2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1, 2013 at 12:02 (round 1), March 2, 17:45 (semi-final) and March 3, 12:00 (final) local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		44.57	Fayetteville, AR, 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		45.15	Fayetteville, AR, United States	23 February 2013
European Leading		46.07	Athlone, Ireland	27 January 2013

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 2 (Q) or and the 4 fastest athletes (q) advanced to the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
1	4			46.54	Q
2	2			46.65	Q
3	4			46.68	Q
4	2			46.92	Q
5	3			46.96	Q
6	1			46.97	Q
7	1			46.97	Q
8	1			47.04	q
9	3			47.16	Q
10	2			47.31	q
11	1			47.55	q
12	3			47.59	q
13	4			47.61
14	1			47.76
15	4			47.82
16	4			47.89
17	2			47.93
18	3			48.13
19	2			48.45
20	2			48.88
21	4			49.11
	3
	3

Semi-final

Qualification: First 3 (Q) advanced to the final.^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			46.00	Q, EL
2	1			46.18	Q, SB
3	1			46.50	Q
4	2			46.88	Q
5	2			46.91	Q
6	2			47.01
7	1			47.03	Q
8	1			47.08
9	1			47.26	SB
10	2			47.33
11	2			47.42
	1

Final

The final was held at 12:00.^{[6] [7]}

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
	5			45.66	EL, NR
	3			46.21	SB
	6			46.70
4	2			46.79
5	1			46.81
6	4			47.02

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable - European Athletics Indoor Championships Gothenburg 2013 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208025017/http://www.goteborg2013.com/competition/timetable/ . 2013-02-08 .
2. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2040061.pdf Round 1 start list
3. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2040061.pdf Round 1 results
4. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2040063.pdf Semifinals start list
5. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2040063.pdf Semifinals results
6. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2040040.pdf Final start list
7. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2040040.pdf Final results