2021 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tallinn, Estonia, at Kadriorg Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

European U23 record		44.33	Rome, Italy	3 September 1987
Championship U23 record		45.04	Bydgoszcz, Poland	19 July 2003

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	align=left		align=left		45.95	Q
2	5	align=left		align=left		46.30	Q
3	4	align=left		align=left		46.34	Q
4	2	align=left		align=left		46.41	Q
5	4	align=left		align=left		46.42	Q
6	3	align=left		align=left		46.45	Q
7	1	align=left		align=left		46.61	Q, PB
8	2	align=left		align=left		46.62	Q
9	1	align=left		align=left		46.70	Q
10	1	align=left		align=left		46.70	Q
11	1	align=left		align=left		46.72	Q, SB
12	5	align=left		align=left		46.81	Q
13	3	align=left		align=left		46.85	Q
14	4	align=left		align=left		46.91	Q
15	2	align=left		align=left		46.93	Q
16	3	align=left		align=left		46.96	Q
17	4	align=left		align=left		47.00	Q, SB
18	5	align=left		align=left		47.15	Q
19	5	align=left		align=left		47.22	Q
20	1	align=left		align=left		47.33	q
21	5	align=left		align=left		47.36	q, PB
22	3	align=left		align=left		47.37	Q
23	3	align=left		align=left		47.44	q
23	4	align=left		align=left		47.44	q
25	5	align=left		align=left		47.58
26	3	align=left		align=left		47.70
27	2	align=left		align=left		47.72
28	1	align=left		align=left		47.90
29	2	align=left		align=left		47.95
30	4	align=left		align=left		48.02
31	5	align=left		align=left		49.19
32	3	align=left		align=left		51.82
	2	align=left		align=left

Semifinals

Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	align=left		align=left		45.72	Q
2	3	align=left		align=left		45.77	Q, SB
3	3	align=left		align=left		45.84	Q
4	1	align=left		align=left		45.89	Q, =PB
5	3	align=left		align=left		46.00	q
6	3	align=left		align=left		46.04	q, PB
7	2	align=left		align=left		46.16	Q
8	2	align=left		align=left		46.23	Q
9	1	align=left		align=left		46.29	PB
10	1	align=left		align=left		46.40
11	3	align=left		align=left		46.47	PB
12	1	align=left		align=left		46.61
13	2	align=left		align=left		46.62
14	2	align=left		align=left		46.65	SB
15	2	align=left		align=left		46.71
16	2	align=left		align=left		46.90
17	1	align=left		align=left		46.99	SB
18	1	align=left		align=left		47.17	PB
19	3	align=left		align=left		47.18
20	3	align=left		align=left		47.24
21	2	align=left		align=left		47.27
22	3	align=left		align=left		47.53
23	1	align=left		align=left		47.83
	2	align=left		align=left

Final

^[6]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	align=left		align=left		45.02	CR
	3	align=left		align=left		45.17	SB
	5	align=left		align=left		45.68	SB
4	1	align=left		align=left		45.87	PB
5	4	align=left		align=left		45.93	PB
6	8	align=left		align=left		45.93	PB
7	2	align=left		align=left		46.01
8	7	align=left		align=left		46.67

Notes and References

1. https://tallinn21-u23results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-400m.htm Men's 400 metres
2. Web site: Round 1 Summary Results . 2021-07-16 .
3. Web site: Round 1 Results . 2021-07-16 .
4. Web site: Semifinals Summary Results . 2021-07-16 .
5. Web site: Semifinals Results . 2021-07-16 .
6. Web site: Final Results . 2021-07-16 .