# 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The Women's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4 & 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 17:30 local time.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships :
| World record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 |
| European record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 |
| Championship record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 49.59 | Milan, Italy | 7 March 1982 |
| World Leading | Natasha Hastings (USA) | 50.83 | Albuquerque, United States | 27 February 2011 |
| European Leading | Olesya Krasnomovets (RUS) | 51.22 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2011 |

## Results
### Heats

First 3 in each heat and 3 best performers advanced to the Semifinals.
The heats were held at 10:20.
| Rank | Heats | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria | 0.303 | 53.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Janin Lindenberg | Germany | 0.268 | 53.43 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Nataliya Lupu | Ukraine | | 53.72 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 0.292 | 53.75 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Kseniya Zadorina | Russia | 0.194 | 54.25 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Hanna Tashpulatava | Belarus | | 54.26 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 0.254 | 54.41 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Marta Milani | Italy | 0.185 | 54.48 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Hanna Titimets | Ukraine | 0.191 | 54.49 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 0.267 | 54.63 | q |
| DQ | 2 | Pınar Saka | Turkey | | 54.87 | q, Doping |
| 11 | 1 | Patricia Lopes | Portugal | | 54.94 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Marian Heffernan | Ireland | 0.236 | 54.94 | |
| 13 | 3 | Darya Prystupa | Ukraine | 0.242 | 54.96 | |
| 14 | 1 | Amaliya Sharoyan | Armenia | 0.235 | 56.08 | |
| 15 | 3 | Bianca Răzor | Romania | 0.305 | 55.08 | |
| 16 | 3 | Anita Banović | Croatia | 0.253 | 55.20 | |
| | 2 | Jasna Horozić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.343 | DQ | R 163.3 |

### Semifinal

First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final.
The semifinals were held at 17:55.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 0.358 | 52.53 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 0.201 | 52.81 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kseniya Zadorina | Russia | 0.215 | 52.88 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria | 0.301 | 52.89 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Janin Lindenberg | Germany | 0.248 | 53.12 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Marta Milani | Italy | 0.207 | 53.44 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Hanna Tashpulatava | Belarus | | 53.69 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hanna Titimets | Ukraine | 0.197 | 53.97 | |
| 9 | 2 | Nataliya Lupu | Ukraine | 0.262 | 54.24 | |
| 10 | 2 | Meliz Redif | Turkey | 0.283 | 54.58 | |
| 11 | 2 | Patricia Lopes | Portugal | | 55.09 | |
| DQ | 1 | Pınar Saka | Turkey | | 55.40 | Doping |

### Final

The final was held at 17:30.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | 0.210 | 51.73 | PB |
| | 5 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 0.301 | 51.80 | |
| | 6 | Kseniya Zadorina | Russia | 0.241 | 52.03 | |
| 4 | 1 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria | 0.324 | 52.58 | |
| 5 | 3 | Janin Lindenberg | Germany | 0.240 | 52.62 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marta Milani | Italy | 0.234 | 53.23 | |