title: 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
text: # 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
  
  The women's 400 metres event at the 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 9 and 10 March in Gothenburg.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jelica Pavličić Yugoslavia | Nadezhda Ilyina Soviet Union | Waltraud Dietsch East Germany |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Held on 9 March. First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Nadezhda Ilyina | Soviet Union | 53.03 | Q, WB |
  | 2 | 3 | Jelica Pavličić | Yugoslavia | 53.43 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Angelika Handt | East Germany | 53.48 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | Brigitte Rohde | East Germany | 53.66 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Waltraud Dietsch | East Germany | 54.12 | Q |
  | 6 | 3 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Poland | 54.17 | q |
  | 7 | 2 | Ann Larsson | Sweden | 54.20 | q |
  | 8 | 1 | Erika Weinstein | West Germany | 54.52 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | Riitta Salin | Finland | 54.76 | |
  | 10 | 3 | Nicole Duclos | France | 54.83 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Brigitte Koczelnik | West Germany | 55.09 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Éliane Jacq | France | 55.27 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Held on 9 March. First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Nadezhda Ilyina | Soviet Union | 52.44 | Q, WB |
  | 2 | 1 | Waltraud Dietsch | East Germany | 52.77 | Q, NR |
  | 3 | 1 | Brigitte Rohde | East Germany | 52.95 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Jelica Pavličić | Yugoslavia | 53.00 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Angelika Handt | East Germany | 53.05 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Poland | 53.56 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Ann Larsson | Sweden | 54.00 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Erika Weinstein | West Germany | 55.13 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 10 March.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jelica Pavličić | Yugoslavia | 52.64 | NR |
  | | Nadezhda Ilyina | Soviet Union | 52.81 | |
  | | Waltraud Dietsch | East Germany | 52.84 | |
  | 4 | Angelika Handt | East Germany | 53.51 | |
  