1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.[1][2]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pietro Mennea![]() |
Ryszard Podlas![]() |
Nikolay Chernetskiy![]() |
Results[]
Heats[]
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Nikolay Chernetskiy | ![]() |
47.20 | Q |
2 | 2 | Ryszard Podlas | ![]() |
47.80 | Q |
3 | 3 | Alfonso Di Guida | ![]() |
47.96 | Q |
4 | 3 | Karel Kolář | ![]() |
47.96 | Q |
5 | 3 | ![]() |
48.19 | ||
6 | 2 | Eddy De Leeuw | ![]() |
48.34 | |
7 | 4 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() |
48.40 | Q |
8 | 4 | Željko Knapić | ![]() |
48.55 | Q |
9 | 1 | ![]() |
48.64 | Q | |
9 | 2 | Yanko Bratanov | ![]() |
48.64 | |
11 | 1 | Vasiliy Arkhipenko | ![]() |
48.79 | Q |
12 | 1 | Giovanni Bongiorni | ![]() |
48.79 | |
13 | 4 | Pavel Pavlov | ![]() |
48.83 |
Semifinals[]
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Ryszard Podlas | ![]() |
47.08 | Q |
2 | 2 | Pietro Mennea | ![]() |
47.16 | Q |
3 | 1 | Nikolay Chernetskiy | ![]() |
47.29 | Q |
4 | 1 | Željko Knapić | ![]() |
47.61 | Q |
5 | 2 | Vasiliy Arkhipenko | ![]() |
47.71 | |
6 | 1 | Alfonso Di Guida | ![]() |
47.86 | |
7 | 1 | ![]() |
48.06 | ||
8 | 2 | Karel Kolář | ![]() |
48.62 |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Pietro Mennea | ![]() |
46.51 | |
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Ryszard Podlas | ![]() |
46.55 | |
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Nikolay Chernetskiy | ![]() |
46.72 | |
4 | Željko Knapić | ![]() |
47.83 |
References[]
Categories:
- 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships