1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Riitta Salin Finland 51.46 Q
2 Angelika Handt East Germany 51.67 Q
3 Karoline Käfer Austria 52.14 NR Q
4 Verona Bernard Great Britain 52.18 Q
5 Ingrīda Barkāne Soviet Union 52.52
6 Danuta Piecyk Poland 52.93
7 Jozefína Čerchlanová Czechoslovakia 53.77
8 Natalya Sokolova Soviet Union 53.82
Results -- Semi-finals
The women's 400 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2, 3, and 4 September 1974.