2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres

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{{Infobox multi-sport competition event

|event = Men's 400 metres

|competition = 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Leppävaara Stadium, Espoo

|dates = 13 July (heats & semi-final)
14 July (final)

|competitors = 30

|nations = 19

|win_value = 45.13

|gold = Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen

|goldNOC = NOR

|silver = Lionel Spitz

|silverNOC = SUI

|bronze = Attila Molnár

|bronzeNOC = HUN

|prev = 2021

|next = 2025

}}

{{2023 European Athletics U23 Championships}}

The Men's 400 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.{{cite web |title=Event Schedule: European Athletics U23 Championships 2023 |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4422/event-schedule-european-athletics-u23-championships-2023 |website=Watch Athletics |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128204031/https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4422/event-schedule-european-athletics-u23-championships-2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |url-status=live}}

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

class="wikitable"
European U23 record

|{{flagathlete|Thomas Schönlebe|GDR}}

|44.33

|Rome, Italy

|3 September 1987

Championship U23 record

|{{flagathlete|Ricky Petrucciani|SUI}}

|45.02

|Tallinn, Estonia

|10 July 2021

Results

=Heats=

Qualification rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) will qualify for the semi-finals.{{cite web |date=11 July 2023 |title=400m Men Round 1 Start List |url=https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C51B_ATHM400M--------------RND1--------.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712112810/https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C51B_ATHM400M--------------RND1--------.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2023 |website=European Athletics}}{{cite web |date=13 July 2023 |title=400m Men Round 1 Results Summary |url=https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C74A_ATHM400M--------------RND1--------.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717172802/https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C74A_ATHM400M--------------RND1--------.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 |website=European Athletics}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
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| 1

3align=left|Attila Molnáralign=left|{{HUN}}45.82Q
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| 2

1align=left|Lorenzo Benatialign=left|{{ITA}}45.96Q
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| 3

2align=left|Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsenalign=left|{{NOR}}46.12Q
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| 4

1align=left|Jack Rafteryalign=left|{{IRL}}46.20Q, {{AthAbbr|SB}}
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| 5

3align=left|Omar Elkhatibalign=left|{{POR}}46.22Q
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| 6

4align=left|Lionel Spitzalign=left|{{SUI}}46.29Q
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| 7

1align=left|Andreas Grimerudalign=left|{{NOR}}46.39Q
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| 8

3align=left|Mihai Sorin Dringoalign=left|{{ROU}}46.40Q
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| 9

1align=left|Tomas Keršulisalign=left|{{LTU}}46.47q
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| 10

4align=left|Riccardo Melialign=left|{{ITA}}46.54Q
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| 11

2align=left|Luca Sitoalign=left|{{ITA}}46.61Q
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| 12

1align=left|Bernat Ertaalign=left|{{ESP}}46.63q
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| 13

3align=left|Markel Fernandezalign=left|{{ESP}}46.67q
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| 14

2align=left|Ludovic Oucénialign=left|{{FRA}}46.70Q
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| 15

4align=left|Ernő Steigerwaldalign=left|{{HUN}}46.78Q
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| 16

4align=left|Jonas Phijffersalign=left|{{NED}}46.90q
173align=left|Daniel Sołtysiakalign=left|{{POL}}46.99
182align=left|Brodie Youngalign=left|{{GBR2}}46.99
193align=left|Mykyta Barabanovalign=left|{{UKR}}47.15
202align=left|Emil Johanssonalign=left|{{SWE}}47.18
214align=left|Callum Bairdalign=left|{{IRL}}47.26
222align=left|Ilyas Çanakçialign=left|{{TUR}}47.32
231align=left|Isaya Klein Ikkinkalign=left|{{NED}}47.42
241align=left|Kubilay Ençüalign=left|{{TUR}}47.44
254align=left|Sorin Alexandru Voineaalign=left|{{ROU}}47.49
262align=left|Manuel Beaalign=left|{{ESP}}47.57
273align=left|Artũrs Pastorsalign=left|{{LAT}}47.60
284align=left|Oğuzhan Kayaalign=left|{{TUR}}47.76
293align=left|Ivan Galușcoalign=left|{{MDA}}48.01
301align=left|Probo Benvenutialign=left|{{SMR}}49.05{{AthAbbr|PB}}

=Semi-final=

Qualification rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) will qualify for the semi-finals.{{cite web |date=13 July 2023 |title=400m Men Semi-Finals Results Summary |url=https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C74A_ATHM400M--------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717172805/https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C74A_ATHM400M--------------SFNL--------.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 |website=European Athletics}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

2align=left|Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsenalign=left|{{NOR}}45.35Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

1align=left|Attila Molnáralign=left|{{HUN}}45.35Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

1align=left|Lionel Spitzalign=left|{{SUI}}45.50Q, {{AthAbbr|SB}}
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 4

2align=left|Mihai Sorin Dringoalign=left|{{ROU}}45.84Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 5

1align=left|Jack Rafteryalign=left|{{IRL}}45.89Q, {{AthAbbr|PB}}
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 6

2align=left|Lorenzo Benatialign=left|{{ITA}}45.94Q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 7

2align=left|Omar Elkhatibalign=left|{{POR}}45.99q, {{AthAbbr|PB}}
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 8

1align=left|Tomas Keršulisalign=left|{{LTU}}46.30q
91align=left|Luca Sitoalign=left|{{ITA}}46.34
102align=left|Jonas Phijffersalign=left|{{NED}}46.60
112align=left|Riccardo Melialign=left|{{ITA}}46.68
121align=left|Andreas Grimerudalign=left|{{NOR}}46.88
131align=left|Markel Fernandezalign=left|{{ESP}}46.92
142align=left|Ernő Steigerwaldalign=left|{{HUN}}46.92
152align=left|Bernat Ertaalign=left|{{ESP}}47.10
{{hs|16}}1align=left|Ludovic Oucénialign=left|{{FRA}}{{sort|99.99|DNF}}

=Final=

{{cite web |date=14 July 2023 |title=400m Men Final Results |url=https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C73A_ATHM400M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716152651/https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/ESP2023/ATH/ESP2023_ATH_C73A_ATHM400M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2023 |website=European Athletics}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
{{Gold01}}5align=left|Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsenalign=left|{{NOR}}45.13
{{Silver02}}4align=left|Lionel Spitzalign=left|{{SUI}}45.27{{AthAbbr|PB}}
{{Bronze03}}7align=left|Attila Molnáralign=left|{{HUN}}45.36
46align=left|Mihai Sorin Dringoalign=left|{{ROU}}45.56{{AthAbbr|SB}}
53align=left|Lorenzo Benatialign=left|{{ITA}}45.70
62align=left|Omar Elkhatibalign=left|{{POR}}45.73{{AthAbbr|NU23R}}
78align=left|Jack Rafteryalign=left|{{IRL}}46.00
81align=left|Tomas Keršulisalign=left|{{LTU}}46.89

References

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{{U23EC400metres}}

{{Footer U23 European Champions 400m Men}}

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400 metres

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