1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships The women's 400 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the 5th and 6 March.Results (p. 520) Medalists GoldSilverBronzePetra MüllerHelga ArendtDagmar Neubauer Results Heats First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Gisela Kinzel 52.49 Q 2 1 Marina Shmonina 52.51 Q 3 1 Dagmar Neubauer 52.54 Q 4 2 Rositsa Stamenova Bulgaria 1971 52.68 Q 5 2 Helga Arendt 52.79 Q 6 2 Erzsébet Szabó 52.81 Q 7 2 Alena Paříková 52.87 q 8 1 Judit Forgács 53.01 q 9 2 Cristina Pérez 53.09 q 10 3 Petra Müller 53.42 Q 11 3 Sally Gunnell 53.59 Q 12 1 Esther Lahoz 53.66 13 3 Fabienne Ficher 53.95 Q 14 3 Christina Sussiek 54.19 15 3 Noémi Bátori 54.58 Semifinals First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Petra Müller 51.40 Q 2 2 Helga Arendt 51.79 Q 3 2 Dagmar Neubauer 51.95 Q 4 1 Rositsa Stamenova Bulgaria 1971 52.12 Q 5 2 Sally Gunnell 52.22 Q 6 1 Gisela Kinzel 52.33 Q 7 1 Erzsébet Szabó 52.47 8 2 Marina Shmonina 52.48 9 2 Cristina Pérez 53.01 10 2 Judit Forgács 53.16 11 1 Fabienne Ficher 53.17 12 1 Alena Paříková 53.22 Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Petra Müller 50.28 3 Helga Arendt 51.06 4 Dagmar Neubauer 51.57 4 6 Sally Gunnell 51.77 5 1 Gisela Kinzel 52.46 6 2 Rositsa Stamenova Bulgaria 1971 53.89 References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Women's events at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships