The men's 400 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Luciano Sušanj Yugoslavia
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Benno Stops East Germany
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Dariusz Podobas Poland
|
Results edit
Heats edit
Held on 10 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
46.83 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Dariusz Podobas | Poland |
47.55 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Michael Fredriksson |  Sweden |
47.70 | |
| 4 | 1 | Falko Geiger |  West Germany |
47.88 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Benno Stops | East Germany |
48.06 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Hermann Köhler | West Germany |
48.19 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Gerd Pollakowski | East Germany |
48.20 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Ulrich Reich | West Germany |
48.28 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Jan Balachowski | Poland |
48.31 | |
| 10 | 3 | Patrick Salvador |  France |
48.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | Manuel Soriano |  Spain |
48.41 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Jim Aukett |  Great Britain |
48.47 | |
| 13 | 3 | Miroslav Tulis |  Czechoslovakia |
48.48 | |
| 14 | 4 | Bjarni Stefánsson |  Iceland |
48.73 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | Khadzhi Rakhmanov |  Soviet Union |
48.74 | |
| 16 | 1 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | France |
48.80 |
Semifinals edit
Held on 10 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
46.73 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Benno Stops | East Germany |
47.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Dariusz Podobas | Poland |
47.55 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ulrich Reich | West Germany |
47.62 | |
| 5 | 2 | Gerd Pollakowski | East Germany |
47.75 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Falko Geiger | West Germany |
47.84 | |
| 7 | 2 | Manuel Soriano | Spain |
48.01 | |
| 1 | Hermann Köhler | West Germany |
DNS |
Final edit
Held on 11 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia |
46.38 | WB |
 |
Benno Stops | East Germany |
47.31 | |
 |
Dariusz Podobas | Poland |
47.40 | |
| 4 | Gerd Pollakowski | East Germany |
48.28 |