1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Track events
60 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m	men
60 m hurdles	men	women
4 × 200 m relay		women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
4 × 800 m relay	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.^[1][2]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Andrzej Badeński  Poland	Boris Savchuk  Soviet Union	Aleksandr Bratchikov  Soviet Union

Held on 13 March

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Andrzej Badeński	Poland	48.4	Q
2	1	Lionel Malingre	France	48.6	Q
3	1	Luis Sarría	Spain	48.8
1	2	Yevgeniy Borisenko	Soviet Union	48.6	Q
2	2	Peter Bernreuther	West Germany	48.7	Q
3	2	Krestyu Khristov	Bulgaria	49.0
1	3	Aleksandr Bratchikov	Soviet Union	48.4	Q
2	3	Jan Balachowski	Poland	48.4	Q
3	3	Ramon Magariños	Spain	50.3
1	4	Boris Savchuk	Soviet Union	48.3	Q
2	4	Manuel Gayoso	Spain	48.7	Q
3	4	Gilles Bertould	France	49.0

Held on 13 March

First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Andrzej Badeński	Poland	47.8	Q
2	1	Boris Savchuk	Soviet Union	48.2	Q
3	1	Peter Bernreuther	West Germany	48.9
4	1	Lionel Malingre	France	51.2
1	2	Jan Balachowski	Poland	48.6	Q
2	2	Aleksandr Bratchikov	Soviet Union	48.8	Q
3	2	Manuel Gayoso	Spain	48.9
4	2	Yevgeniy Borisenko	Soviet Union	49.9

Held on 14 March

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Andrzej Badeński	Poland	46.8	=AR
	Boris Savchuk	Soviet Union	47.4
	Aleksandr Bratchikov	Soviet Union	47.6
	Jan Balachowski	Poland	DNS