1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18, 19 and 20 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Paweł Januszewski |
| Silver | Ruslan Mashchenko |
| Bronze | Fabrizio Mori |
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 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ruslan Mashchenko | 48.64 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Paweł Januszewski | 48.90 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 1 | Carlos Silva | 48.98 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | 1 | Laurent Ottoz | 49.06 | Q, SB | |
| 5 | 2 | Vadim Zadoynov | 49.26 | Q, SB | |
| 6 | 2 | Fabrizio Mori | 49.34 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Jiří Mužík | 49.39 | q | |
| 8 | 2 | Vladislav Shiryayev | 49.56 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | Thomas Goller | 49.69 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Jimmy Coco | 49.72 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Paul Gray | 50.34 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Darko Juričić | 50.39 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Tom McGuirk | 51.12 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Tibor Bédi | 57.77 | ||
| 1 | David Kafka | DNF | |||
| 2 | Stéphane Diagana | DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paweł Januszewski | 48.17 | NR | ||
| Ruslan Mashchenko | 48.25 | |||
| Fabrizio Mori | 48.71 | |||
| 4 | Carlos Silva | 49.02 | ||
| 5 | Vadim Zadoynov | 49.10 | SB | |
| 6 | Laurent Ottoz | 49.15 | ||
| 7 | Jiří Mužík | 50.51 | ||
| 8 | Vladislav Shiryayev | 50.94 |
