2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The Men's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Johan Wissman Sweden
|
Claudio Licciardello Italy
|
Ioan Vieru Romania
|
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
46.49 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Clemens Zeller |  Austria |
46.61 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Jan Ciepiela |  Poland |
46.72 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 5 | Claudio Licciardello | Italy |
46.72 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ioan Vieru | Romania |
46.99 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Richard Buck |  Great Britain |
47.04 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | David Gillick |  Ireland |
47.10 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Matteo Galvan | Italy |
47.18 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Nick Leavey | Great Britain |
47.19 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Yoan Décimus |  France |
47.22 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Piotr Klimczak | Poland |
47.24 | q |
| 12 | 3 | Stanislav Melnykov |  Ukraine |
47.24 | |
| 13 | 4 | Yannick Fonsat | France |
47.28 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Vladimir Krasnov |  Russia |
47.31 | |
| 15 | 2 | Santiago Ezquerro |  Spain |
47.45 | |
| 16 | 5 | Jussi Heikkilä |  Finland |
47.53 | SB |
| 17 | 4 | Jacob Riis |  Denmark |
47.54 | PB |
| 18 | 3 | Mark Ujakpor | Spain |
47.59 | |
| 19 | 1 | Visa Hongisto | Finland |
47.70 | NJR |
| 20 | 3 | Peter Žnava |  Slovakia |
47.85 | |
| 21 | 5 | Serdar Tamaç |  Turkey |
47.94 | |
| 22 | 1 | Andreas Bube | Denmark |
48.02 | |
| 23 | 4 | Petr Szetei |  Czech Republic |
48.03 | |
| 24 | 2 | Ali Ekber Kayas | Turkey |
48.65 | |
| 25 | 1 | Catalin Cîmpeanu | Romania |
48.66 | |
| 26 | 2 | Nicklas Hyde | Denmark |
49.30 | |
| 4 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Spain |
DNF |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Claudio Licciardello | Italy |
46.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
46.38 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ioan Vieru | Romania |
46.61 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Buck | Great Britain |
46.76 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Clemens Zeller | Austria |
46.84 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Matteo Galvan | Italy |
47.45 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Jan Ciepiela | Poland |
47.54 | |
| 8 | 2 | Yoan Décimus | France |
47.78 | |
| 9 | 1 | Nick Leavey | Great Britain |
47.93 | |
| 10 | 2 | Yannick Fonsat | France |
47.99 | |
| 11 | 1 | Piotr Klimczak | Poland |
53.81 | |
| 12 | 1 | David Gillick | Ireland |
1:37.01 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Johan Wissman | Sweden |
45.89 | PB |
 |
Claudio Licciardello | Italy |
46.32 | |
 |
Ioan Vieru | Romania |
46.54 | SB |
| 4 | Clemens Zeller | Austria |
46.62 | |
| 5 | Richard Buck | Great Britain |
46.94 | |
| 6 | Matteo Galvan | Italy |
48.23 |