1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
# 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Grit Breuer Germany | Olga Kotlyarova Russia | Tatyana Chebykina Russia |

## Results

### Heats

The first 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 52.55 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Virna De Angeli | Italy | 53.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 53.09 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 53.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 53.29 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 53.49 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Tatyana Chebykina | Russia | 53.54 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Naděžda Koštovalová | Czech Republic | 53.64 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Öznur Dursun | Turkey | 53.78 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Marina Živković | FR Yugoslavia | 53.89 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Emma Nicholson | Ireland | 54.13 | q |
| 12 | 5 | Dora Kyriacou | Cyprus | 54.52 | q |
| 13 | 5 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 55.40 | |
| | 1 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | DQ | |
| | 1 | Marie-Louise Bévis | France | DQ | |
| | 4 | Yana Manuylova | Ukraine | DQ | |

### Semifinals

The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The subsequent 4 fastest qualified for the B final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 51.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tatyana Chebykina | Russia | 52.03 | q |
| 3 | 3 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 52.29 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 52.30 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 52.35 | qB |
| 6 | 3 | Virna De Angeli | Italy | 52.35 | qB |
| 7 | 3 | Naděžda Koštovalová | Czech Republic | 52.35 | qB |
| 8 | 2 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 52.75 | qB |
| 9 | 2 | Dora Kyriacou | Cyprus | 53.47 | |
| 10 | 3 | Emma Nicholson | Ireland | 53.63 | |
| 11 | 1 | Marina Živković | FR Yugoslavia | 53.85 | |
| 12 | 1 | Öznur Dursun | Turkey | 53.91 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Grit Breuer | Germany | 50.81 |
| | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 51.70 |
| | Tatyana Chebykina | Russia | 51.71 |
| 4 | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 52.90 |

**B final**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Virna De Angeli | Italy | 52.17 | NR |
| 2 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 52.23 | |
| 3 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 52.37 | |
| 4 | Naděžda Koštovalová | Czech Republic | 53.02 | |
