1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

None The men's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.Results (p. 559) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeRuslan MashchenkoAshraf SaberRobert Maćkowiak Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Ashraf Saber 47.16 Q 2 5 Ruslan Mashchenko 47.19 Q 3 1 Sean Baldock 47.26 Q 4 3 Jan Poděbradský 47.38 Q 5 5 Robert Maćkowiak 47.43 Q 6 3 Bruno Wavelet 47.49 q 7 1 Rafik Elouardi 47.51 Q 8 5 Antonio Andrés 47.52 q 9 3 Paul Slythe 47.62 10 1 Fred Mango 47.67 11 4 Emmanuel Front 47.68 Q 12 2 Carlos Silva 47.75 Q 12 4 Andreas Rechbauer 47.75 Q 14 2 Tomasz Czubak 47.85 Q 15 4 Laurent Clerc 47.89 16 3 Periklis Iakovakis 47.99 17 1 Boris Gorban 48.11 18 5 Alex Argudin 48.15 19 1 Evripides Demosthenous 48.16 20 4 Panayiotis Sarris 48.23 21 2 Solomon Wariso 48.41 22 2 Bjorn Verbeke 48.78 23 2 Pablo Escribá 48.81 24 4 Ercan Sunu 48.82 25 5 Kjell Provost 49.05 Semifinals First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ruslan Mashchenko 46.24 Q 2 1 Robert Maćkowiak 46.36 Q 3 2 Ashraf Saber 46.48 Q 4 1 Sean Baldock 46.59 Q 5 1 Bruno Wavelet 46.79 6 2 Carlos Silva 47.42 Q 7 2 Tomasz Czubak 47.43 Q 8 2 Emmanuel Front 47.61 9 2 Rafik Elouardi 47.64 10 2 Antonio Andrés 47.66 11 1 Andreas Rechbauer 48.03 12 1 Jan Poděbradský 99.99 DQ Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ruslan Mashchenko 45.90 NR Ashraf Saber 45.99 NR Robert Maćkowiak 46.00 4 Tomasz Czubak 47.18 5 Carlos Silva 47.32 6 Sean Baldock 50.05 References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships