2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The Men's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4 & 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 17:45 local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		44.57	Fayetteville, United States	12 March 2005
European record		45.05	Sindelfingen, West Germany	5 February 1988
Championship record		45.39	Vienna, Austria	3 March 2002
World Leading		44.80	Fayetteville, United States	27 February 2011
European Leading		45.99	Fayetteville, United States	27 February 2011

Results

Heats

First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 10:45.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	1			0.176	46.57	Q
2	5			0.193	46.63	Q
3	5			0.199	46.84	Q
4	1			0.200	46.90	Q
5	3			0.259	47.10	Q
6	1			0.166	47.31	q
7	5			0.162	47.33	q
8	3			0.202	47.37	Q
9	3			0.186	47.46
10	2			0.186	47.54	Q
11	3			0.222	47.63
12	4			0.211	47.73	Q
13	4			0.212	47.74	Q
14	1			0.175	47.81
15	2	Ansoumane Fofana		0.306	47.89	Q
16	2			0.160	47.92
17	4			0.192	47.95
18	2			0.239	48.07	NR
19	2			0.283	48.10
20	4			0.208	48.14
21	5			0.180	48.34
22	4			0.277	48.49
23	5			0.206	48.55
24	2			0.197	48.64
25	1			0.288	48.96	NR
26	3			0.269	50.35	PB

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final. The semifinals were held at 18:10.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	1			0.199	46.26	Q
2	1			0.255	46.72	Q
3	2			0.202	46.79	Q
4	2			0.181	46.94	Q
5	2			0.215	46.98	Q
6	1			0.221	47.09	Q
7	1			0.175	47.17
8	2			0.230	47.35
9	2			0.192	47.58
10	1			0.190	47.82
11	2			0.260	48.07
12	1	Ansoumane Fofana		0.276	48.19

Final

The final was held at 17:45.^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	6			0.181	45.54	EL
	3			0.286	46.42
	5			0.207	46.62
4	2			0.173	46.70
5	4			0.164	46.74
6	1			0.276	46.91

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 400 mstart list . 2011-03-03 . 2012-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722091018/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/st2040061.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Heats Results . 2011-03-04 . 2012-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722091339/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re2040061.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Semifinals Results . 2011-03-04 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122337/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re2040063.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: Final Results . 2011-03-06 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729205536/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re2040040.pdf . dead .