The men's 400 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 8, 9, and 11 August 1994.[1]
| Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
edit| Gold | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo United Kingdom
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| Silver | Roger Black United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Matthias Rusterholz Switzerland
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Results
editFinal
edit11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | United Kingdom |
45.09 | |
 |
Roger Black | United Kingdom |
45.20 | |
 |
Matthias Rusterholz | Switzerland |
45.96 | |
| 4 | Dmitriy Golovastov |  Russia |
46.01 | |
| 5 | Anton Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
46.20 | |
| 6 | Mikhail Vdovin | Russia |
46.23 | |
| 7 | Štefan Balošák |  Slovakia |
46.64 | |
| 8 | Dmitriy Kosov | Russia |
46.69 |
Semi-finals
edit9 August
Semi-final 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | United Kingdom |
45.70 | Q |
| 2 | Mikhail Vdovin | Russia |
45.85 | Q |
| 3 | Matthias Rusterholz | Switzerland |
45.88 | Q |
| 4 | Anton Ivanov | Bulgaria |
46.10 | Q |
| 5 | Daniel Bittner |  Germany |
46.44 | |
| 6 | Marco Vaccari |  Italy |
46.57 | |
| 7 | David McKenzie | United Kingdom |
46.65 | |
| 8 | Nenad Đurović |  Yugoslavia |
47.44 |
Semi-final 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Black | United Kingdom |
45.79 | Q |
| 2 | Dmitriy Golovastov | Russia |
46.05 | Q |
| 3 | Dmitriy Kosov | Russia |
46.23 | Q |
| 4 | Štefan Balošák | Slovakia |
46.32 | Q |
| 5 | Alessandro Aimar | Italy |
46.33 | |
| 6 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire |  France |
46.39 | |
| 7 | Tomasz Czubak |  Poland |
47.05 | |
| 8 | Kari Louramo |  Finland |
47.37 |
Heats
edit8 August
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Black | United Kingdom |
45.88 | Q |
| 2 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire | France |
46.25 | Q |
| 3 | Anton Ivanov | Bulgaria |
46.29 | Q |
| 4 | Marco Vaccari | Italy |
46.32 | Q |
| 5 | Dmitriy Golovastov | Russia |
46.48 | q |
| 6 | Daniel Bittner | Germany |
46.62 | q |
| 7 | Kari Louramo | Finland |
46.83 | q |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | United Kingdom |
46.50 | Q |
| 2 | Alessandro Aimar | Italy |
46.52 | Q |
| 3 | Dmitriy Kosov | Russia |
46.79 | Q |
| 4 | Tomasz Czubak | Poland |
46.95 | Q |
| 5 | Tom McGuirk |  Ireland |
47.14 | |
| 6 | Lutz Becker | Germany |
47.52 | |
| Slobodan Branković | Yugoslavia |
DNS |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Rusterholz | Switzerland |
46.12 | Q |
| 2 | Mikhail Vdovin | Russia |
46.61 | Q |
| 3 | Štefan Balošák | Slovakia |
46.62 | Q |
| 4 | David McKenzie | United Kingdom |
46.78 | Q |
| 5 | Nenad Đurović | Yugoslavia |
46.84 | q |
| 6 | Andrea Nuti | Italy |
46.87 | |
| 7 | Kai Karsten | Germany |
47.22 | |
| 8 | Evripides Demosthenous |  Cyprus |
47.40 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Bulgaria (1)
Cyprus (1)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Germany (3)
Ireland (1)
Italy (3)
Poland (1)
Russia (3)
Slovakia (1)
Switzerland (1)
United Kingdom (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014