The men's 400 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Du'aine Ladejo Great Britain
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Pierre-Marie Hilaire France
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Ashraf Saber Italy
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Results edit
Heats edit
The first 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ashraf Saber | Italy |
47.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kent Ulyatt | Great Britain |
47.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Fabio Grossi | Italy |
47.48 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Lukáš Souček |  Czech Republic |
47.52 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Tom McGuirk |  Ireland |
47.73 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Julian Voelkel |  Germany |
47.55 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Vadim Zadoynov |  Moldova |
47.64 | q |
| 8 | 5 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire | France |
47.81 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Du'aine Ladejo | Great Britain |
47.84 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Matija Šestak |  Slovenia |
47.88 | |
| 11 | 5 | Alexander Müller | Germany |
47.91 | |
| 12 | 3 | Carlos Silva |  Portugal |
48.03 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Bruno Wavelet | France |
48.07 | |
| 14 | 4 | Ingūns Svikliņš |  Latvia |
48.09 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Aleksandr Dobryanskiy |  Russia |
48.11 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Konstantinos Kenteris |  Greece |
48.20 | |
| 17 | 3 | Bülent Eren |  Turkey |
49.41 | |
| 1 | Evripides Demosthenous |  Cyprus |
DQ | ||
| 4 | Dusán Kovács |  Hungary |
DQ |
Semifinals edit
The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The subsequent 4 fastest qualified for the B final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Du'aine Ladejo | Great Britain |
46.74 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ashraf Saber | Italy |
47.09 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire | France |
47.19 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Julian Voelkel | Germany |
47.34 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Silva | Portugal |
47.40 | qB |
| 6 | 3 | Lukáš Souček | Czech Republic |
47.43 | qB |
| 7 | 3 | Vadim Zadoynov | Moldova |
47.54 | qB |
| 8 | 3 | Ingūns Svikliņš | Latvia |
47.56 | qB |
| 9 | 1 | Tom McGuirk | Ireland |
47.66 | |
| 10 | 1 | Aleksandr Dobryanskiy | Russia |
47.79 | |
| 11 | 2 | Kent Ulyatt | Great Britain |
52.05 | |
| 2 | Fabio Grossi | Italy |
DQ |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Du'aine Ladejo | Great Britain |
46.12 | |
 |
Pierre-Marie Hilaire | France |
46.82 | |
 |
Ashraf Saber | Italy |
46.86 | |
| 4 | Julian Voelkel | Germany |
47.05 |
B final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vadim Zadoynov | Moldova |
47.09 | NR |
| 2 | Lukáš Souček | Czech Republic |
47.20 | |
| 3 | Ingûns Sviklinš | Latvia |
47.22 | |
| Carlos Silva | Portugal |
DQ |