The men's 400 metres event at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Todd Bennett Great Britain
|
Klaus Just West Germany
|
José Alonso Spain
|
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 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
46.71 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
46.83 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Andrzej Stępień |  Poland |
47.08 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
47.16 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Gusztáv Menczer |  Hungary |
47.20 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Roberto Tozzi |  Italy |
47.26 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Roberto Ribaud | Italy |
47.30 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Roger Black | Great Britain |
47.36 | q |
| 9 | 4 | Uwe Wegner | West Germany |
47.37 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | José Alonso | Spain |
47.39 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Marcel Arnold |  Switzerland |
47.41 | |
| 12 | 4 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands |
47.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | Kriss Akabusi | Great Britain |
47.58 | |
| 14 | 3 | István Szabó | Hungary |
47.66 | |
| 15 | 4 | Athanassios Kalogiannis |  Greece |
47.76 | |
| 16 | 2 | Jari Niemelä |  Finland |
47.91 | |
| 17 | 1 | Andreas Rapek |  Austria |
48.05 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ján Tomko |  Czechoslovakia |
48.06 |
Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
46.45 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
46.63 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
46.70 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Roberto Tozzi | Italy |
46.97 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | José Alonso | Spain |
46.98 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Roberto Ribaud | Italy |
47.18 | |
| 7 | 2 | Andrzej Stępień | Poland |
47.23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gusztáv Menczer | Hungary |
47.38 | |
| 9 | 2 | Roger Black | Great Britain |
49.67 | |
| 2 | Uwe Wegner | West Germany |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
45.56 | WB |
 |
4 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
45.90 | |
 |
5 | José Alonso | Spain |
46.52 | |
| 4 | 1 | Roberto Tozzi | Italy |
46.66 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
46.68 |
References
- Results (p. 501)
- L'Athletisme (April 1985, p7)
| 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
