1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ruslan Mashchenko Russia
|
Ashraf Saber Italy
|
Robert Maćkowiak Poland
|
Results
Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ashraf Saber | Italy |
47.16 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ruslan Mashchenko | Russia |
47.19 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sean Baldock |  Great Britain |
47.26 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jan Poděbradský |  Czech Republic |
47.38 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Maćkowiak | Poland |
47.43 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Bruno Wavelet |  France |
47.49 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Rafik Elouardi |  Austria |
47.51 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Antonio Andrés |  Spain |
47.52 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Paul Slythe | Great Britain |
47.62 | |
| 10 | 1 | Fred Mango | France |
47.67 | |
| 11 | 4 | Emmanuel Front | France |
47.68 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Carlos Silva |  Portugal |
47.75 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Andreas Rechbauer | Austria |
47.75 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Tomasz Czubak | Poland |
47.85 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Laurent Clerc |  Switzerland |
47.89 | |
| 16 | 3 | Periklis Iakovakis |  Greece |
47.99 | |
| 17 | 1 | Boris Gorban | Russia |
48.11 | |
| 18 | 5 | Alex Argudin |  Romania |
48.15 | |
| 19 | 1 | Evripides Demosthenous |  Cyprus |
48.16 | |
| 20 | 4 | Panayiotis Sarris | Greece |
48.23 | |
| 21 | 2 | Solomon Wariso | Great Britain |
48.41 | |
| 22 | 2 | Bjorn Verbeke |  Belgium |
48.78 | |
| 23 | 2 | Pablo Escribá | Spain |
48.81 | |
| 24 | 4 | Ercan Sunu |  Turkey |
48.82 | |
| 25 | 5 | Kjell Provost | Belgium |
49.05 |
Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ruslan Mashchenko | Russia |
46.24 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Robert Maćkowiak | Poland |
46.36 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ashraf Saber | Italy |
46.48 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sean Baldock | Great Britain |
46.59 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Bruno Wavelet | France |
46.79 | |
| 6 | 2 | Carlos Silva | Portugal |
47.42 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Tomasz Czubak | Poland |
47.43 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Emmanuel Front | France |
47.61 | |
| 9 | 2 | Rafik Elouardi | Austria |
47.64 | |
| 10 | 2 | Antonio Andrés | Spain |
47.66 | |
| 11 | 1 | Andreas Rechbauer | Austria |
48.03 | |
| 1 | Jan Poděbradský | Czech Republic |
DQ |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ruslan Mashchenko | Russia |
45.90 | NR |
 |
Ashraf Saber | Italy |
45.99 | NR |
 |
Robert Maćkowiak | Poland |
46.00 | |
| 4 | Tomasz Czubak | Poland |
47.18 | |
| 5 | Carlos Silva | Portugal |
47.32 | |
| 6 | Sean Baldock | Great Britain |
50.05 |