1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

None The women's 400 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1971/results/index.html Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History European Athletics 2019-01-26Results (p. 441) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVera PopkovaInge BöddingMaria Sykora Results Heats Held on 13 March First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Inge Bödding 55.5 Q 2 1 Elisabeth Randerz 55.5 Q 3 1 Nadezhda Kolesnikova 56.0 4 1 Francine van Assche 57.5 1 2 Gisela Ellenberger 56.5 Q 2 2 Uschi Meyer 56.6 Q, NR 3 2 Éliane Jacq 58.0 1 3 Vera Popkova 54.7 Q 2 3 Maria Sykora 55.3 Q, NR 3 3 Stefka Yordanova Bulgaria 1967 55.6 1 4 Svetla Zlateva Bulgaria 1967 54.1 Q 2 4 Gisela Ahlemeyer 55.5 Q 3 4 Chantal Leclerc 55.5 4 4 Lyubov Finogenova 55.8 Semifinals Held on 13 March First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Svetla Zlateva Bulgaria 1967 54.5 Q 2 1 Inge Bödding 54.8 Q 3 1 Uschi Meyer 55.5 NR 4 1 Gisela Ahlemeyer 56.3 1 2 Vera Popkova 54.8 Q 2 2 Maria Sykora 55.2 Q, NR 3 2 Gisela Ellenberger 56.0 4 2 Elisabeth Randerz 57.3 Final Held on 14 March Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vera Popkova 53.7 Inge Bödding 54.3 Maria Sykora 54.4 NR 4 Svetla Zlateva Bulgaria 1967 54.6 References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Women's events at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships