1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

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The men's 400 metres at the

Népstadion
on 19, 20 and 21 August.

Medalists

Gold Iwan Thomas
 Great Britain
Silver Robert Maćkowiak
 Poland
Bronze
Mark Richardson
 Great Britain

Results

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 David Canal  Spain 45.20 Q, PB
2 2 Iwan Thomas  Great Britain 45.44 Q
3 2 Marc Foucan  France 45.59 Q
4 2 Ashraf Saber  Italy 45.64 q, PB
5 1 Tomasz Czubak  Poland 45.96 Q
6 4
Mark Richardson
 Great Britain 46.05 Q
7 1
Dmitriy Golovastov
 Russia 46.16 Q, SB
7 1 Jan Poděbradský  Czech Republic 46.16 Q
9 3 Robert Maćkowiak  Poland 46.17 Q
10 4 Piotr Haczek  Poland 46.26 Q
11 4 Pierre-Marie Hilaire  France 46.27 Q
11 1 Solomon Wariso  Great Britain 46.27 q
11 4
Antonio Andres
 Spain 46.27 q, PB
14 4 Konstantinos Kenteris  Greece 46.39 q
15 1 Marcel Lopuchovský  Slovakia 46.49
15 2 Stelios Dimotsios  Greece 46.49
17 4 Matija Šestak  Slovenia 46.57
18 3 Marco Vaccari  Italy 46.60 Q
19 3
Innokentiy Zharov
 Russia 46.73 Q
19 3 Stephan Letzelter  Germany 46.73
21 3 Štefan Balošák  Slovakia 46.87
22 1 Fred Mango  France 46.88
23 1 Edoardo Vallet  Italy 47.03
24 3 Evripides Demosthenous  Cyprus 47.15
25 4 Péter Nyilasi  Hungary 47.16
26 2 Boštjan Horvat  Slovenia 47.17
27 3 Andriy Tverdostup  Ukraine 47.28
28 1 Eugene Farrell  Ireland 47.56
29 2 Jan Štejfa  Czech Republic 47.63
30 3 Johan Lannefors  Sweden 47.72
2 Mikhail Vdovin  Russia DNF

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Iwan Thomas  Great Britain 44.82 Q
2 2 Robert Maćkowiak  Poland 45.08 Q, NR
3 1 Tomasz Czubak  Poland 45.22 Q, PB
4 2 David Canal  Spain 45.29 Q
5 1
Mark Richardson
 Great Britain 45.41 Q
6 2 Solomon Wariso  Great Britain 45.59 Q
7 1 Piotr Haczek  Poland 45.68 Q, PB
8 2 Konstantinos Kenteris  Greece 45.74
9 1 Ashraf Saber  Italy 45.78 Q
10 2 Marco Vaccari  Italy 45.86
11 2
Innokentiy Zharov
 Russia 45.92
12 1
Dmitriy Golovastov
 Russia 45.93 SB
13 1 Jan Poděbradský  Czech Republic 46.01
14 1 Pierre-Marie Hilaire  France 46.26
15 2 Marc Foucan  France 46.52
16 1
Antonio Andres
 Spain 46.59

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Iwan Thomas  Great Britain 44.52 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Maćkowiak  Poland 45.04 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mark Richardson
 Great Britain 45.14
4 Tomasz Czubak  Poland 45.43
5 Piotr Haczek  Poland 45.46 PB
6 Ashraf Saber  Italy 45.67
7 David Canal  Spain 45.93
Solomon Wariso  Great Britain DSQ

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