1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

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.

Medalists

GoldDu'aine Thorne-Ladejo
SilverRoger Black
BronzeMatthias Rusterholz

Results

Final

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

Semi-finals

9 August

Semi-final 1

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

Semi-final 2

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

Heats

8 August

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

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

Heat 3

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

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.