1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

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The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan. [1] [2]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Pietro Mennea
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ryszard Podlas
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Nikolay Chernetskiy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Nikolay Chernetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 47.20Q
22 Ryszard Podlas Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 47.80Q
33 Alfonso Di Guida Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.96Q
43 Karel Kolář Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 47.96Q
53 Narzis Popov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 48.19
62 Eddy De Leeuw Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 48.34
74 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.40Q
84 Željko Knapić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 48.55Q
91 Nándor Hornyacsek Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 48.64Q
92 Yanko Bratanov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 48.64
111 Vasiliy Arkhipenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 48.79Q
121 Giovanni Bongiorni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.79
134 Pavel Pavlov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 48.83

Semifinals

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Ryszard Podlas Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 47.08Q
22 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.16Q
31 Nikolay Chernetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 47.29Q
41 Željko Knapić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 47.61Q
52 Vasiliy Arkhipenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 47.71
61 Alfonso Di Guida Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.86
71 Nándor Hornyacsek Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 48.06
82 Karel Kolář Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 48.62

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46.51
Silver medal icon.svg Ryszard Podlas Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 46.55
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolay Chernetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.72
4 Željko Knapić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 47.83

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