1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February in Munich.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rita Wilden West Germany	Jelica Pavličić Yugoslavia	Inta Kļimoviča Soviet Union

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Rita Wilden	West Germany	54.00	Q
2	3	Inta Kļimoviča	Soviet Union	54.09	Q
3	2	Jelica Pavličić	Yugoslavia	54.44	Q
4	1	Lyubov Aksenova	Soviet Union	54.53	Q
5	2	Dagmar Fuhrmann	West Germany	54.57	Q
6	2	Rosine Wallez	Belgium	54.61	q
7	1	Éva Tóth	Hungary	54.96	Q
8	2	Patricia Darbonville	France	55.69	q
9	1	Catherine Delachanal	France	55.71
10	3	Helen Ritter	Liechtenstein	59.53	NR

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Jelica Pavličić	Yugoslavia	53.31	Q
2	1	Inta Kļimoviča	Soviet Union	53.31	Q
3	1	Dagmar Fuhrmann	West Germany	53.36
4	1	Éva Tóth	Hungary	53.99
5	2	Rita Wilden	West Germany	54.17	Q
6	2	Lyubov Aksenova	Soviet Union	54.37	Q
7	2	Rosine Wallez	Belgium	55.39
8	2	Patricia Darbonville	France	57.30

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Rita Wilden	West Germany	52.26	WR
	Jelica Pavličić	Yugoslavia	52.47	NR
	Inta Kļimoviča	Soviet Union	52.80	NR
4	Lyubov Aksenova	Soviet Union	53.60