1958 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
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| Venue | Olympiastadion | |||||||||
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 53.7 s CR | |||||||||
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The women's 400 metres at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held over two rounds at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19 and 21 August 1958. It was the first time that this women's event was contested at the European Athletics Championships, while the men's 400 metres had been part of the program since the first championships in 1934.
Twelve athletes from eight nations competed in the first round on 19 August, from where six athletes advanced to the final on 21 August. World-record holder Mariya Itkina of the Soviet Union set a championship record of 54.0 seconds in round 1, which she improved in the final, where she won the gold medal in a time of 53.7 s. Yekaterina Parlyuk of the Soviet Union finished second in 54.8 s and Moyra Hiscox of Great Britain was third in 55.7 s.