1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Göteborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.

Medalists

Gold	Thomas Goller
Silver	Boris Gorban
Bronze	Periklis Iakovakis

Results

Final

30 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		49.67
	align=left		align=left		49.94
	align=left		align=left		49.97
4	align=left		align=left		50.48
5	align=left		align=left		50.63
6	align=left		align=left		50.67
7	align=left		align=left		50.76
8	align=left		align=left		52.39

Heats

29 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		50.84	Q
2	align=left		align=left		50.93	Q
3	align=left		align=left		51.02	q
4	align=left		align=left		51.09
5	align=left		align=left		51.60
6	align=left		align=left		51.86
7	align=left		align=left		53.12
8	align=left		align=left		53.83

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		50.57	Q
2	align=left		align=left		50.93	Q
3	align=left		align=left		50.99	q
4	align=left		align=left		51.31
5	align=left		align=left		52.10
6	align=left		align=left		52.23
7	align=left		align=left		52.95
8	align=left		align=left		62.16

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		50.92	Q
2	align=left		align=left		51.01	Q
3	align=left		align=left		51.15
4	align=left		align=left		51.77
5	align=left		align=left		52.51
6	align=left		align=left		52.79
7	align=left		align=left		53.17
	align=left		align=left		DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

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