The men's 400 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 and 23 February.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Thomas Schönlebe East Germany
|
José Alonso Spain
|
Mathias Schersing East Germany
|
Results edit
Heats edit
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands |
47.43 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
47.59 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ismail Mačev |  Yugoslavia |
47.62 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Steve Heard |  Great Britain |
47.64 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Mathias Schersing | East Germany |
47.92 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | José Alonso | Spain |
47.95 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Klaus Just |  West Germany |
48.02 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Brian Whittle | Great Britain |
48.04 | |
| 9 | 1 | Momchil Kharizanov |  Bulgaria |
48.06 | |
| 10 | 3 | Thomas Futterknecht |  Austria |
48.07 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
48.22 | |
| 12 | 3 | Vladimir Krylov |  Soviet Union |
48.35 | |
| 13 | 5 | Andreas Rapek | Austria |
48.75 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Jürgen Koffler | West Germany |
48.83 | |
| 15 | 5 | Timo Kiviniemi |  Finland |
49.21 | |
| 16 | 2 | Jindrich Roun |  Czechoslovakia |
49.58 | |
| 4 | Dimitar Rangelov | Bulgaria |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
47.62 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mathias Schersing | East Germany |
47.75 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | José Alonso | Spain |
47.75 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ismail Mačev | Yugoslavia |
47.78 | |
| 5 | 1 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands |
47.79 | |
| 6 | 1 | Steve Heard | Great Britain |
47.81 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andreas Rapek | Austria |
49.29 | |
| 2 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
46.97 | |
 |
José Alonso | Spain |
47.12 | |
 |
Mathias Schersing | East Germany |
47.59 | |
| 4 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands |
47.69 |