1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Todd Bennett	Klaus Just	José Alonso

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			46.71	Q
2	2			46.83	Q
3	1			47.08	Q, PB
4	3			47.16	Q
5	1			47.20	q
6	3			47.26	Q
7	2			47.30	Q
8	3			47.36	q
9	4			47.37	Q
10	4			47.39	Q
11	1			47.41
12	4			47.48
13	2			47.58
14	3			47.66
15	4			47.76
16	2			47.91
17	1			48.05
18	2			48.06

Semifinals

First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.45	Q
2	1			46.63	Q
3	2			46.70	Q
4	2			46.97	Q
5	1			46.98	q
6	1			47.18
7	2			47.23
8	1			47.38
9	2			49.67
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			45.56	WB
			45.90
			46.52
4			46.66
5			46.68

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/files/eich/EICH2013-statistics.pdf Results
2. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k64677524/f7.item.zoom L'Athletisme