1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.[1]
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 |  Hungary |
47.51 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
47.68 | Q |
| 5 | 1 |  Bulgaria |
47.70 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | Yevgeniy Lomtyev | Soviet Union |
47.73 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Dušan Malovec |  Czechoslovakia |
47.77 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  France |
47.80 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | Hungary |
48.00 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria |
48.04 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Stefano Malinverni |  Italy |
48.06 | |
| 12 | 2 |  West Germany |
48.17 | Q | |
| 13 | 2 |  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 | France |
47.84 | ||
| 6 | 2 | West Germany |
47.90 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Dušan Malovec | Czechoslovakia |
47.94 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Bulgaria |
48.25 | ||
| 2 | Sergey Lovachov | Soviet Union |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Hungary |
DNS |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yevgeniy Lomtyev | Soviet Union |
46.20 | PB |
 |
Ainsley Bennett | Great Britain |
46.43 | |
 |
Ángel Heras | Spain |
46.57 | |
| 4 | West Germany |
46.62 | ||
| 5 | Dušan Malovec | Czechoslovakia |
46.65 | NR |
References[]
Categories:
- 400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships