# 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27, 28 and 30 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kevin Borlée Belgium (BEL) |
| Silver | Michael Bingham Great Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze | Martyn Rooney Great Britain (GBR) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
| European record | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | 44.33 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| Championship record | Iwan Thomas (GBR) | 44.52 | Budapest, Hungary | 21 August 1998 |
| World Leading | Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) | 44.40 | Monaco | 22 July 2010 |
| European Leading | Jonathan Borlée (BEL) | 44.77 | Saint-Denis, France | 16 July 2010 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 July 2010 | 11:00 | Round 1 |
| 28 July 2010 | 19:00 | Semifinals |
| 30 July 2010 | 21:25 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advanced to the Semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.185 | 45.71 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.210 | 45.72 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Andrea Barberi | Italy (ITA) | 0.179 | 46.05 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 4 | Catalin Cîmpeanu | Romania (ROM) | 0.295 | 46.17 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 7 | Maksim Dyldin | Russia (RUS) | 0.249 | 46.21 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Gordon Kennedy | Ireland (IRL) | 0.233 | 46.63 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Ivano Bucci | San Marino (SMR) | 0.224 | 49.03 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.193 | 45.91 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Yannick Fonsat | France (FRA) | 0.236 | 46.26 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Marcin Marciniszyn | Poland (POL) | 0.282 | 46.31 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Dimítrios Grávalos | Greece (GRE) | 0.195 | 46.56 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sebastjan Jagarinec | Slovenia (SLO) | 0.268 | 46.75 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Mark Ujakpor | Spain (ESP) | 0.189 | 46.85 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Myhaylo Knysh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.268 | 46.86 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | David Gillick | Ireland (IRL) | 0.189 | 45.84 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Dmytro Ostrovskyy | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.204 | 45.98 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Arnaud Destatte | Belgium (BEL) | 0.197 | 46.42 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Marc Orozco | Spain (ESP) | 0.177 | 47.19 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Nicklas Hyde | Denmark (DEN) | 0.224 | 48.65 | |
| – | 7 | Clemens Zeller | Austria (AUT) | 0.213 | DNF | |
| – | 5 | Peter Znava | Slovakia (SVK) | 0.213 | DNF | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia (RUS) | 0.284 | 46.07 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Teddy Venel | France (FRA) | 0.196 | 46.18 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.257 | 46.35 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Piotr Klimczak | Poland (POL) | 0.244 | 46.81 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Brian Gregan | Ireland (IRL) | 0.225 | 46.90 | |
| 6 | 4 | Máté Lukács | Hungary (HUN) | 0.200 | 47.74 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Bingham | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.205 | 45.49 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Leslie Djhone | France (FRA) | 0.197 | 45.79 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kacper Kozłowski | Poland (POL) | 0.192 | 45.97 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Marco Vistalli | Italy (ITA) | 0.266 | 46.06 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Pétros Kiriakídis | Greece (GRE) | 0.236 | 46.65 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Volodymyr Burakov | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.278 | 47.03 | |

#### Summary

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Note |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Michael Bingham | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.205 | 45.49 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.185 | 45.71 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 8 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.210 | 45.72 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Leslie Djhone | France (FRA) | 0.197 | 45.79 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | David Gillick | Ireland (IRL) | 0.189 | 45.84 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.193 | 45.91 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Kacper Kozłowski | Poland (POL) | 0.192 | 45.97 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Dmytro Ostrovskyy | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.204 | 45.98 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Andrea Barberi | Italy (ITA) | 0.179 | 46.05 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | Marco Vistalli | Italy (ITA) | 0.266 | 46.06 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia (RUS) | 0.284 | 46.07 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Catalin Cîmpeanu | Romania (ROM) | 0.295 | 46.17 | Q, PB |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | Teddy Venel | France (FRA) | 0.196 | 46.18 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Maksim Dyldin | Russia (RUS) | 0.249 | 46.21 | q |
| 15 | 2 | 6 | Yannick Fonsat | France (FRA) | 0.236 | 46.26 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Marcin Marciniszyn | Poland (POL) | 0.282 | 46.31 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.257 | 46.35 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | 6 | Arnaud Destatte | Belgium (BEL) | 0.197 | 46.42 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Dimítrios Grávalos | Greece (GRE) | 0.195 | 46.56 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | Gordon Kennedy | Ireland (IRL) | 0.233 | 46.63 | q |
| 21 | 5 | 7 | Pétros Kiriakídis | Greece (GRE) | 0.236 | 46.65 | q, SB |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Sebastjan Jagarinec | Slovenia (SLO) | 0.268 | 46.75 | q |
| 23 | 4 | 2 | Piotr Klimczak | Poland (POL) | 0.244 | 46.81 | Q |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | Mark Ujakpor | Spain (ESP) | 0.189 | 46.85 | SB |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | Myhaylo Knysh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.268 | 46.86 | |
| 26 | 4 | 6 | Brian Gregan | Ireland (IRL) | 0.225 | 46.90 | |
| 27 | 5 | 2 | Volodymyr Burakov | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.278 | 47.03 | |
| 28 | 3 | 8 | Marc Orozco | Spain (ESP) | 0.177 | 47.19 | Q |
| 29 | 4 | 4 | Máté Lukács | Hungary (HUN) | 0.200 | 47.74 | |
| 30 | 3 | 4 | Nicklas Hyde | Denmark (DEN) | 0.224 | 48.65 | |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | Ivano Bucci | San Marino (SMR) | 0.224 | 49.03 | |
| | 3 | 7 | Clemens Zeller | Austria (AUT) | 0.213 | DNF | |
| | 3 | 5 | Peter Znava | Slovakia (SVK) | 0.213 | DNF | |

### Semifinals

First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.193 | 44.71 | Q, NR, EL |
| 2 | 5 | Leslie Djhone | France (FRA) | 0.183 | 44.87 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.208 | 45.00 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Marcin Marciniszyn | Poland (POL) | 0.211 | 45.58 | SB |
| 5 | 3 | Andrea Barberi | Italy (ITA) | 0.186 | 45.63 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Sebastjan Jagarinec | Slovenia (SLO) | 0.248 | 46.13 | PB |
| 7 | 8 | Dimítrios Grávalos | Greece (GRE) | 0.227 | 46.30 | SB |
| 8 | 1 | Marc Orozco | Spain (ESP) | 0.183 | 46.96 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | David Gillick | Ireland (IRL) | 0.179 | 44.79 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Michael Bingham | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.216 | 44.88 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Kacper Kozłowski | Poland (POL) | 0.174 | 45.24 | q, PB |
| 4 | 8 | Marco Vistalli | Italy (ITA) | 0.213 | 45.38 | PB |
| 5 | 5 | Teddy Venel | France (FRA) | 0.248 | 45.55 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Maksim Dyldin | Russia (RUS) | 0.201 | 45.66 | SB |
| 7 | 7 | Arnaud Destatte | Belgium (BEL) | 0.187 | 46.38 | |
| 8 | 1 | Pétros Kiriakídis | Greece (GRE) | 0.201 | 46.90 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.220 | 45.32 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia (RUS) | 0.316 | 45.64 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Dmytro Ostrovskyy | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.179 | 45.81 | |
| 4 | 3 | Yannick Fonsat | France (FRA) | 0.195 | 46.03 | |
| 5 | 7 | Catalin Cîmpeanu | Romania (ROM) | 0.254 | 46.43 | |
| 6 | 8 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.293 | 46.60 | |
| 7 | 2 | Piotr Klimczak | Poland (POL) | 0.237 | 46.68 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gordon Kennedy | Ireland (IRL) | 0.197 | 46.72 | |

#### Summary

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.193 | 44.71 | Q, NR, EL |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | David Gillick | Ireland (IRL) | 0.179 | 44.79 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Leslie Djhone | France (FRA) | 0.183 | 44.87 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Michael Bingham | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.216 | 44.88 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.208 | 45.00 | q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Kacper Kozłowski | Poland (POL) | 0.174 | 45.24 | q, PB |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.220 | 45.32 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | Marco Vistalli | Italy (ITA) | 0.213 | 45.38 | PB |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Teddy Venel | France (FRA) | 0.248 | 45.55 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Marcin Marciniszyn | Poland (POL) | 0.211 | 45.58 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Andrea Barberi | Italy (ITA) | 0.186 | 45.63 | SB |
| 12 | 3 | 5 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia (RUS) | 0.316 | 45.64 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Maksim Dyldin | Russia (RUS) | 0.201 | 45.66 | SB |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Dmytro Ostrovskyy | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.179 | 45.81 | |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | Yannick Fonsat | France (FRA) | 0.195 | 46.03 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Sebastjan Jagarinec | Slovenia (SLO) | 0.248 | 46.13 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | 8 | Dimítrios Grávalos | Greece (GRE) | 0.227 | 46.30 | SB |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Arnaud Destatte | Belgium (BEL) | 0.187 | 46.38 | |
| 19 | 3 | 7 | Catalin Cîmpeanu | Romania (ROM) | 0.254 | 46.43 | |
| 20 | 3 | 8 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.293 | 46.60 | |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | Piotr Klimczak | Poland (POL) | 0.237 | 46.68 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Gordon Kennedy | Ireland (IRL) | 0.197 | 46.72 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | Pétros Kiriakídis | Greece (GRE) | 0.201 | 46.90 | |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | Marc Orozco | Spain (ESP) | 0.183 | 46.96 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.161 | 45.08 | SB |
| | 8 | Michael Bingham | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.198 | 45.23 | |
| | 1 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.187 | 45.23 | |
| 4 | 7 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia (RUS) | 0.372 | 45.24 | |
| 5 | 4 | David Gillick | Ireland (IRL) | 0.192 | 45.28 | |
| 6 | 5 | Leslie Djhone | France (FRA) | 0.187 | 45.30 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium (BEL) | 0.195 | 45.35 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kacper Kozłowski | Poland (POL) | 0.180 | 46.07 | |