| Event: | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 6, 7, and 8 September 1982.
| Gold | Harald Schmid | |
| Silver | Aleksandr Yatsevich | |
| Bronze | Uwe Ackermann |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 47.48 | AR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 48.60 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 48.64 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 48.68 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.41 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 49.56 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.64 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 50.10 |
7 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 49.84 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 49.98 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 50.03 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.10 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 50.33 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.83 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 50.85 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.00 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 49.32 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 49.55 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 49.79 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.00 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.40 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.59 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 50.61 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 51.45 |
6 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 49.27 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 50.07 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 50.10 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.36 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 50.84 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 51.10 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 51.35 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.61 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 49.48 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 50.52 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 50.68 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 50.71 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 50.75 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 50.89 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 50.95 | q |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 50.51 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 50.83 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 51.27 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 51.40 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.65 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 52.39 |
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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