| 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 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27, 28, and 29 August 1990.
| Gold | Kriss Akabusi | |
| Silver | Sven Nylander | |
| Bronze | Niklas Wallenlind |
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 47.92 | NR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 48.43 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 48.52 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 48.61 | NR | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.92 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 48.95 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.77 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 49.83 |
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 48.84 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 49.26 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 49.34 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 49.92 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 50.52 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 50.53 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.94 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 51.02 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 48.80 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.82 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 49.04 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 49.24 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 49.25 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 49.37 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.90 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 50.39 |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 50.08 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 50.34 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 50.50 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.74 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 51.09 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.59 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 52.00 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 50.27 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 50.39 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 50.49 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.59 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.63 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 53.26 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | [1] |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 50.93 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 51.01 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 51.06 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 51.24 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.27 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 51.31 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 51.60 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 50.28 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 50.36 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 50.83 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.84 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 51.37 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 51.37 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 52.03 |
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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