title: 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
text: # 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
  
  The women's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February–1 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Grit Breuer Germany | Ionela Târlea Romania | Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 51.44 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 51.83 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia | 52.25 | q, PB |
  | 4 | 2 | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 52.27 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 52.38 | q, SB |
  | 6 | 2 | Ester Goossens | Netherlands | 52.52 | q |
  | 7 | 3 | Marie-Louise Bévis | France | 52.81 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Maria Carmo Tavares | Portugal | 53.06 | |
  | 9 | 2 | Patrizia Spuri | Italy | 53.21 | |
  | 10 | 1 | Gulnara Safiullina | Russia | 53.28 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Karen Shinkins | Ireland | 53.45 | |
  | 12 | 3 | Kristina Perica | Croatia | 54.55 | PB |
  | 13 | 3 | Žana Minina | Lithuania | 55.82 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Grit Breuer | Germany | 50.45 | |
  | | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 50.56 | NR |
  | | Helena Fuchsová | Czech Republic | 51.22 | |
  | 4 | Ester Goossens | Netherlands | 51.82 | NR |
  | 5 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia | 52.73 | |
  | 6 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic | 54.89 | |
  