2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

Events at the
2012 European
Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 400 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Pavel Maslák
 Czech Republic
Silver Marcell Deák-Nagy
 Hungary
BronzeYannick Fonsat
 France

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 Seville, Spain 26 August 1999
European record  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.33 Rome, Italy 3 September 1987
Championship record  Iwan Thomas (GBR) 44.52 Budapest, Hungary 21 August 1998
World Leading  LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.12 Eugene, United States 24 June 2012
European Leading  Kevin Borlée (BEL) 44.56 Brussels, Belgium 16 June 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
27 June 2012 13:35 Round 1
28 June 2012 18:40 Semifinals
29 June 2012 21:25 Final

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 7 Brian Gregan  Ireland 45.63 Q, PB
2 2 5 Richard Buck  Great Britain 45.83 Q
3 1 5 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 45.87 Q
4 3 5 Donald Sanford  Israel 45.90 Q
5 2 6 Jānis Leitis  Latvia 45.92 Q, PB
5 4 7 Yannick Fonsat  France 45.92 Q
7 4 6 Marco Vistalli  Italy 45.98 Q
8 3 7 Marcell Deák-Nagy  Hungary 46.19 Q
9 3 8 Krasimir Braikov  Bulgaria 46.20 Q, SB
10 5 8 Mehmet Güzel  Turkey 46.21 Q, SB
11 1 4 Kacper Kozłowski  Poland 46.30 Q
12 4 8 Eric Krüger  Germany 46.33 Q
13 4 5 Jente Bouckaert  Belgium 46.37 Q
14 2 8 Johan Wissman  Sweden 46.43 Q
15 5 3 Marcin Marciniszyn  Poland 46.47 Q
16 3 6 Daniel Němeček  Czech Republic 46.61 Q
17 2 3 Antoine Gillet  Belgium 46.62 Q
18 2 4 Lorenzo Valentini  Italy 46.64 q
19 4 4 Jan Tesař  Czech Republic 46.75 q
20 5 7 Nick Ekelund-Arenander  Denmark 46.78 Q
21 2 1 Piotr Wiaderek  Poland 46.83 q
22 1 3 Mark Ujakpor  Spain 47.07 Q
23 2 2 Roberto Briones  Spain 47.20 q
24 5 1 Lev Mosin  Russia 47.39 Q
25 5 4 Hakim Ibrahimov  Azerbaijan 47.47
26 4 2 Sorin Vatamanu  Romania 47.50
27 3 3 Halit Kiliç  Turkey 47.91
28 4 3 Trausti Stefánsson  Iceland 48.17
29 2 7 Kristijan Efremov  Macedonia 48.80
30 5 6 Jonathan Lavers  Gibraltar 50.23
31 5 2 Fabian Haldner  Liechtenstein 50.77
32 1 2 Yavuz Can  Turkey DQ
32 1 6 Ville Wendelin  Finland DQ
32 1 8 Brent LaRue  Slovenia DQ
32 3 2 Luke Lennon-Ford  Great Britain DQ
32 3 4 Samuel García  Spain DQ
32 5 5 Teddy Venel  France DQ

Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 4 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 45.66Q
2 1 5 Marcell Deák-Nagy  Hungary 45.68 Q, SB
3 3 6 Brian Gregan  Ireland 45.76Q
4 1 3 Donald Sanford  Israel 45.77 Q
5 1 6 Yannick Fonsat  France 45.78q
6 1 4 Marcin Marciniszyn  Poland 45.88 q
6 3 5 Jānis Leitis  Latvia 45.88 =NR
8 2 5 Marco Vistalli  Italy 46.01 Q
9 2 3 Richard Buck  Great Britain 46.13Q
10 2 7 Johan Wissman  Sweden 46.35
11 2 1 Piotr Wiaderek  Poland 46.45
12 2 6 Mehmet Güzel  Turkey 46.46
13 3 3 Kacper Kozłowski  Poland 46.54
14 1 7 Nick Ekelund-Arenander  Denmark 46.57
15 2 4 Krasimir Braikov  Bulgaria 46.62
16 3 8 Eric Krüger  Germany 46.68
17 3 2 Lev Mosin  Russia 46.77
18 1 2 Lorenzo Valentini  Italy 46.96
19 3 7 Antoine Gillet  Belgium 47.15
20 1 1 Jan Tesař  Czech Republic 47.27
21 3 1 Mark Ujakpor  Spain 47.27
22 2 2 Roberto Briones  Spain 47.56
24 1 8 Jente Bouckaert  Belgium DQ
24 2 8 Daniel Němeček  Czech Republic DQ

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1st 4 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 45.24
2nd 3 Marcell Deák-Nagy  Hungary 45.52 SB
3rd 1 Yannick Fonsat  France 45.82
4 7 Donald Sanford  Israel 45.91
5 8 Richard Buck  Great Britain 45.92
6 5 Brian Gregan  Ireland 46.04
7 2 Marcin Marciniszyn  Poland 46.46
8 6 Marco Vistalli  Italy 4:04.20

References

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