The men's 400 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1978.
Medalists Gold Franz-Peter Hofmeister Silver Karel Kolář Bronze Francis Demarthon
Results 1 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Franz-Peter Hofmeister 45.73 Karel Kolář 45.77 NR Francis Demarthon 45.97 4 Lothar Krieg 46.22 5 Terry Whitehead 46.23 6 Richard Ashton 46.34 7 Bernd Herrmann 46.69 Jerzy Pietrzyk DNS
Semi-finals 31 August
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jerzy Pietrzyk 46.27 Q 2 Karel Kolář 46.28 Q 3 Lothar Krieg 46.33 Q 4 Terry Whitehead 46.69 Q 5 Glen Cohen 46.91 6 Eddy De Leeuw 47.17 7 Stefano Malinverni 47.18 8 Maurice Volmar 47.50
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Bernd Herrmann 46.09 Q 2 Franz-Peter Hofmeister 46.18 Q 3 Francis Demarthon 46.26 Q 4 Richard Ashton 46.32 Q 5 Miroslav Tulis 46.37 6 Ryszard Podlas 46.59 7 Viktor Burakov 46.91 8 Jens Hansen 47.35
Heats 30 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Karel Kolář 46.33 Q 2 Jerzy Pietrzyk 46.75 Q 3 Viktor Burakov 47.18 Q 4 Željko Knapić 47.51 5 Ornélien Gombault 47.91 6 Mike Bayle 48.71 7 Alfons Brijdenbach 53.05
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Franz-Peter Hofmeister 46.28 Q 2 Richard Ashton 46.63 Q 3 Miroslav Tulis 46.77 Q 4 Maurice Volmar 46.94 q 5 Eddy De Leeuw 47.27 q 6 Koen Gijsbers 47.65
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lothar Krieg 46.57 Q 2 Francis Demarthon 46.73 Q 3 Glen Cohen 47.05 Q 4 Jens Hansen 47.28 q 5 Rijk Van den Berghe 47.55 6 Ossi Karttunen 48.02
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Bernd Herrmann 46.50 Q 2 Terry Whitehead 46.61 Q 3 Ryszard Podlas 46.81 Q 4 Stefano Malinverni 47.03 q 5 Markku Kukkoaho 47.33 6 Frank Schaffer 47.59
Participation According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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