1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 27, 28, and 29 August 1986.[1]
| Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Roger Black United Kingdom |
| Silver | Thomas Schönlebe East Germany |
| Bronze | Mathias Schersing East Germany |
Results
Final
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roger Black | United Kingdom | 44.59 | CR NR |
 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 44.63 | |
 | Mathias Schersing | East Germany | 44.85 | |
| 4 | Derek Redmond | United Kingdom | 45.25 | |
| 5 | Ralf Lübke |  West Germany | 45.35 | |
| 6 | António Sánchez |  Spain | 45.41 | NR |
| 7 | Aldo Canti |  France | 45.93 | |
| 8 | Erwin Skamrahl | West Germany | 46.38 |
Semi-finals
28 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Black | United Kingdom | 45.33 | Q |
| 2 | Mathias Schersing | East Germany | 45.38 | Q |
| 3 | Aldo Canti | France | 45.62 | Q |
| 4 | Erwin Skamrahl | West Germany | 45.81 | Q |
| 5 | Yann Quentrec | France | 45.89 | |
| 6 | Aleksandr Kurochkin |  Soviet Union | 46.01 | |
| 7 | Roberto Ribaud |  Italy | 46.22 | |
| 8 | Phil Brown | United Kingdom | 46.61 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Redmond | United Kingdom | 45.35 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 45.42 | Q |
| 3 | António Sánchez | Spain | 45.71 | Q |
| 4 | Ralf Lübke | West Germany | 45.72 | Q |
| 5 | Derek O'Connor |  Ireland | 45.94 | |
| 6 | Jörg Vaihinger | West Germany | 46.36 | |
| 7 | Arkadiy Kornilov | Soviet Union | 46.46 | |
| 8 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands | 46.66 |
Heats
27 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Black | United Kingdom | 45.40 | Q |
| 2 | António Sánchez | Spain | 45.78 | Q |
| 3 | Erwin Skamrahl | West Germany | 46.11 | Q |
| 4 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands | 46.12 | q |
| 5 | Mauro Zuliani | Italy | 46.53 | |
| 6 | Ismail Mačev |  Yugoslavia | 47.52 | |
| 7 | Fikret Tulumtaş |  Turkey | 48.97 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Brown | United Kingdom | 46.00 | Q |
| 2 | Mathias Schersing | East Germany | 46.04 | Q |
| 3 | Derek O'Connor | Ireland | 46.09 | Q |
| 4 | Jörg Vaihinger | West Germany | 46.23 | q |
| 5 | Vladimir Prosin | Soviet Union | 46.32 | |
| 6 | Gusztáv Menczer |  Hungary | 46.40 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Redmond | United Kingdom | 45.75 | Q |
| 2 | Ralf Lübke | West Germany | 45.88 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Kurochkin | Soviet Union | 46.18 | Q |
| 4 | Aldo Canti | France | 46.23 | q |
| 5 | Ángel Heras | Spain | 46.41 | |
| 6 | Gerry Delaney | Ireland | 46.88 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 45.54 | Q |
| 2 | Roberto Ribaud | Italy | 45.69 | Q |
| 3 | Yann Quentrec | France | 45.77 | Q |
| 4 | Arkadiy Kornilov | Soviet Union | 46.09 | q |
| 5 | Željko Knapić | Yugoslavia | 47.81 | |
| Marcel Arnold |  Switzerland | DQ |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
East Germany (2)
France (2)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (2)
Italy (2)
Netherlands (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (1)
United Kingdom (3)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (2)