1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Iwan Thomas Great Britain |
| Silver | Robert Maćkowiak Poland |
| Bronze | Mark Richardson Great Britain |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Iwan Thomas | Great Britain | 44.82 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Robert Maćkowiak | Poland | 45.08 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Tomasz Czubak | Poland | 45.22 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | David Canal | Spain | 45.29 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Richardson | Great Britain | 45.41 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Solomon Wariso | Great Britain | 45.59 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Piotr Haczek | Poland | 45.68 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Konstantinos Kenteris | Greece | 45.74 | |
| 9 | 1 | Ashraf Saber | Italy | 45.78 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Marco Vaccari | Italy | 45.86 | |
| 11 | 2 | Innokentiy Zharov | Russia | 45.92 | |
| 12 | 1 | Dmitriy Golovastov | Russia | 45.93 | SB |
| 13 | 1 | Jan Poděbradský | Czech Republic | 46.01 | |
| 14 | 1 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire | France | 46.26 | |
| 15 | 2 | Marc Foucan | France | 46.52 | |
| 16 | 1 | Antonio Andres | Spain | 46.59 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwan Thomas | Great Britain | 44.52 | CR | |
| Robert Maćkowiak | Poland | 45.04 | NR | |
| Mark Richardson | Great Britain | 45.14 | ||
| 4 | Tomasz Czubak | Poland | 45.43 | |
| 5 | Piotr Haczek | Poland | 45.46 | PB |
| 6 | Ashraf Saber | Italy | 45.67 | |
| 7 | David Canal | Spain | 45.93 | |
| Solomon Wariso | Great Britain | DSQ |