The men's 400 metres event at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March in Katowice.ResultsResults (p. 457)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeHermann KöhlerJosip AlebićSemyon Kocher
Results Heats Held on 8 March.First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Alfons Brijdenbach 48.47 Q 2 1 Semyon Kocher 48.55 Q 3 1 Stavros Tziortzis 48.69 Q 4 2 Hermann Köhler 48.88 Q 5 3 Josip Alebić 49.00 Q 6 3 Michael Fredriksson 49.00 q 7 1 Ossi Karttunen 49.30 q 8 2 Józef Laskowski 49.46 Q 9 2 Flavio Borghi 49.92
Semifinals Held on 8 March.First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Josip Alebić 48.07 Q 2 1 Hermann Köhler 48.19 Q 3 1 Alfons Brijdenbach 48.39 4 1 Michael Fredriksson 49.18 1 2 Stavros Tziortzis 50.13 Q 2 2 Józef Laskowski 50.16 Q 1 3 Semyon Kocher 48.64 q 2 3 Ossi Karttunen 49.52 Note: Only two athletes started in semifinal 2 because the other two were not informed about it. A special third heat was run on 9 March to let those compete for one extra spot in the final.
Final Held on 9 March. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Hermann Köhler 48.76 Josip Alebić 49.04 Semyon Kocher 49.33 4 Józef Laskowski 49.72 5 Stavros Tziortzis 50.90
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