| Event: | Men's 400 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 7, 8, and 9 September 1982.
| Gold | Hartmut Weber | |
| Silver | Andreas Knebel | |
| Bronze | Viktor Markin |
9 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 44.72 | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 45.29 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 45.30 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 45.45 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 45.67 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 45.84 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 46.20 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 48.70 |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 46.13 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 46.30 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 46.32 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 46.40 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.44 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 46.84 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.28 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.35 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 45.99 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 46.14 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 46.24 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 46.43 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.56 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 46.58 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.59 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 47.04 |
7 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 45.90 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 46.13 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 46.23 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.46 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 46.51 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.00 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.16 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 46.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 46.53 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 46.57 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.63 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 46.65 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 47.46 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 47.92 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 46.71 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 46.72 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 46.74 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.88 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.91 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 47.30 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 47.43 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 46.16 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 46.32 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 46.41 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.65 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.52 |
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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