1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February in Munich.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Yanko Bratanov Bulgaria
|
Hermann Köhler West Germany
|
Grzegorz Mądry 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 | 1 | Stavros Tziortzis |  Greece |
48.12 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Josip Alebić |  Yugoslavia |
48.23 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Hermann Köhler | West Germany |
48.45 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Yanko Bratanov | Bulgaria |
48.45 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Ludger Zander | West Germany |
48.53 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Nándor Hornyacsek |  Hungary |
48.66 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Waldemar Szlendak | Poland |
49.06 | |
| 8 | 2 | Grzegorz Mądry | Poland |
49.36 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Harald Schmid | West Germany |
49.72 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Christian Jackiel |  France |
50.15 |
Semifinals
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stavros Tziortzis | Greece |
47.62 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yanko Bratanov | Bulgaria |
47.91 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Hermann Köhler | West Germany |
47.91 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Harald Schmid | West Germany |
47.98 | |
| 4 | 2 | Grzegorz Mądry | Poland |
47.98 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Ludger Zander | West Germany |
48.82 | |
| 7 | 2 | Nándor Hornyacsek | Hungary |
49.07 | |
| 8 | 2 | Josip Alebić | Yugoslavia |
49.31 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yanko Bratanov | Bulgaria |
47.79 | |
 |
Hermann Köhler | West Germany |
48.19 | |
 |
Grzegorz Mądry | Poland |
48.46 | |
| 4 | Stavros Tziortzis | Greece |
48.51 |