The women's 400 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–3.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Natalya Antyukh Russia
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Claudia Marx Germany
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Karen Shinkins Ireland
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Results edit
Heats edit
The first 3 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia |
51.39 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland |
51.90 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Catherine Murphy |  Great Britain |
51.95 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Natalya Ivanova | Russia |
52.25 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 1 | Claudia Marx | Germany |
52.27 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Yuliya Pechonkina | Russia |
52.27 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Sviatlana Usovich |  Belarus |
52.59 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Grażyna Prokopek |  Poland |
52.86 | PB |
| 9 | 2 | Yekaterina Stankevich | Belarus |
53.37 | |
| 10 | 2 | Androula Sialou |  Cyprus |
54.27 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia |
51.65 | |
 |
4 | Claudia Marx | Germany |
52.15 | |
 |
5 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland |
52.17 | |
| 4 | 1 | Natalya Ivanova | Russia |
52.23 | PB |
| 5 | 2 | Yuliya Pechonkina | Russia |
52.91 | |
| 6 | 3 | Catherine Murphy | Great Britain |
52.98 |