title: 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
text: # 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 | |
  