# 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March 2017 at 9:45 (heats), at 17:45 (semifinals) and on 4 March 19:58 (final) local time.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Floria Gueï France | Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic | Justyna Święty Poland |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2017 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 | Léa Sprunger (SUI) | 51.46 | Magglingen, Switzerland | 5 February 2017 |
| European Leading | Léa Sprunger (SUI) | 51.46 | Magglingen, Switzerland | 5 February 2017 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinal.
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Léa Sprunger | Switzerland | 52.55 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Floria Gueï | France | 53.24 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 53.26 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Eilidh Doyle | Great Britain | 53.28 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | 53.39 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Iveta Putalová | Slovakia | 53.52 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Iga Baumgart | Poland | 53.52 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 53.56 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 53.61 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Lara Hoffmann | Germany | 53.65 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Laviai Nielsen | Great Britain | 53.74 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 53.76 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | Olha Bibik | Ukraine | 53.80 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | Madiea Ghafoor | Netherlands | 53.85 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Agnès Raharolahy | France | 53.88 | q |
| 16 | 3 | Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Spain | 53.92 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Déborah Sananes | France | 53.98 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Tamara Salaški | Serbia | 54.03 | q |
| 19 | 3 | Bianca Răzor | Romania | 54.11 | |
| 20 | 1 | Sinéad Denny | Ireland | 54.20 | |
| 21 | 6 | Sarah Atcho | Switzerland | 54.21 | |
| 21 | 4 | Laura Bueno | Spain | 54.21 | |
| 23 | 6 | Eleni Artymata | Cyprus | 54.31 | |
| 24 | 2 | Anita Horvat | Slovenia | 54.65 | |
| 25 | 5 | Yasmin Giger | Switzerland | 54.76 | |
| 26 | 5 | Phil Healy | Ireland | 54.80 | |
| 27 | 4 | Eva Misiūnaitė | Lithuania | 54.95 | |
| 28 | 2 | Tetyana Melnyk | Ukraine | 55.18 | |
| 29 | 1 | Amaliya Sharoyan | Armenia | 56.07 | SB |
| | 5 | Denisa Rosolová | Czech Republic | DNF | |
| | 1 | Lina Nielsen | Great Britain | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | Léa Sprunger | Switzerland | 52.17 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Floria Gueï | France | 52.20 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Laviai Nielsen | Great Britain | 52.31 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 52.60 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 52.74 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 52.76 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Eilidh Doyle | Great Britain | 52.81 | |
| 8 | 2 | Sara Petersen | Denmark | 52.86 | SB |
| 9 | 1 | Iveta Putalová | Slovakia | 53.14 | |
| 10 | 3 | Lara Hoffmann | Germany | 53.43 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tamara Salaški | Serbia | 53.50 | |
| 12 | 1 | Déborah Sananes | France | 53.57 | |
| 13 | 2 | Olha Bibik | Ukraine | 53.66 | |
| 14 | 3 | Iga Baumgart | Poland | 53.76 | |
| 15 | 3 | Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Spain | 53.80 | |
| 16 | 3 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 54.81 | |
| 17 | 2 | Déborah Sananes | France | 55.30 | |
| | 1 | Madiea Ghafoor | Netherlands | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 5 | Floria Gueï | France | 51.90 | PB |
| | 4 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 52.42 | |
| | 2 | Justyna Święty | Poland | 52.52 | |
| 4 | 3 | Laviai Nielsen | Great Britain | 52.79 | |
| 5 | 6 | Léa Sprunger | Switzerland | 53.08 | |
| 6 | 1 | Małgorzata Hołub | Poland | 54.29 | |