The men's 400 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Norbert Dobeleit West Germany
|
Jens Carlowitz East Germany
|
Cayetano Cornet 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 | 2 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain |
46.69 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Norbert Dobeleit | West Germany |
46.88 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Olivier Noirot |  France |
46.90 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
47.01 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ervin Katona |  Hungary |
47.14 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
47.14 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Jens Carlowitz | East Germany |
47.15 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Todd Bennett |  Great Britain |
47.19 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Carsten Köhrbrück | West Germany |
47.20 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Gary Cadogan | Great Britain |
47.58 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Luboš Balošák |  Czechoslovakia |
47.85 | |
| 12 | 2 | Pedro Curvelo |  Portugal |
47.97 | |
| 13 | 3 | Tamás Molnár | Hungary |
48.03 | |
| 14 | 4 | Athanassios Kalogiannis |  Greece |
48.28 | |
| 15 | 4 | Andrea Nuti |  Italy |
48.54 | |
| 16 | 3 | Niklas Wallenlind |  Sweden |
49.04 | |
| 17 | 4 | Slobodan Branković |  Yugoslavia |
49.34 | |
| 18 | 2 | Gunnar Guðmundsson |  Iceland |
49.40 |
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 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain |
46.00 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Jens Carlowitz | East Germany |
46.21 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
46.48 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Olivier Noirot | France |
46.73 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Norbert Dobeleit | West Germany |
46.79 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Carsten Köhrbrück | West Germany |
46.81 | |
| 7 | 2 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
46.88 | |
| 8 | 2 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
47.23 | |
| 9 | 1 | Gary Cadogan | Great Britain |
47.28 | |
| 10 | 2 | Ervin Katona | Hungary |
48.01 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Norbert Dobeleit | West Germany |
46.08 | |
 |
3 | Jens Carlowitz | East Germany |
46.09 | |
 |
2 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain |
46.91 | |
| 4 | 4 | Olivier Noirot | France |
47.76 | |
| 1 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
DNF |
References
- Results (p. 528)
| 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
