The men's 400 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Cayetano Cornet Spain
|
Brian Whittle Great Britain
|
Klaus Just West Germany
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain |
46.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Whittle | Great Britain |
46.75 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Klaus Just | West Germany |
46.79 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Vito Petrella |  Italy |
47.16 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Antonio Sánchez | Spain |
47.25 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
47.36 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Aldo Canti |  France |
47.41 | |
| 8 | 2 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands |
47.53 | |
| 9 | 2 | Slobodan Branković |  Yugoslavia |
48.21 | |
| 2 | Momchil Kharizanov |  Bulgaria |
DQ |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Cayetano Cornet | Spain |
46.21 | |
 |
Brian Whittle | Great Britain |
46.49 | |
 |
Klaus Just | West Germany |
46.80 | |
| 4 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
47.16 | |
| 5 | Antonio Sánchez | Spain |
47.45 | |
| 6 | Vito Petrella | Italy |
47.83 |