1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia	Kirsten Siemon East Germany	Rositsa Stamenova Bulgaria

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	52.31	Q
2	1	Rositsa Stamenova	Bulgaria	52.94	Q
3	2	Kirsten Siemon	East Germany	53.09	Q
4	2	Judit Forgács	Hungary	53.49	Q
5	1	Karoline Käfer	Austria	54.22	q
6	2	Pauline Mullins	Ireland	54.23
7	2	Alena Bulířová	Czechoslovakia	54.32
8	1	Olga Vladykina	Soviet Union	57.36

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time
	3	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	49.69
	2	Kirsten Siemon	East Germany	51.70
	5	Rositsa Stamenova	Bulgaria	52.36
4	1	Judit Forgács	Hungary	53.86
5	4	Karoline Käfer	Austria	53.92

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