1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Yevgeniy Lomtyev	Ainsley Bennett	Ángel Heras

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			47.33	Q
2	2			47.41	Q
3	1			47.51	Q
4	3			47.68	Q
5	1			47.70	Q
6	3			47.73	Q
7	3			47.77	Q
8	1			47.80	q
9	3			48.00
10	2			48.04	Q
11	1			48.06
12	2			48.17	Q
13	2			48.34
14	2			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			46.87	Q
2	1			46.93	Q
3	1			47.08	q
4	1			47.35
5	1			47.84
6	2			47.90	Q
7	2			47.94	Q
8	2			48.25
	2
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			46.20	PB
			46.43
			46.57
4			46.62
5			46.65

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results
2. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k64595803/f9.item.zoom L'Athletisme