2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The Men's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4 & 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 17:45 local time.[1]
Records
Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||
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World record | Kerron Clement (USA) | 44.57 | Fayetteville, United States | 12 March 2005 |
European record | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | 45.05 | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 5 February 1988 |
Championship record | Marek Plawgo (POL) | 45.39 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
World Leading | Kirani James (GRN) | 44.80 | Fayetteville, United States | 27 February 2011 |
European Leading | Marek Niit (EST) | 45.99 | Fayetteville, United States | 27 February 2011 |
Results
Heats
First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 10:45.[2]
Semifinals
First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final. The semifinals were held at 18:10.[3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Leslie Djhone | France | 0.199 | 46.26 | Q |
2 | 1 | Thomas Schneider | Germany | 0.255 | 46.72 | Q |
3 | 2 | Richard Buck | Great Britain | 0.202 | 46.79 | Q |
4 | 2 | Richard Strachan | Great Britain | 0.181 | 46.94 | Q |
5 | 2 | Yoan Décimus | France | 0.215 | 46.98 | Q |
6 | 1 | Dmitriy Buryak | Russia | 0.221 | 47.09 | Q |
7 | 1 | Nigel Levine | Great Britain | 0.175 | 47.17 | |
8 | 2 | Clemens Zeller | Austria | 0.230 | 47.35 | |
9 | 2 | Dmytro Ostrovskyy | Ukraine | 0.192 | 47.58 | |
10 | 1 | Mark Ujakpor | Spain | 0.190 | 47.82 | |
11 | 2 | David Gollnow | Germany | 0.260 | 48.07 | |
12 | 1 | Ansoumane Fofana | France | 0.276 | 48.19 |
Final
The final was held at 17:45.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
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6 | Leslie Djhone | France | 0.181 | 45.54 | EL | |
3 | Thomas Schneider | Germany | 0.286 | 46.42 | ||
5 | Richard Buck | Great Britain | 0.207 | 46.62 | ||
4 | 2 | Dmitriy Buryak | Russia | 0.173 | 46.70 | |
5 | 4 | Richard Strachan | Great Britain | 0.164 | 46.74 | |
6 | 1 | Yoan Décimus | France | 0.276 | 46.91 |