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1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Track events
60 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m	men	women
60 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m walk		women
5000 m walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
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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	Notes
	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

References※