudia Marx 52.76 Q 6 2 Helena Fuchsová 52.88 Q 7 2 Irina Rosikhina 52.97 Q 8 3 Jitka Burianová 53.10 Q 9 2 Karen Shinkins 53.20 Q 10 1 Virna De Angeli 53.30 q 11 1 Otilia Ruicu 53.40 q, PB 12 3 Gudrun Arnardóttir 53.60 q, SB 13 2 Žana Minina 53.82 14 2 Francesca Carbone 53.86 14 3 Marie-Louise Bévis 53.86 16 2 Georgeta Lazar 54.49 17 3 Andrea Burlacu 55.20
Semifinals First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Natalya Nazarova 51.79 Q 2 2 Svetlana Pospelova 52.24 Q 3 2 Daniela Georgieva 52.32 Q 4 1 Helena Fuchsová 52.45 Q 5 1 Claudia Marx 52.65 Q 6 2 Karen Shinkins 52.80 Q, NR 7 2 Jitka Burianová 52.96 8 1 Irina Rosikhina 53.05 9 2 Gudrun Arnardóttir 53.14 10 1 Virna De Angeli 53.37 11 1 Otilia Ruicu 53.44 2 Anja Rücker
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Svetlana Pospelova 51.66 PB Natalya Nazarova 51.69 Helena Fuchsová 52.32 4 Karen Shinkins 53.15 Daniela Georgieva Claudia Marx
References Results