1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.

Men's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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

Results

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

Round 1

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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

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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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Iwan Thomas   Great Britain 44.52 CR
  Robert Maćkowiak   Poland 45.04 NR
  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

References

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