The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28, 29 and 31 July.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Dai GreeneGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Silver | Rhys Williams Great Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze |  Stanislav MelnykovUkraine (UKR) |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Kevin Young (USA)
|
46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| European record |  Stéphane Diagana (FRA)
|
47.37 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 July 1995 |
| Championship record |  Harald Schmid (FRG)
|
47.48 | Athens, Greece | 8 September 1982 |
| World Leading | Bershawn Jackson (USA)
|
47.32 | Des Moines, IA, United States | 26 June 2010 |
| European Leading | Dai Greene (GBR)
|
48.49 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 8 July 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| European Leading | Dai Greene (GBR)
|
48.12 | Barcelona, Spain | 31 July 2010 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2010 | 12:50 | Round 1 |
| 29 July 2010 | 19:30 | Semifinals |
| 31 July 2010 | 20:10 | Final |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Aleksandr Derevyagin |  Russia (RUS) |
0.186 | 50.14 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Fadil Bellaabouss |  France (FRA) |
0.193 | 50.32 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Nathan Woodward |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
0.187 | 50.45 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Michal Uhlík |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
0.188 | 50.47 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Ignacio Sarmiento |  Spain (ESP) |
0.171 | 51.82 | |
| 6 | 2 | Silvestras Guogis |  Lithuania (LTU) |
0.178 | 53.38 | |
| – | 7 | Sotírios Iakovákis |  Greece (GRE) |
0.238 | DSQ |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rhys Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
0.208 | 49.35 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece (GRE) |
0.204 | 49.49 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Josef Prorok | Czech Republic (CZE) |
0.272 | 49.97 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 7 | Attila Nagy |  Romania (ROM) |
0.275 | 50.31 | q, PB |
| 5 | 6 | Stef Vanhaeren |  Belgium (BEL) |
0.190 | 50.71 | q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Tuncay Örs |  Turkey (TUR) |
0.314 | 51.41 | |
| – | 8 | Andreas Totsås |  Norway (NOR) |
0.211 | DSQ |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Stanislav Melnykov |  Ukraine (UKR) |
0.260 | 50.32 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Héni Kechi | France (FRA) |
0.259 | 50.50 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Nils Duerinck | Belgium (BEL) |
0.262 | 50.89 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Spirídon Papadópoulos | Greece (GRE) |
0.235 | 51.25 | |
| 5 | 4 | Diego Cabello | Spain (ESP) |
0.175 | 51.48 | |
| 6 | 7 | João Ferreira |  Portugal (POR) |
0.184 | 52.27 | |
| 7 | 8 | Aarne Nirk |  Estonia (EST) |
0.229 | 52.75 | |
| 8 | 1 | Björgvin Vikingsson |  Iceland (ISL) |
0.158 | 54.46 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dai Greene | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
0.189 | 50.11 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Michaël Bultheel | Belgium (BEL) |
0.232 | 50.48 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sébastien Maillard | France (FRA) |
0.219 | 50.73 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Giacomo Panizza |  Italy (ITA) |
0.374 | 51.11 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Fausto Santini |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0.207 | 51.43 | |
| 6 | 3 | Jussi Heikkilä |  Finland (FIN) |
0.211 | 52.46 | |
| 7 | 7 | Rafał Omelko |  Poland (POL) |
0.196 | 52.54 |
Summary edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Rhys Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
49.35 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece (GRE) |
49.49 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Josef Prorok | Czech Republic (CZE) |
49.97 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Dai Greene | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
50.11 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Russia (RUS) |
50.14 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Attila Nagy | Romania (ROM) |
50.31 | q, PB | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Fadil Bellaabouss | France (FRA) |
50.32 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Stanislav Melnykov | Ukraine (UKR) |
50.32 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | Nathan Woodward | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
50.45 | Q | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Michal Uhlík | Czech Republic (CZE) |
50.47 | q | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | Michaël Bultheel | Belgium (BEL) |
50.48 | Q | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Héni Kechi | France (FRA) |
50.50 | Q | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Stef Vanhaeren | Belgium (BEL) |
50.71 | q, PB | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Sébastien Maillard | France (FRA) |
50.73 | Q | |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Nils Duerinck | Belgium (BEL) |
50.89 | Q | |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | Giacomo Panizza | Italy (ITA) |
51.11 | q | |
| 17 | 3 | 5 | Spirídon Papadópoulos | Greece (GRE) |
51.25 | ||
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Tuncay Örs | Turkey (TUR) |
51.41 | ||
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Fausto Santini | Switzerland (SUI) |
51.43 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 4 | Diego Cabello | Spain (ESP) |
51.48 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Ignacio Sarmiento | Spain (ESP) |
51.82 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 7 | João Ferreira | Portugal (POR) |
52.27 | ||
| 23 | 4 | 3 | Jussi Heikkilä | Finland (FIN) |
52.46 | ||
| 24 | 4 | 7 | Rafał Omelko | Poland (POL) |
52.54 | ||
| 25 | 3 | 8 | Aarne Nirk | Estonia (EST) |
52.75 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 2 | Silvestras Guogis | Lithuania (LTU) |
53.38 | ||
| 27 | 3 | 1 | Björgvin Vikingsson | Iceland (ISL) |
54.46 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Sotírios Iakovákis | Greece (GRE) |
DSQ | |||
| 2 | 8 | Andreas Totsås | Norway (NOR) |
DSQ |
Semifinals edit
First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dai Greene | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
49.48 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Russia (RUS) |
49.85 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Fadil Bellaabouss | France (FRA) |
50.09 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Nathan Woodward | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
50.51 | |
| 5 | 4 | Michaël Bultheel | Belgium (BEL) |
50.60 | |
| 6 | 2 | Stef Vanhaeren | Belgium (BEL) |
50.86 | |
| 7 | 1 | Michal Uhlík | Czech Republic (CZE) |
51.06 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sébastien Maillard | France (FRA) |
51.26 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rhys Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
49.61 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Stanislav Melnykov | Ukraine (UKR) |
49.76 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Héni Kechi | France (FRA) |
50.05 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Josef Prorok | Czech Republic (CZE) |
50.13 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece (GRE) |
50.33 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Nils Duerinck | Belgium (BEL) |
50.46 | |
| 7 | 1 | Giacomo Panizza | Italy (ITA) |
51.46 | |
| 8 | 2 | Attila Nagy | Romania (ROM) |
51.98 |
Summary edit
| Rank | Semifinal | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dai Greene | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
49.48 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Rhys Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
49.61 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Stanislav Melnykov | Ukraine (UKR) |
49.76 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Russia (RUS) |
49.85 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Héni Kechi | France (FRA) |
50.05 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Fadil Bellaabouss | France (FRA) |
50.09 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Josef Prorok | Czech Republic (CZE) |
50.13 | q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece (GRE) |
50.33 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | Nils Duerinck | Belgium (BEL) |
50.46 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Nathan Woodward | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
50.51 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Michaël Bultheel | Belgium (BEL) |
50.60 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Stef Vanhaeren | Belgium (BEL) |
50.86 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Michal Uhlík | Czech Republic (CZE) |
51.06 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Sébastien Maillard | France (FRA) |
51.26 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Giacomo Panizza | Italy (ITA) |
51.46 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Attila Nagy | Romania (ROM) |
51.98 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Dai Greene | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
0.175 | 48.12 | EL |
 |
5 | Rhys Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
0.195 | 48.96 | PB |
 |
6 | Stanislav Melnykov | Ukraine (UKR) |
0.314 | 49.09 | PB |
| 4 | 7 | Héni Kechi | France (FRA) |
0.186 | 49.34 | PB |
| 5 | 1 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece (GRE) |
0.225 | 49.38 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Josef Prorok | Czech Republic (CZE) |
0.217 | 49.68 | PB |
| 7 | 4 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Russia (RUS) |
0.200 | 49.70 | SB |
| 8 | 8 | Fadil Bellaabouss | France (FRA) |
0.180 | 1:02.94 |