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.
Results Heats 29 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marita Koch 52.95 Q 2 Irena Szewińska 53.14 Q 3 Ilona Pál 53.42 Q 4 Patricia Darbonville 53.50 q 5 Rosine Wallez 53.99 6 Anne Aren 54.37
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Christiane Marquardt 52.12 Q 2 Joslyn Hoyte 52.29 Q 3 Gaby Bussmann 52.92 Q 4 Jarmila Kratochvílová 53.33 q 5 Marina Sidorova 53.72 q 6 Yvonne Hannus 53.98 7 Ibolya Petrika 54.01
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Christina Brehmer 51.71 Q 2 Verona Elder 52.64 Q 3 Pirjo Häggman 52.68 Q 4 Elke Decker 52.97 q 5 Catherine Delachanal 53.81 6 Truus van Amstel 54.37
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Mariya Kulchunova 51.55 Q 2 Dagmar Fuhrmann 53.45 Q 3 Donna Hartley 53.61 Q 4 Silvia Schinzel 53.80 5 Rozalia Halmosi 53.93 6 Eva Ráková 54.00
Semi-finals 30 August
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marita Koch 51.76 Q 2 Mariya Kulchunova 51.88 Q 3 Donna Hartley 52.14 Q 4 Pirjo Häggman 52.24 Q 5 Elke Decker 52.92 6 Joslyn Hoyte 52.95 7 Jarmila Kratochvílová 53.93 8 Patricia Darbonville 54.47
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Christina Brehmer 52.01 Q 2 Christiane Marquardt 52.29 Q 3 Irena Szewińska 52.37 Q 4 Verona Elder 52.65 Q 5 Gaby Bussmann 52.66 6 Dagmar Fuhrmann 53.23 7 Ilona Pál 53.50 8 Marina Sidorova 54.08
Final 31 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Marita Koch 48.94 WR Christina Brehmer 50.38 Irena Szewińska 50.40 4 Mariya Kulchunova 51.25 5 Christiane Marquardt 51.99 6 Donna Hartley 52.31 7 Pirjo Häggman 52.46 8 Verona Elder 52.53
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