| 1968 European Indoor Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 50 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 182 m relay | women | |
| 4 × 364 m relay | men | |
| Medley relay | men | women |
| 3 × 1000 m relay | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 400 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 10 March in Madrid. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Andrzej Badeński  Poland | Aleksandr Bratchikov  Soviet Union | Jan Balachowski Poland |
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jan Balachowski | Poland | 47.50 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hans Reinermann |  West Germany | 48.2 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ramón Magariños |  Spain | 48.3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Igor Krupička |  Czechoslovakia | 49.7 | |
| 1 | 2 | Colin Campbell |  Great Britain | 47.74 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Aleksandr Bratchikov | Soviet Union | 47.8 | q |
| 3 | 2 | Noel Carroll |  Ireland | 48.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland | 47.61 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany | 48.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | Stepan Kremer |  Yugoslavia | 49.3 | |
| 4 | 3 | José Barceló de Carvalho |  Portugal | 49.7 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland | 47.04 | WB |
 | Aleksandr Bratchikov | Soviet Union | 47.3 | |
 | Jan Balachowski | Poland | 47.3 | |
| 4 | Colin Campbell | Great Britain | 47.6 |
