| Event: | Men's 400 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 400 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 8, 9, and 11 August 1994.
| Gold | Du'aine Thorne-Ladejo | |
| Silver | Roger Black | |
| Bronze | Matthias Rusterholz |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 45.09 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 45.20 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 45.96 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.01 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 46.20 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 46.23 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.64 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 46.69 |
9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 45.70 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 45.85 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 45.88 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 46.10 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 46.44 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.57 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 46.65 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 47.44 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 45.79 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 46.05 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 46.23 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.32 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 46.33 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.39 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.05 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.37 |
8 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 45.88 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 46.25 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 46.29 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.32 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 46.48 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 46.62 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 46.83 | q |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 46.50 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 46.52 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 46.79 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 46.95 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.14 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 47.52 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 46.12 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 46.61 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 46.62 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 46.78 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 46.84 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 46.87 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 47.22 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 47.40 |
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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