The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, its predecessor event first held in 1966.
The men's sprint was one of the 10 men's events at the 2007 UCI Track World Championship, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. Fifty-five athletes from 40 nations competed.
The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. This race was depicted in the film Chariots of Fire. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924, and on Friday, July 11, 1924.
The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 4 March with the final being held 18:40 local time.
The Women's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4 & 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 17:30 local time.
The Men's 800 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 15:45 local time.
The Men's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4 with the final being held on March 4 at 18:50 local time.
The Men's 60 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 5–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:55 local time.
The Women's 800 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:00 local time.
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:00 local time.
The Women's 60 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6, 2011 with the final on March 6 at 16:40.
The Men's sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 24 and 25. The qualifying, first round, second round, second round repechages and quarterfinals took place on 24 March. The Semifinals and Finals took place on 25 March.
The Women's sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 25 and 26. 28 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals.
The men's 400 metres hurdles was an event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held from July 23, 1976, to July 25, 1976. There were 22 competitors from 16 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. American Edwin Moses won the final in a world record and Olympic record time of 47.64 seconds, winning by 1.05 seconds. His time was initially noted as one hundredth slower, but this was rounded up after an analysis of the photo finish. It was the United States' first victory in the event since 1964 and 12th overall. Fellow American Michael Shine took silver. Yevgeniy Gavrilenko earned the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1952 with his bronze. Great Britain's three-Games podium streak in the event ended.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 11:00 (heats), 17:10 (semifinals) and on 7 March at 19:10 (final) local time.
The men's 400 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 11:00 (heats), 17:10 (semifinals) and on 7 March at 19:10 (final) local time.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March 2017 at 9:45 (heats), at 17:45 (semifinals) and on 4 March 19:58 (final) local time.
The following table is an overview of national records in the 400 metres.
