2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Venue Omnisport Apeldoorn [1]
Location Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Dates7 March 2025 (round 1 and semi-finals)
8 March 2025 (final)
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Winning time45.25
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Attila Molnár  Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg   Maksymilian Szwed  Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Jimy Soudril  Flag of France.svg  France
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The men's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 and 8 March 2025. This will be the 38th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.

Contents

Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 8 March during the evening session.

Background

The men's 400 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023). [2] The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. [3] The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024. [3]

Christopher Morales Williams of Canada is the world record holder with a time of 44.49 s set in 2024. [4] The European record is 45.05, set by both Thomas Schönlebe of East Germany and Karsten Warholm of Norway, set in 1988 and 2019 respectively. Warholm's time is the current championship record, set at the 2019 championships.

Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Christopher Morales-Williams  (CAN)44.49 Fayetteville, United States24 February 2024
European record [4] Flag of East Germany.svg  Thomas Schönlebe  (GDR)45.05 Sindelfingen, West Germany5 February 1988
Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR) Glasgow, Great Britain2 March 2019
Championship record Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)45.05 Glasgow, Great Britain2 March 2019
World leading [5] Flag of the United States.svg  Christopher Bailey  (USA)44.70 Fayetteville, United States14 February 2025
European leading [5] Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Molnár  (HUN)45.08 Ostrava, Czech Republic4 February 2025

Qualification

For the men's 400 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. [6] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 46.20 s indoors or 45.00 s outdoor or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. [6] There is a target number of 30 athletes. [6]

Rounds

Round 1

Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March, starting at 12:45 (UTC+1) in the afternoon. [7] Qualification Rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 by time (q) qualify for the semi-finals. [8]

Results of round 1 [9] [8]
RankHeatAthleteNationalityTime (s)NotesPB
11 Maksymilian Szwed Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 45.69 Q, PB 45.81
25 Attila Molnár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 45.86 Q 45.08
33 João Coelho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 46.01 Q, SB 45.86
44 Iñaki Cañal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46.10 Q 45.74
55 Daniel Segers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46.11 Q, PB 46.21
63 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 46.16 Q, SB 45.70
71 Markel Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46.19 Q, PB 46.24
82 Jimy Soudril Flag of France.svg  France 46.19 Q 46.03
91 Isaya Klein Ikkink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.20 q 45.96
104 Patrik Simon Enyingi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 46.24 Q 46.19
114 Jonathan Sacoor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46.30 q, PB 46.71
125 Oleksandr Pohorilko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 46.32 NR 46.49
134 Téo Andant Flag of France.svg  France 46.3246.21
142 Jonas Phijffers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.49 Q 45.90
153 Eugene Omalla Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.6245.18
165 Yann Spillmann Flag of France.svg  France 46.6446.18
173 Luca Sito Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46.6746.15
184 Lionel Spitz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 46.67 SB 46.14
195 Boško Kijanović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 46.7846.22
201 Ricky Petrucciani Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 46.7946.27
212 Alex Haydock-Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.8346.29
222 Ericsson Tavares Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 46.8846.72
233 Efekemo Okoro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 47.0546.72
242 Šimon Bujna Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 47.1347.01
251 Omar Elkhatib Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 47.1746.92
263 Rok Ferlan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 47.3346.61
272 Óscar Husillos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47.9545.58
281 Franko Burraj Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 49.7046.83

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 7 March, starting at 20:19 (UTC+1) in the evening. [7] Qualification Rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify for the semi-finals.

Results of the semi-finals [10]
RankHeatAthleteNationalityTime (s)Notes
11 Attila Molnár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 45.48 Q
22 Maksymilian Szwed Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 45.78 Q
31 Jimy Soudril Flag of France.svg  France 45.99 Q, PB
41 João Coelho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 46.02 Q
52 Iñaki Cañal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46.24 Q
62 Isaya Klein Ikkink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.33 Q
72 Patrik Simon Enyingi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 46.45
81 Markel Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46.82
91 Jonas Phijffers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.89
101 Jonathan Sacoor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 47.25
112 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 47.67
122 Daniel Segers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF

Final

The final was held on 8 March, starting at 21:10 (UTC+1) in the evening. [7]

Result of the final [11]
RankLaneAthleteNationalityTime (s)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Attila Molnár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 45.25
Silver medal icon.svg5 Maksymilian Szwed Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 45.31 EU23R, NR
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Jimy Soudril Flag of France.svg  France 45.59 PB
44 Iñaki Cañal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 45.88
52 Isaya Klein Ikkink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.20
61 João Coelho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 46.46

References

  1. ↑ "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics , 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ↑ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025", European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres men", World Athletics . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 400 Metres Short Track men", World Athletics , 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics , 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics , 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  8. 1 2 "400 Metres Men Round 1 Results". European Athletics . 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Final Entries - Athletes List by event and SB" (PDF). European Athletics . 27 February 2025. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "400 Metres Men Semi-Final Results". European Athletics . 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "400 Metres Men Final Results". European Athletics . 7 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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