The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.ResultsResults (p. 470)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzePietro MenneaRyszard PodlasNikolay Chernetskiy
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Nikolay Chernetskiy 47.20 Q 2 2 Ryszard Podlas 47.80 Q 3 3 Alfonso Di Guida 47.96 Q 4 3 Karel Kolář 47.96 Q 5 3 Narzis Popov 48.19 6 2 Eddy De Leeuw 48.34 7 4 Pietro Mennea 48.40 Q 8 4 Željko Knapić 48.55 Q 9 1 Nándor Hornyacsek 48.64 Q 9 2 Yanko Bratanov 48.64 11 1 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 48.79 Q 12 1 Giovanni Bongiorni 48.79 13 4 Pavel Pavlov 48.83
Semifinals First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Ryszard Podlas 47.08 Q 2 2 Pietro Mennea 47.16 Q 3 1 Nikolay Chernetskiy 47.29 Q 4 1 Željko Knapić 47.61 Q 5 2 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 47.71 6 1 Alfonso Di Guida 47.86 7 1 Nándor Hornyacsek 48.06 8 2 Karel Kolář 48.62
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Pietro Mennea 46.51 4 Ryszard Podlas 46.55 3 Nikolay Chernetskiy 46.72 4 1 Željko Knapić 47.83
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