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1983 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
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: 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5. And 6 March.

Medalists※

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jarmila Kratochvílová  Czechoslovakia	Kirsten Siemon  East Germany	Rositsa Stamenova  Bulgaria

Results※

Heats※

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the——next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the "final."

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	52.31	Q
2	1	Rositsa Stamenova	Bulgaria	52.94	Q
3	2	Kirsten Siemon	East Germany	53.09	Q
4	2	Judit Forgács	Hungary	53.49	Q
5	1	Karoline Käfer	Austria	54.22	q
6	2	Pauline Mullins	Ireland	54.23
7	2	Alena Bulířová	Czechoslovakia	54.32
8	1	Olga Vladykina	Soviet Union	57.36

Final※

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	49.69
	Kirsten Siemon	East Germany	51.70
	Rositsa Stamenova	Bulgaria	52.36
4	Judit Forgács	Hungary	53.86
5	Karoline Käfer	Austria	53.92

References※