1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
# 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6–7 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia | Dagmar Rübsam East Germany | Gaby Bußmann West Germany |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 52.54 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | Sweden | 53.09 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lyudmila Belova | Soviet Union | 53.17 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 53.55 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Verona Elder | Great Britain | 53.56 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Gaby Bußmann | West Germany | 53.56 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Mary Wagner | West Germany | 53.94 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Dagmar Rübsam | East Germany | 53.94 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Yelena Korban | Soviet Union | 54.14 | |
| 10 | 1 | Elke Decker | West Germany | 54.37 | |
| 11 | 2 | Marie-Christine Champenois | France | 55.01 | |

### Semifinals

First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 51.90 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 52.43 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dagmar Rübsam | East Germany | 52.73 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gaby Bußmann | West Germany | 52.85 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | Sweden | 52.85 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mary Wagner | West Germany | 52.89 | |
| 7 | 1 | Verona Elder | Great Britain | 53.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lyudmila Belova | Soviet Union | 53.17 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 49.59 | WR |
| | Dagmar Rübsam | East Germany | 51.18 | |
| | Gaby Bußmann | West Germany | 51.57 | NR |
| 4 | Taťána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 51.62 | |
