# 1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 7, 8, and 10 August 1994.

## Medalists

| Gold | Oleg Tverdokhleb Ukraine |
| Silver | Sven Nylander Sweden |
| Bronze | Stéphane Diagana France |

## Final

| Rank | Final | Time |
| | Oleg Tverdokhleb (UKR) | 48.06 |
| | Sven Nylander (SWE) | 48.22 |
| | Stéphane Diagana (FRA) | 48.23 |
| 4. | Pedro Rodrigues (POR) | 48.77 (NR) |
| 5. | Edgar Itt (GER) | 49.11 |
| 6. | Peter Crampton (GBR) | 49.45 |
| 7. | Vadim Zadoynov (MDA) | 49.50 |
| 8. | Gary Cadogan (GBR) | 49.53 |

## Semifinals

* Held on 8 August 1994
| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
| 1. | Sven Nylander (SWE) | 48.72 |
| 2. | Pedro Rodrigues (POR) | 49.04 (NR) |
| 3. | Edgar Itt (GER) | 49.40 |
| 4. | Gary Cadogan (GBR) | 49.42 |
| 5. | Jozef Kucej (SVK) | 49.75 |
| 6. | Paweł Januszewski (POL) | 49.95 |
| 7. | Dusán Kovács (HUN) | 50.01 |
| 8. | Fabrizio Mori (ITA) | 1:06.35 |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
| 1. | Stéphane Diagana (FRA) | 48.47 |
| 2. | Oleg Tverdokhleb (UKR) | 49.00 |
| 3. | Peter Crampton (GBR) | 49.26 |
| 4. | Vadim Zadoynov (MDA) | 49.30 |
| 5. | Niklas Wallenlind (SWE) | 49.31 |
| 6. | Marc Dollendorf (BEL) | 49.34 |
| 7. | Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS) | 50.47 |
| 8. | Michael Kaul (GER) | 51.30 |

## Qualifying heats

| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
| 1. | Stéphane Diagana (FRA) | 49.29 |
| 2. | Vadim Zadoynov (MDA) | 49.51 |
| 3. | Peter Crampton (GBR) | 49.71 |
| 4. | Michael Kaul (GER) | 50.04 |
| 5. | Piotr Kotlarski (POL) | 50.04 |
| 6. | Daniel Ritter (SUI) | 50.16 |
| 7. | Carlos Silva (POR) | 50.88 |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
| 1. | Pedro Rodrigues (POR) | 49.05 (NR) |
| 2. | Gary Cadogan (GBR) | 49.55 |
| 3. | Paweł Januszewski (POL) | 50.01 |
| 4. | Vesa-Pekka Pihlavisto (FIN) | 50.12 |
| 5. | Marko Granat (SWE) | 50.28 |
| 6. | Tom McGuirk (IRL) | 50.84 |
| 7. | Giorgio Frinolli (ITA) | 51.16 |
| 8. | Costas Pochanis (CYP) | 52.07 |
| Rank | Heat 3 | Time |
| 1. | Oleg Tverdokhleb (UKR) | 49.20 |
| 2. | Niklas Wallenlind (SWE) | 49.45 |
| 3. | Marc Dollendorf (BEL) | 49.45 |
| 4. | Dusán Kovács (HUN) | 50.01 |
| 5. | Lawrence Lynch (GBR) | 50.24 |
| 6. | Miro Kocuvan (SLO) | 50.30 |
| 7. | Íñigo Monreal (ESP) | 51.51 |
| Rank | Heat 4 | Time |
| 1. | Edgar Itt (GER) | 49.62 |
| 2. | Fabrizio Mori (ITA) | 49.71 |
| 3. | Jozef Kucej (SVK) | 49.91 |
| 4. | Jean-Paul Bruwier (BEL) | 50.28 |
| 5. | Aleksey Bazarov (ISR) | 50.31 |
| 6. | Petteri Pulkkinnen (FIN) | 51.05 |
| 7. | Salvador Vila (ESP) | 51.18 |
| 8. | Marek Helinurm (EST) | 51.87 |
| Rank | Heat 5 | Time |
| 1. | Sven Nylander (SWE) | 49.71 |
| 2. | Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS) | 50.28 |
| 3. | Ismo Hämeenniemi (FIN) | 50.44 |
| 4. | Óscar Pitillas (ESP) | 50.50 |
| 5. | Stéphane Caristan (FRA) | 50.84 |
| 6. | Ashraf Saber (ITA) | 50.87 |
| 7. | Helge Bormann (GER) | 51.49 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
* Belgium (2)
* Cyprus (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (3)
* France (2)
* Germany (3)
* Hungary (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (3)
* Moldova (1)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (2)
* Russia (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* Spain (3)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (3)