2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
# 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The Women's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Antonina Krivoshapka Russia | Nataliya Pyhyda Ukraine | Darya Safonova Russia |

## Results

### Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 51.56 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Nataliya Pyhyda | Ukraine | 52.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Darya Safonova | Russia | 52.67 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 52.75 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Donna Fraser | Great Britain | 53.06 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Daniela Reina | Italy | 53.27 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Maris Mägi | Estonia | 53.50 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Thélia Sigère | France | 53.57 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Symphora Behi | France | 53.81 | q |
| 10 | 4 | Brona Furlong | Ireland | 53.84 | Q, PB |
| 11 | 4 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | 53.85 | q, NR |
| 12 | 1 | Marian Andrews | Ireland | 53.94 | q |
| 13 | 4 | Pinar Saka | Turkey | 54.00 | |
| 14 | 1 | Patrícia Lopes | Portugal | 54.04 | |
| 15 | 3 | Natalia Romero | Spain | 54.36 | PB |
| 16 | 2 | Irene Høvik Helgesen | Norway | 54.73 | |
| 17 | 4 | Tsvetelina Kirilova | Bulgaria | 54.78 | |
| 18 | 1 | Özge Gürler | Turkey | 55.48 | SB |
| 19 | 3 | Redif Meliz | Cyprus | 55.65 | PB |
| 20 | 2 | Klodiana Shala | Albania | 55.70 | |

### Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 51.59 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Nataliya Pyhyda | Ukraine | 52.63 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Darya Safonova | Russia | 52.86 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 52.90 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Daniela Reina | Italy | 53.21 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Maris Mägi | Estonia | 53.43 | SB |
| 7 | 1 | Thélia Sigère | France | 53.48 | |
| 8 | 2 | Donna Fraser | Great Britain | 53.59 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Marian Andrews | Ireland | 53.92 | PB |
| 10 | 2 | Brona Furlong | Ireland | 53.96 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | 54.63 | |
| 12 | 2 | Symphora Behi | France | 54.81 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 51.18 | |
| | Nataliya Pyhyda | Ukraine | 51.44 | PB |
| | Darya Safonova | Russia | 51.85 | PB |
| 4 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 52.37 | SB |
| 5 | Daniela Reina | Italy | 53.11 | SB |
| 6 | Donna Fraser | Great Britain | 53.58 | |
