The men's 400 metres event at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.Results (p. 501)L'Athletisme (April 1985, p7)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeTodd BennettKlaus JustJosé Alonso
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 1 Todd Bennett 46.71 Q 2 2 Ángel Heras 46.83 Q 3 1 Andrzej Stępień 47.08 Q, PB 4 3 Klaus Just 47.16 Q 5 1 Gusztáv Menczer 47.20 q 6 3 Roberto Tozzi 47.26 Q 7 2 Roberto Ribaud 47.30 Q 8 3 Roger Black 47.36 q 9 4 Uwe Wegner 47.37 Q 10 4 José Alonso 47.39 Q 11 1 Marcel Arnold 47.41 12 4 Arjen Visserman 47.48 13 2 Kriss Akabusi 47.58 14 3 István Szabó 47.66 15 4 Athanassios Kalogiannis 47.76 16 2 Jari Niemelä 47.91 17 1 Andreas Rapek 48.05 18 2 Ján Tomko 48.06
Semifinals First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Todd Bennett 46.45 Q 2 1 Klaus Just 46.63 Q 3 2 Ángel Heras 46.70 Q 4 2 Roberto Tozzi 46.97 Q 5 1 José Alonso 46.98 q 6 1 Roberto Ribaud 47.18 7 2 Andrzej Stępień 47.23 8 1 Gusztáv Menczer 47.38 9 2 Roger Black 49.67 2 Uwe Wegner
Final Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes 3 Todd Bennett 45.56 WB 4 Klaus Just 45.90 5 José Alonso 46.52 4 1 Roberto Tozzi 46.66 5 2 Ángel Heras 46.68
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