The men's 400 metres event at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.Results (p. 478)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeNikolay ChernyetskiyKarel KolářRemigijus Valiulis
Results Heats The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Karel Kolář 46.47 Q 2 3 Nikolay Chernyetskiy 46.85 Q 3 4 Remigijus Valiulis 47.00 q 4 3 Horia Toboc 47.07 q 5 2 Stefano Malinverni 47.17 Q 6 1 Christer Gullstrand 47.28 Q 7 4 Alfonso Di Guida 47.36 q 8 4 Peter Haas 47.59 9 2 Stavros Tziortzis 47.72 10 3 Vladimir Ivanov 47.80 11 1 Benjamín González 47.94 12 2 Wolfgang Richter 47.95 13 1 Rolf Gisler 47.99 14 5 Viktor Burakov 48.03 Q 15 2 Stein-Are Agledal 48.14 16 5 József Szalai 48.32 17 5 Ludger Zander 48.80 18 1 Andreas Provelengios 48.95 5 Urs Kamber
Semifinals First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Karel Kolář 46.89 Q 2 2 Nikolay Chernyetskiy 47.15 Q 3 1 Remigijus Valiulis 47.17 Q 4 1 Viktor Burakov 47.18 5 2 Horia Toboc 47.47 Q 6 2 Christer Gullstrand 47.62 7 2 Alfonso Di Guida 47.97 1 Stefano Malinverni
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Nikolay Chernyetskiy 46.29 2 Karel Kolář 46.55 3 Remigijus Valiulis 46.75 4 1 Horia Toboc 46.95
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