The men's 400 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.Results (p. 516–517)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeJens CarlowitzBrian WhittleRalf Lübke
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ralf Lübke 46.83 Q 2 2 Brian Whittle 46.93 Q 3 2 Thomas Schönlebe 46.96 Q 4 2 Ángel Heras 46.98 q 5 3 Gusztáv Menczer 47.06 Q 6 3 Jens Carlowitz 47.07 Q 7 1 Željko Knapić 47.15 Q 8 4 Vito Petrella 47.28 Q 9 3 Ulf Sedlacek 47.29 q 10 4 Antonio Sánchez 47.32 Q 11 4 Klaus Ehrle 47.39 q 12 1 Danilo Bertaggia 47.45 q 13 2 Ervin Katona 47.46 14 3 Alessandro Pinna 47.50 15 4 Mark Thomas 47.83 16 3 José Alonso 47.84 17 1 Peter Sinclair 48.62 18 4 Manlio Molinari 49.14 =NR 1 Fethi Bildirici
Semifinals First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ralf Lübke 46.66 Q 2 1 Jens Carlowitz 46.77 Q 3 2 Brian Whittle 46.86 Q 4 2 Thomas Schönlebe 46.86 Q 5 2 Antonio Sánchez 46.97 Q 6 1 Vito Petrella 47.09 Q 7 2 Gusztáv Menczer 47.13 8 1 Klaus Ehrle 47.36 9 2 Danilo Bertaggia 47.55 10 2 Željko Knapić 47.56 11 1 Ulf Sedlacek 47.60 12 1 Ángel Heras 47.70
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Jens Carlowitz 45.63 5 Brian Whittle 45.98 3 Ralf Lübke 45.98 4 6 Antonio Sánchez 46.49 5 1 Vito Petrella 47.73 2 Thomas Schönlebe
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