The women's 400 metres at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held over three rounds at the Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 5 and 6 March 2021.

Thirty-nine athletes competed in round 1, where eighteen advanced to the semi-finals. Justyna Święty-Ersetic of Poland set a national record of 51.34 s in the semi-finals. Six athletes advanced to final, that was won by Femke Bol of the Netherlands in a national record of 50.63 seconds, followed by Święty-Ersetic in second place in 51.41 seconds, and Jodie Williams of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in 51.73 seconds.

Background +Records before the 2021 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)TimeLocationDateWorld record49.59Milan, Italy7 March 1982European recordChampionship recordWorld Leading50.21New York City, New York, United States13 February 2021European Leading50.64Apeldoorn, Netherlands21 February 2021

Qualification The qualification period for this event was from 1 May 2019 to 24 February 2021. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 52.00 s outdoor or 53.75 s indoor. A maximum of four athletes per nation could be entered, of whom three could participate. There was a target number of thirty athletes."European Athletics Indoor Championships 2021 – Entry Standards & Procedures", European Athletics/Turkish Athletic Federation, 2020. Archived 28 May 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

Rounds Round 1 Thirty-nine athletes from twenty-one nations competed in the seven heats of the first round on 5 March in the morning, starting at 11:22 (UTC+1). Eighteen athletes, the two fastest in each heat () and the next four fastest overall (), qualified for the semi-finals. Five athletes ran a personal best () and seven athletes ran a season's best () in this round.

+Results of round 1 Rank Heat Athlete Nation Note 1 5 52.00 2 3 52.06 3 3 Great Britain and N.I. 52.17 , 4 5 52.25 5 3 52.27 , 6 4 Great Britain and N.I. 52.35 7 5 52.52 , 8 4 52.57 9 6 Great Britain and N.I. 52.63 , 10 3 52.70 , 11 5 52.72 12 4 52.73 13 2 52.74 14 7 52.76 , 15 2 52.76 16 1 52.77 17 6 52.82 , = 18 6 52.83 19 1 52.96 20 7 53.00 21 1 53.03 22 6 53.06 23 7 53.23 24 3 53.28 25 3 53.28 26 2 53.31 27 4 53.41 28 1 53.46 29 7 53.50 30 5 53.63 31 4 53.64 32 2 53.68 33 7 53.68 34 4 53.69 35 2 53.70 36 2 53.93 37 1 54.34 38 1 54.48 39 6 55.11

Semi-finals Eighteen athletes from twelve nations competed in the three heats of the semi-finals on 5 March in the evening, starting at 19:33 (UTC+1). Six athletes, the fastest two in each heat (), qualified for the final. Justyna Święty-Ersetic of Poland set a national record () of 51.34 s, two athletes ran a personal best (), and one athlete ran a season's best ()."European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Semi-Finals – Results", European Athletics, 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

+ Results of the semi-finals Rank Heat Athlete Nation Note 1 3 51.17 2 2 51.34 , 3 2 52.09 4 3 Great Britain and N.I. 52.09 , 5 2 52.11 6 2 Great Britain and N.I. 52.22 7 1 52.41 8 1 52.41 9 1 Great Britain and N.I. 52.54 10 3 52.64 11 2 53.09 12 1 53.10 13 1 53.10 14 1 53.10 15 3 53.20 16 3 53.31 17 3 53.74 18 2 54.23

Final Six athletes from five nations competed in the final on 6 March in the evening, starting at 20:25 (UTC+1). Femke Bol of the Netherlands won in a European leading performance () and national record () of 50.63 s, followed by Justyna Święty-Ersetic of Poland in second place in 51.41 s and Jodie Williams of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in personal best () of 51.63 s. Outside the medals, Phil Healy of Ireland also had a personal best time.

+ Results of the final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Note 6 50.63 , 5 51.41 1 Great Britain and N.I. 51.73 4 4 51.94 5 3 52.03 6 2 52.10

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