The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 9 and August 10.
Iakovákis and Plawgo were well ahead of the field, while Williams surged towards the finish line and pipped Frenchman Naman Keïta by a hundredth.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Periklis Iakovakis Greece
|
Marek Plawgo Poland
|
Rhys Williams  United Kingdom
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2006 | 17:40 | Semifinals |
| August 10, 2006 | 19:40 | Final |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Semifinals edit
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marek Plawgo | Poland |
49.13 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Minas Alozidis | Greece |
49.31 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 1 | Naman Keïta |  France |
49.34 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece |
49.43 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Rhys Williams | United Kingdom |
49.58 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Aleksandr Derevyagin |  Russia |
49.72 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Gianni Carabelli |  Italy |
49.97 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Sébastien Maillard | France |
50.22 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Jiří Mužík |  Czech Republic |
50.29 | |
| 10 | 3 | Vladimir Antmanis | Russia |
50.57 | |
| 11 | 2 | Dai Greene | United Kingdom |
50.66 | |
| 12 | 1 | Milan Kotur |  Croatia |
50.69 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | Michal Uhlík | Czech Republic |
50.69 | |
| 14 | 3 | Platon Gavelas | Greece |
50.77 | |
| 15 | 3 | Héni Kechi | France |
50.78 | |
| 16 | 2 | Christian Grossenbacher |  Switzerland |
50.93 | |
| 17 | 3 | Tuncay Örs |  Turkey |
51.14 | SB |
| 18 | 2 | Laurent Ottoz | Italy |
51.22 | |
| 19 | 2 | Eduardo Iván Rodríguez |  Spain |
51.24 | |
| 20 | 3 | José María Romera | Spain |
51.73 | |
| 1 | Ryan Dinham | United Kingdom |
DSQ | ||
| 1 | Ondrej Danek | Czech Republic |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece |
48.46 | |
 |
6 | Marek Plawgo | Poland |
48.71 | SB |
 |
3 | Rhys Williams | United Kingdom |
49.12 | |
| 4 | 8 | Naman Keïta | France |
49.13 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sébastien Maillard | France |
49.54 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gianni Carabelli | Italy |
49.60 | |
| 7 | 5 | Minas Alozidis | Greece |
49.61 | |
| 8 | 7 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Russia |
50.31 |