The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 and 23 February.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sabine Busch East Germany
|
Petra Müller East Germany
|
Ann-Louise Skoglund Sweden
|
Results edit
Heats edit
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petra Müller | East Germany |
52.47 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Taťána Kocembová |  Czechoslovakia |
53.16 | q |
| 3 | 4 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | Sweden |
53.98 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sabine Busch | East Germany |
54.03 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Gisela Kinzel |  West Germany |
54.08 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Astrid Ortel | West Germany |
54.21 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Erica Rossi |  Italy |
54.25 | q |
| 8 | 4 | Cristina Pérez |  Spain |
54.25 | |
| 9 | 3 | Ute Thimm | West Germany |
54.86 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Gerda Haas |  Austria |
54.94 | |
| 11 | 1 | Fabienne Lise |  France |
54.97 | |
| 12 | 3 | Angela Piggford |  Great Britain |
55.07 | |
| 13 | 3 | Pepa Pavlova |  Bulgaria |
55.34 | |
| 14 | 2 | Semra Aksu |  Turkey |
56.13 | |
| 3 | Cristieana Cojocaru |  Romania |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sabine Busch | East Germany |
52.17 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Petra Müller | East Germany |
52.91 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia |
53.27 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | Sweden |
53.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Erica Rossi | Italy |
53.67 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ute Thimm | West Germany |
54.24 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gisela Kinzel | West Germany |
55.09 | |
| 8 | 2 | Astrid Ortel | West Germany |
56.68 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sabine Busch | East Germany |
51.40 | |
 |
Petra Müller | East Germany |
51.59 | |
 |
Ann-Louise Skoglund | Sweden |
52.40 | NR |
| 4 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia |
53.16 |