1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March in Katowice.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Verona Bernard-Elder Great Britain	Nadezhda Ilyina Soviet Union	Inta Klimovica Soviet Union

Results

Heats

Held on 8 March.
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Verona Bernard-Elder	Great Britain	53.99	Q
2	1	Lyudmila Aksyonova	Soviet Union	54.19	q
3	2	Nadezhda Ilyina	Soviet Union	54.29	Q
4	2	Inta Kļimoviča	Soviet Union	54.48	q
5	1	Danuta Piecyk	Poland	55.55
	2	Yordanka Filipova	Bulgaria	DNF

Final

Held on 9 March.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Verona Bernard-Elder	Great Britain	52.68
	Nadezhda Ilyina	Soviet Union	53.21
	Inta Kļimoviča	Soviet Union	53.91
4	Lyudmila Aksyonova	Soviet Union	54.01