1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Christiane Marquardt East Germany 52.12 Q
2 Joslyn Hoyte Great Britain 52.29 Q
3 Gaby Bussmann West Germany 52.92 Q
4 Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia 53.33 q
5 Marina Sidorova Soviet Union 53.72 q
6 Yvonne Hannus Finland 53.98
7 Ibolya Petrika Hungary 54.01
Results -- Heats
The women's 400 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29, 30, and 31 August 1978.