1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

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 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 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 53.89

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