1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Todd Bennett |
Momchil Kharizanov |
Paul Harmsworth |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mark Henrich | 47.01 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Paul Harmsworth | 47.23 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Mauro Zuliani | 47.39 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Momchil Kharizanov | 47.64 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet | 47.75 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Arjen Visserman | 47.04 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Roberto Ribaud | 47.16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Todd Bennett | 47.36 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Ismail Mačev | 47.68 | ||
| 2 | Ángel Heras | DNF | |||
| 1 | 3 | Aldo Canti | 47.84 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Vito Petrella | 47.86 | ||
| 3 | 3 | José Alonso | 47.87 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Steve Heard | 48.04 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Željko Knapić | 48.54 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Vito Petrella | 47.28 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Antonio Sánchez | 47.32 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Klaus Ehrle | 47.39 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Mark Thomas | 47.83 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Manlio Molinari | 49.14 | NR |
Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Arjen Visserman | 46.80 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Momchil Kharizanov | 46.87 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Mauro Zuliani | 47.03 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Todd Bennett | 47.09 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Aldo Canti | 47.13 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Mark Henrich | 47.52 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Paul Harmsworth | 47.56 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Roberto Ribaud | 47.63 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Vito Petrella | 47.65 | ||
| 10 | 2 | José Alonso | 47.79 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet | 48.09 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Ismail Mačev | 48.15 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bennett | 46.81 | |||
| Momchil Kharizanov | 46.89 | |||
| Paul Harmsworth | 46.92 | |||
| 4 | Arjen Visserman | 46.96 | ||
| 5 | Mark Henrich | 47.42 | ||
| 6 | Mauro Zuliani | 47.50 |
