The men's 400 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Yevgeniy Lomtyev Soviet Union
|
Ainsley Bennett Great Britain
|
Ángel Heras Spain
|
Results
Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
47.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sergey Lovachov | Soviet Union |
47.41 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sándor Újhelyi |  Hungary |
47.51 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
47.68 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Bozhidar Konstantinov |  Bulgaria |
47.70 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Yevgeniy Lomtyev | Soviet Union |
47.73 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Dušan Malovec |  Czechoslovakia |
47.77 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Jean-Jacques Février |  France |
47.80 | q |
| 9 | 3 | István Takács | Hungary |
48.00 | |
| 10 | 2 | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria |
48.04 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Stefano Malinverni |  Italy |
48.06 | |
| 12 | 2 | Christoph Trappe |  West Germany |
48.17 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Andreas Kaufmann |  Switzerland |
48.34 | |
| 14 | 2 | Gusztáv Menczer | Hungary |
48.54 |
Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
46.87 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yevgeniy Lomtyev | Soviet Union |
46.93 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
47.08 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria |
47.35 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jean-Jacques Février | France |
47.84 | |
| 6 | 2 | Christoph Trappe | West Germany |
47.90 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Dušan Malovec | Czechoslovakia |
47.94 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Bozhidar Konstantinov | Bulgaria |
48.25 | |
| 2 | Sergey Lovachov | Soviet Union |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Sándor Újhelyi | Hungary |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Yevgeniy Lomtyev | Soviet Union |
46.20 | PB |
 |
4 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
46.43 | |
 |
1 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
46.57 | |
| 4 | 5 | Christoph Trappe | West Germany |
46.62 | |
| 5 | 2 | Dušan Malovec | Czechoslovakia |
46.65 | NR |
References
- Results (p. 470)
- L'Athletisme (April 1983, p9)
| 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
