1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

None The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.ResultsResults (p. 470) Medalists GoldSilverBronzePietro MenneaRyszard PodlasPoland 1928Nikolay Chernetskiy Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Nikolay Chernetskiy 47.20 Q 2 2 Ryszard Podlas Poland 1928 47.80 Q 3 3 Alfonso Di Guida 47.96 Q 4 3 Karel Kolář 47.96 Q 5 3 Narzis Popov Bulgaria 1971 48.19 6 2 Eddy De Leeuw 48.34 7 4 Pietro Mennea 48.40 Q 8 4 Željko Knapić 48.55 Q 9 1 Nándor Hornyacsek 48.64 Q 9 2 Yanko Bratanov Bulgaria 1971 48.64 11 1 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 48.79 Q 12 1 Giovanni Bongiorni 48.79 13 4 Pavel Pavlov Bulgaria 1971 48.83 Semifinals First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Ryszard Podlas Poland 1928 47.08 Q 2 2 Pietro Mennea 47.16 Q 3 1 Nikolay Chernetskiy 47.29 Q 4 1 Željko Knapić 47.61 Q 5 2 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 47.71 6 1 Alfonso Di Guida 47.86 7 1 Nándor Hornyacsek 48.06 8 2 Karel Kolář 48.62 Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Pietro Mennea 46.51 4 Ryszard Podlas Poland 1928 46.55 3 Nikolay Chernetskiy 46.72 4 1 Željko Knapić 47.83 References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships