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Deutsch2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 25–27.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Svetlana Pospelova Russia | Natalya Nazarova Russia | Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia | 51.84 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | 52.07 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Anja Rücker |  Germany | 52.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Daniela Georgieva |  Bulgaria | 52.67 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Claudia Marx | Germany | 52.76 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 52.88 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia | 52.97 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic | 53.10 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Karen Shinkins |  Ireland | 53.20 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Virna De Angeli |  Italy | 53.30 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Otilia Ruicu |  Romania | 53.40 | q, PB |
| 12 | 3 | Gudrun Arnardóttir |  Iceland | 53.60 | q, SB |
| 13 | 2 | Žana Minina |  Lithuania | 53.82 | |
| 14 | 2 | Francesca Carbone | Italy | 53.86 | |
| 14 | 3 | Marie-Louise Bévis |  France | 53.86 | |
| 16 | 2 | Georgeta Lazar | Romania | 54.49 | |
| 17 | 3 | Andrea Burlacu | Romania | 55.20 |
Semifinals
[edit]First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | 51.79 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia | 52.24 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daniela Georgieva | Bulgaria | 52.32 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 52.45 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Claudia Marx | Germany | 52.65 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland | 52.80 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic | 52.96 | |
| 8 | 1 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia | 53.05 | |
| 9 | 2 | Gudrun Arnardóttir | Iceland | 53.14 | |
| 10 | 1 | Virna De Angeli | Italy | 53.37 | |
| 11 | 1 | Otilia Ruicu | Romania | 53.44 | |
| 2 | Anja Rücker | Germany | DNF |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Svetlana Pospelova | Russia | 51.66 | PB |
 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | 51.69 | |
 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 52.32 | |
| 4 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland | 53.15 | |
| Daniela Georgieva | Bulgaria | DQ | ||
| Claudia Marx | Germany | DNF |
