# 2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships took place at the Stadio Olimpico from 8 to 10 June.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2024 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | 43.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14 August 2016 |
| European record | Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) | 44.07 | Oslo, Norway | 30 May 2024 |
| Championship record | Iwan Thomas (GBR) | 44.52 | Budapest, Hungary | 21 August 1998 |
| World Leading | Christopher Morales-Williams (CAN) | 44.05 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | 11 May 2024 |
| Europe Leading | Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) | 44.07 | Oslo, Norway | 30 May 2024 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 8 June 2024 | 11:45 | Round 1 |
| 9 June 2024 | 20:38 | Semifinals |
| 10 June 2024 | 21:40 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)

## Results
### Round 1

The next 14 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. The 10 highest ranked athletes received a bye into the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Jonathan Sacoor | Belgium | 45.50 | q |
| 2 | 7 | Edoardo Scotti | Italy | 45.59 | q |
| 3 | 4 | Téo Andant | France | 45.65 | q |
| 4 | 5 | Christopher O'Donnell | Ireland | 45.69 | q, SB |
| 5 | 3 | Karol Zalewski | Poland | 45.80 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Ricky Petrucciani | Switzerland | 45.90 | q, SB |
| 7 | 6 | Matěj Krsek | Czech Republic | 46.69 | |
| – | 9 | Zoltán Wahl | Hungary | DNF | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Lionel Spitz | Switzerland | 45.37 | q |
| 2 | 4 | Omar Elkhatib | Portugal | 45.80 | q |
| 3 | 6 | Alex Haydock-Wilson | Great Britain | 46.04 | R |
| 4 | 7 | Riccardo Meli | Italy | 46.17 | SB |
| 5 | 9 | Marc Koch | Germany | 46.18 | |
| 6 | 5 | Boško Kijanović | Serbia | 46.39 | |
| 7 | 8 | Patrik Šorm | Czech Republic | 46.40 | |
| 8 | 2 | Šimon Bujna | Slovakia | 46.52 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Luca Sito | Italy | 45.12 | q, EU23L |
| 2 | 4 | David Sombe | France | 45.45 | q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Rok Ferlan | Slovenia | 45.52 | q, PB |
| 4 | 5 | Dylan Borlée | Belgium | 45.62 | q, SB |
| 5 | 7 | Gustav Lundholm Nielsen | Denmark | 45.84 | q, SB |
| 6 | 9 | Andreas Grimerud | Norway | 45.90 | q, =PB |
| 7 | 8 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 47.99 | |

### Semi-finals

The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. *Athletes that received a bye into the semifinal

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Luca Sito | Italy | 44.75 | Q, EU23L, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Jonathan Sacoor | Belgium | 44.99 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Attila Molnár* | Hungary | 45.04 | q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen* | Norway | 45.37 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Oleksandr Pohorilko* | Ukraine | 45.41 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ricky Petrucciani | Switzerland | 45.47 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Rok Ferlan | Slovenia | 45.63 | |
| 8 | 9 | Téo Andant | France | 45.72 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Charlie Dobson* | Great Britain | 44.65 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jean Paul Bredau* | Germany | 45.03 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 9 | Lionel Spitz | Switzerland | 45.28 | q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | João Coelho* | Portugal | 45.36 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | David Sombe | France | 45.36 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Dylan Borlée | Belgium | 45.46 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Gustav Lundholm Nielsen | Denmark | 46.01 | |
| 8 | 3 | Andreas Grimerud | Norway | 46.25 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Alexander Doom* | Belgium | 44.87 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Liemarvin Bonevacia* | Netherlands | 45.17 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 9 | Omar Elkhatib | Portugal | 45.65 | |
| 4 | 8 | Gilles Biron* | France | 45.91 | |
| 5 | 4 | Edoardo Scotti | Italy | 45.92 | |
| 6 | 7 | Manuel Sanders* | Germany | 46.03 | |
| 7 | 2 | Alex Haydock-Wilson | Great Britain | 46.05 | |
| – | 3 | Christopher O'Donnell | Ireland | TR17.2.3 | |
| – | | Karol Zalewski | Poland | DNS | |

### Final

The final started on 10 June at 21:40.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 8 | Alexander Doom | Belgium | 44.15 | CR, NR |
| | 6 | Charlie Dobson | Great Britain | 44.38 | PB |
| | 9 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Netherlands | 44.88 | SB, EM35R |
| 4 | 5 | Jonathan Sacoor | Belgium | 44.98 | PB |
| 5 | 7 | Luca Sito | Italy | 45.04 | |
| 6 | 3 | Attila Molnár | Hungary | 45.07 | |
| 7 | 4 | Jean Paul Bredau | Germany | 45.11 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lionel Spitz | Switzerland | 45.69 | |