1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Karel Kolář	Stefano Malinverni	Horia Toboc Romania

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			47.45	Q
2	2			47.51	Q
3	1			47.74	Q
4	2			47.87	Q
5	3			47.90	Q
6	2			47.94	q
7	3			47.96	Q
8	1			48.00	q, PB
8	3			48.00	q
10	3			48.03	SB
11	2			48.08	PB
12	1			48.09	PB

Semifinals

The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.87	Q
2	1			47.03	q
3	2			47.04	Q
4	2			47.15	PB
5	3			47.63	Q
6	3			47.67	SB
7	1			47.72	SB
8	3			47.84	PB
9	2			48.63

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			46.21	CR
			46.59	PB
			46.86	PB
4			46.95	PB

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1979/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results