1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

None The women's 400 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.ResultsResults (p. 451) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVerona BernardWaltraud DietschRenate Siebach Results Heats Held on 10 March. First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Verona Bernard 53.98 Q 2 1 Renate Siebach de 54.30 Q 2 2 Christel Frese 54.30 Q 4 1 Karoline Käfer 54.31 NR 5 2 Lilyana Todorova Bulgaria 1971 54.56 Q 6 1 Chantal Leclerc fr 54.69 7 3 Erika Weinstein de 54.76 Q 8 4 Danuta Piecyk Poland 1928 55.14 Q 9 2 Nicole Duclos 55.17 10 4 Waltraud Dietsch 55.28 Q 11 3 Chantal Jouvhomme fr 55.65 Q 12 2 Lea Alaerts 55.75 13 4 Josefina Salgado es Spain 1945 56.04 NR 14 3 Nina Zyuskova 56.32 Semifinals Held on 11 March. First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Verona Bernard 53.35 Q 2 1 Waltraud Dietsch 53.44 Q 3 1 Erika Weinstein 54.23 4 1 Lilyana Todorova Bulgaria 1971 54.26 5 2 Renate Siebach 54.52 Q 6 2 Christel Frese 54.71 Q 7 2 Danuta Piecyk Poland 1928 54.87 8 2 Chantal Jouvhomme 55.09 Final Held on 11 March. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Verona Bernard 53.04 WB Waltraud Dietsch 53.35 Renate Siebach 53.49 4 Christel Frese 53.78 References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Women's events at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships