title: 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
text: # 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
  
  The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sally Gunnell Great Britain | Marina Shmonina Soviet Union | Anita Protti Switzerland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Sally Gunnell | Great Britain | 52.90 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Anita Protti | Switzerland | 52.96 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Marina Shmonina | Soviet Union | 52.98 | q |
  | 4 | 1 | Taťána Slaninová | Czechoslovakia | 53.79 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Angela Piggford | Great Britain | 53.88 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Fabienne Ficher | France | 54.63 | q |
  | 7 | 2 | Esther Lahoz | Spain | 54.67 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sally Gunnell | Great Britain | 52.04 |
  | | Marina Shmonina | Soviet Union | 52.36 |
  | | Anita Protti | Switzerland | 52.57 |
  | 4 | Angela Piggford | Great Britain | 52.90 |
  | 5 | Taťána Slaninová | Czechoslovakia | 54.16 |
  | 6 | Fabienne Ficher | France | 54.67 |
  