The men's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.Results (p. 559)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeRuslan MashchenkoAshraf SaberRobert Maćkowiak
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Ashraf Saber 47.16 Q 2 5 Ruslan Mashchenko 47.19 Q 3 1 Sean Baldock 47.26 Q 4 3 Jan Poděbradský 47.38 Q 5 5 Robert Maćkowiak 47.43 Q 6 3 Bruno Wavelet 47.49 q 7 1 Rafik Elouardi 47.51 Q 8 5 Antonio Andrés 47.52 q 9 3 Paul Slythe 47.62 10 1 Fred Mango 47.67 11 4 Emmanuel Front 47.68 Q 12 2 Carlos Silva 47.75 Q 12 4 Andreas Rechbauer 47.75 Q 14 2 Tomasz Czubak 47.85 Q 15 4 Laurent Clerc 47.89 16 3 Periklis Iakovakis 47.99 17 1 Boris Gorban 48.11 18 5 Alex Argudin 48.15 19 1 Evripides Demosthenous 48.16 20 4 Panayiotis Sarris 48.23 21 2 Solomon Wariso 48.41 22 2 Bjorn Verbeke 48.78 23 2 Pablo Escribá 48.81 24 4 Ercan Sunu 48.82 25 5 Kjell Provost 49.05
Semifinals First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ruslan Mashchenko 46.24 Q 2 1 Robert Maćkowiak 46.36 Q 3 2 Ashraf Saber 46.48 Q 4 1 Sean Baldock 46.59 Q 5 1 Bruno Wavelet 46.79 6 2 Carlos Silva 47.42 Q 7 2 Tomasz Czubak 47.43 Q 8 2 Emmanuel Front 47.61 9 2 Rafik Elouardi 47.64 10 2 Antonio Andrés 47.66 11 1 Andreas Rechbauer 48.03 1 Jan Poděbradský
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ruslan Mashchenko 45.90 NR Ashraf Saber 45.99 NR Robert Maćkowiak 46.00 4 Tomasz Czubak 47.18 5 Carlos Silva 47.32 6 Sean Baldock 50.05
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