1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
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{{1986 European Athletics Championships}}
The men's 400 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 27, 28, and 29 August 1986.
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| title = European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK
| url = http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf
| pages = 443–451
| publisher = European Athletics Association
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| accessdate = 13 August 2014
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Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | Roger Black {{flagcountry|UK}} |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | Thomas Schönlebe {{flagcountry|GDR}} |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | Mathias Schersing {{flagcountry|GDR}} |
Results
=Final=
29 August
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Gold1}} | align=left | Roger Black | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 44.59 | CR NR |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left | Thomas Schönlebe | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 44.63 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left | Mathias Schersing | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 44.85 | |
| 4 | align=left | Derek Redmond | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 45.25 | |
| 5 | align=left | Ralf Lübke | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 45.35 | |
| 6 | align=left | António Sánchez | align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 45.41 | NR |
| 7 | align=left | Aldo Canti | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 45.93 | |
| 8 | align=left | Erwin Skamrahl | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 46.38 |
=Semi-finals=
28 August
==Semi-final 1==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Roger Black | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 45.33 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Mathias Schersing | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 45.38 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Aldo Canti | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 45.62 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Erwin Skamrahl | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 45.81 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Yann Quentrec | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 45.89 | |
| 6 | align=left | Aleksandr Kurochkin | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 46.01 | |
| 7 | align=left | Roberto Ribaud | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 46.22 | |
| 8 | align=left | Phil Brown | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 46.61 |
==Semi-final 2==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Derek Redmond | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 45.35 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Thomas Schönlebe | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 45.42 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | António Sánchez | align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 45.71 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Ralf Lübke | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 45.72 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | Derek O'Connor | align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} | 45.94 | |
| 6 | align=left | Jörg Vaihinger | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 46.36 | |
| 7 | align=left | Arkadiy Kornilov | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 46.46 | |
| 8 | align=left | Arjen Visserman | align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} | 46.66 |
=Heats=
27 August
==Heat 1==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Roger Black | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 45.40 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | António Sánchez | align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 45.78 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Erwin Skamrahl | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 46.11 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Arjen Visserman | align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} | 46.12 | q |
| 5 | align=left | Mauro Zuliani | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 46.53 | |
| 6 | align=left | Ismail Mačev | align=left | {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} | 47.52 | |
| 7 | align=left | Fikret Tulumtaş | align=left | {{flagcountry|TUR}} | 48.97 |
==Heat 2==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Phil Brown | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 46.00 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Mathias Schersing | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 46.04 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Derek O'Connor | align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} | 46.09 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Jörg Vaihinger | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 46.23 | q |
| 5 | align=left | Vladimir Prosin | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 46.32 | |
| 6 | align=left | Gusztáv Menczer | align=left | {{flagcountry|HUN|1957}} | 46.40 |
==Heat 3==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Derek Redmond | align=left | {{flagcountry|UK}} | 45.75 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Ralf Lübke | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | 45.88 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Aleksandr Kurochkin | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 46.18 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Aldo Canti | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 46.23 | q |
| 5 | align=left | Ángel Heras | align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | 46.41 | |
| 6 | align=left | Gerry Delaney | align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} | 46.88 |
==Heat 4==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Thomas Schönlebe | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | 45.54 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | Roberto Ribaud | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 45.69 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | Yann Quentrec | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 45.77 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | Arkadiy Kornilov | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}} | 46.09 | q |
| 5 | align=left | Željko Knapić | align=left | {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} | 47.81 | |
| {{hs|6}} | align=left | Marcel Arnold | align=left | {{flagcountry|SUI}} | DQ |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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- {{flagcountry|GDR}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|HUN|1957}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|IRL}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|ITA}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|URS}} (3)
- {{flagcountry|ESP}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|SUI}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|TUR}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|UK}} (3)
- {{flagcountry|FRG}} (3)
- {{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}} (2)
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References
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{{EC400metres}}
{{Footer European Champions 400 m Men}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1986 European Athletics Championships, Mens 400 metres}}