1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Norbert Dobeleit West Germany | Jens Carlowitz East Germany | Cayetano Cornet Spain |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain | 46.69 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Norbert Dobeleit | West Germany | 46.88 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Olivier Noirot |  France | 46.90 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 47.01 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ervin Katona |  Hungary | 47.14 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Klaus Just | West Germany | 47.14 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Jens Carlowitz | East Germany | 47.15 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Todd Bennett |  Great Britain | 47.19 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Carsten Köhrbrück | West Germany | 47.20 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Gary Cadogan | Great Britain | 47.58 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Luboš Balošák |  Czechoslovakia | 47.85 | |
| 12 | 2 | Pedro Curvelo |  Portugal | 47.97 | |
| 13 | 3 | Tamás Molnár | Hungary | 48.03 | |
| 14 | 4 | Athanassios Kalogiannis |  Greece | 48.28 | |
| 15 | 4 | Andrea Nuti |  Italy | 48.54 | |
| 16 | 3 | Niklas Wallenlind |  Sweden | 49.04 | |
| 17 | 4 | Slobodan Branković |  Yugoslavia | 49.34 | |
| 18 | 2 | Gunnar Guðmundsson |  Iceland | 49.40 |
Semifinals
[edit]First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain | 46.00 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Jens Carlowitz | East Germany | 46.21 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 46.48 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Olivier Noirot | France | 46.73 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Norbert Dobeleit | West Germany | 46.79 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Carsten Köhrbrück | West Germany | 46.81 | |
| 7 | 2 | Klaus Just | West Germany | 46.88 | |
| 8 | 2 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain | 47.23 | |
| 9 | 1 | Gary Cadogan | Great Britain | 47.28 | |
| 10 | 2 | Ervin Katona | Hungary | 48.01 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Norbert Dobeleit | West Germany | 46.08 | |
 | 3 | Jens Carlowitz | East Germany | 46.09 | |
 | 2 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain | 46.91 | |
| 4 | 4 | Olivier Noirot | France | 47.76 | |
| 1 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | DNF |
