1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
# 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Vienna.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Marilyn Neufville Great Britain | Christel Frese West Germany | Colette Besson France |

## Results

### Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Christel Frese | West Germany | 53.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Colette Besson | France | 53.8 | q |
| 3 | 1 | Svetla Zlateva | Bulgaria | 55.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Marilyn Neufville | Great Britain | 55.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Libuše Macounová | Czechoslovakia | 56.4 | |
| 3 | 2 | Krystyna Hryniewicka | Poland | 56.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden | 55.2 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Raisa Nikanorova | Soviet Union | 55.8 | |
| 3 | 3 | Donata Govoni | Italy | 55.8 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Marilyn Neufville | Great Britain | 53.01 | WB |
| | Christel Frese | West Germany | 53.13 | |
| | Colette Besson | France | 53.63 | |
| 4 | Karin Lundgren | Sweden | 53.8 | |
