These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 7, 8, and 9 September 1982.
Medalists Gold Hartmut Weber Silver Andreas Knebel Bronze Viktor Markin
Results Final 9 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Hartmut Weber 44.72 CR Andreas Knebel 45.29 Viktor Markin 45.30 4 Phil Brown 45.45 5 Aleksandr Troshchilo 45.67 6 Pavel Konovalov 45.84 7 Željko Knapić 46.20 8 Thomas Giessing 48.70
Semi-finals 8 September
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hartmut Weber 46.13 Q 2 Andreas Knebel 46.30 Q 3 Pavel Konovalov 46.32 Q 4 Aleksandr Troshchilo 46.40 Q 5 Mauro Zuliani 46.44 6 Todd Bennett 46.84 7 Andrzej Stępień 47.28 8 Oddur Sigurðsson 47.35
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Viktor Markin 45.99 Q 2 Phil Brown 46.14 Q 3 Željko Knapić 46.24 Q 4 Thomas Giessing 46.43 Q 5 Didier Dubois 46.56 6 Roberto Ribaud 46.58 7 Sándor Újhelyi 46.59 8 David Jenkins 47.04
Heats 7 September
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hartmut Weber 45.90 Q 2 David Jenkins 46.13 Q 3 Pavel Konovalov 46.23 Q 4 Sándor Újhelyi 46.46 q 5 Didier Dubois 46.51 q 6 Benjamín González 47.00 7 Hannu Mykrä 47.16
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Phil Brown 46.52 Q 2 Viktor Markin 46.53 Q 3 Roberto Ribaud 46.57 Q 4 Oddur Sigurðsson 46.63 q 5 Andrzej Stępień 46.65 q 6 Hector Llatser 47.46 7 José Carvalho 47.92
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Željko Knapić 46.71 Q 2 Mauro Zuliani 46.72 Q 3 Aleksandr Troshchilo 46.74 Q 4 Ryszard Podlas 46.88 5 Eric Josjö 46.91 6 Edgar Nakladal 47.30 7 Paul Bourdin 47.43
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Todd Bennett 46.16 Q 2 Andreas Knebel 46.32 Q 3 Thomas Giessing 46.41 Q 4 Roberto Tozzi 46.65 5 Jacques Borlée 47.52
Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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See also 1978 Men's European Championships 400 metres (Prague) 1980 Men's Olympic 400 metres (Moscow) 1983 Men's World Championships 400 metres (Helsinki) 1984 Men's Olympic 400 metres (Los Angeles) 1986 Men's European Championships 400 metres (Stuttgart) 1987 Men's World Championships 400 metres (Rome) 1988 Men's Olympic 400 metres (Seoul)
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