1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

None The men's 400 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.Results (p. 470)L'Athletisme (April 1983, p9) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeYevgeniy LomtyevAinsley BennettÁngel Heras Results Heats First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ángel Heras 47.33 Q 2 2 Sergey Lovachov 47.41 Q 3 1 Sándor Újhelyi 47.51 Q 4 3 Ainsley Bennett 47.68 Q 5 1 Bozhidar Konstantinov Bulgaria 1971 47.70 Q 6 3 Yevgeniy Lomtyev 47.73 Q 7 3 Dušan Malovec 47.77 Q 8 1 Jean-Jacques Février 47.80 q 9 3 István Takács 48.00 10 2 Toma Tomov Bulgaria 1971 48.04 Q 11 1 Stefano Malinverni 48.06 12 2 Christoph Trappe 48.17 Q 13 2 Andreas Kaufmann 48.34 14 2 Gusztáv Menczer 48.54 Semifinals First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ainsley Bennett 46.87 Q 2 1 Yevgeniy Lomtyev 46.93 Q 3 1 Ángel Heras 47.08 q 4 1 Toma Tomov Bulgaria 1971 47.35 5 1 Jean-Jacques Février 47.84 6 2 Christoph Trappe 47.90 Q 7 2 Dušan Malovec 47.94 Q 8 2 Bozhidar Konstantinov Bulgaria 1971 48.25 9 2 Sergey Lovachov 99.99 DNS 9 2 Sándor Újhelyi 99.99 DNS Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 Yevgeniy Lomtyev 46.20 PB 4 Ainsley Bennett 46.43 1 Ángel Heras 46.57 4 5 Christoph Trappe 46.62 5 2 Dušan Malovec 46.65 NR Czechoslovak References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships