The men's 400 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Du'aine Ladejo | Pierre-Marie Hilaire | Ashraf Saber |
The first 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 47.29 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 47.41 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 47.48 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 47.52 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 47.73 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 47.55 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 47.64 | q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 47.81 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 47.84 | Q | |||
| 10 | 5 | 47.88 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 47.91 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 48.03 | Q | |||
| 13 | 3 | 48.07 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 48.09 | Q | |||
| 15 | 4 | 48.11 | Q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 48.20 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 49.41 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 4 |
The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The subsequent 4 fastest qualified for the B final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 46.74 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 47.09 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 47.19 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 47.34 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 47.40 | qB | |||
| 6 | 3 | 47.43 | qB | |||
| 7 | 3 | 47.54 | qB | |||
| 8 | 3 | 47.56 | qB | |||
| 9 | 1 | 47.66 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 47.79 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 52.05 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.12 | |||||
| 46.82 | |||||
| 46.86 | |||||
| 4 | 47.05 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47.09 | NR | |||
| 2 | 47.20 | ||||
| 3 | 47.22 | ||||