1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Track events
60 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m	men	women
60 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m walk		women
5000 m walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women

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

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