The Men's 400 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

 was held on March 4 & 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 17:45 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		44.57	Fayetteville Fayetteville Fayetteville is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	12 March 2005
European record		45.05	Sindelfingen Sindelfingen Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.-History:* 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	5 February 1988
Championship record		45.39	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	3 March 2002
World Leading		44.80	Fayetteville Fayetteville Fayetteville is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 February 2011
European Leading		45.99	Fayetteville Fayetteville Fayetteville is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 February 2011

Heats

First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 10:45.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	1	Richard Buck Richard Buck Richard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough...	United Kingdom	0.176	46.57	Q
2	5	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	Early Modern France	0.193	46.63	Q
3	5	Dmitriy Buryak	Russia	0.199	46.84	Q
4	1	Yoan Décimus	Early Modern France	0.200	46.90	Q
5	3	Thomas Schneider Thomas Schneider (athlete) Thomas Schneider is a German sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Germany	0.259	47.10	Q
6	1	Mark Ujakpor	Spain	0.166	47.31	q
7	5	Dmytro Ostrovskyy	Ukraine	0.162	47.33	q
8	3	Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller is a Austrian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Austria	0.202	47.37	Q
9	3	Serdar Tamaç	Turkey	0.186	47.46
10	2	Richard Strachan Richard Strachan (athlete) Richard Strachan is a British athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.-External links:*IAAF profile for...	United Kingdom	0.186	47.54	Q
11	3	Brian Gregan	Republic of Ireland	0.222	47.63
12	4	Nigel Levine Nigel Levine Nigel Levine is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom	0.211	47.73	Q
13	4	David Gollnow	Germany	0.212	47.74	Q
14	1	Yevgen Hutsol	Ukraine	0.175	47.81
15	2	Ansoumane Fofana Ansoumane Fofana Ansoumane Fofana is a French athlete who specialises in the 200 and 400 meters. Fofana competed at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships- References :...	Early Modern France	0.306	47.89	Q
16	2	Marc Orozco	Spain	0.160	47.92
17	4	Johan Wissman Johan Wissman Johan Lukas Wissman is a Swedish athlete from Helsingborg, specializing in the 200 and 400 m. He is the current national record holder in both of these events....	Sweden	0.192	47.95
18	2	Endrik Zilbershtein	Georgia (country)	0.239	48.07	NR Georgian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Georgia maintained by the Athletic Federation of Georgia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation-External links:...
19	2	Vladimir Krasnov Vladimir Krasnov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Krasnov is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Russia	0.283	48.10
20	4	Pavel Maslák	Czech Republic	0.208	48.14
21	5	Emir Bekrić Emir Bekrić Emir Bekrić is a Serbian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He holds national record in this events.Bekrić won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava. At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen he achieved national record in semifinal. In the...	Serbia	0.180	48.34
22	4	Rasmus Mägi	Estonia	0.277	48.49
23	5	Nick Ekelund-Arenander	Denmark	0.206	48.55
24	2	Nil de Oliveira	Sweden	0.197	48.64
25	1	Aram Davtyan	Armenia	0.288	48.96	NR Armenian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Armenia maintained by the Armenian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
26	3	Kristijan Efremov	Republic of Macedonia	0.269	50.35	PB

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat advanced to the Final. The semifinals were held at 18:10.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	1	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	Early Modern France	0.199	46.26	Q
2	1	Thomas Schneider Thomas Schneider (athlete) Thomas Schneider is a German sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Germany	0.255	46.72	Q
3	2	Richard Buck Richard Buck Richard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough...	United Kingdom	0.202	46.79	Q
4	2	Richard Strachan Richard Strachan (athlete) Richard Strachan is a British athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.-External links:*IAAF profile for...	United Kingdom	0.181	46.94	Q
5	2	Yoan Décimus	Early Modern France	0.215	46.98	Q
6	1	Dmitriy Buryak	Russia	0.221	47.09	Q
7	1	Nigel Levine Nigel Levine Nigel Levine is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom	0.175	47.17
8	2	Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller Clemens Zeller is a Austrian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Austria	0.230	47.35
9	2	Dmytro Ostrovskyy	Ukraine	0.192	47.58
10	1	Mark Ujakpor	Spain	0.190	47.82
11	2	David Gollnow	Germany	0.260	48.07
12	1	Ansoumane Fofana Ansoumane Fofana Ansoumane Fofana is a French athlete who specialises in the 200 and 400 meters. Fofana competed at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships- References :...	Early Modern France	0.276	48.19

Final

The final was held at 17:45.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	6	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	Early Modern France	0.181	45.54	EL
	3	Thomas Schneider Thomas Schneider (athlete) Thomas Schneider is a German sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Germany	0.286	46.42
	5	Richard Buck Richard Buck Richard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough...	United Kingdom	0.207	46.62
4	2	Dmitriy Buryak	Russia	0.173	46.70
5	4	Richard Strachan Richard Strachan (athlete) Richard Strachan is a British athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.-External links:*IAAF profile for...	United Kingdom	0.164	46.74
6	1	Yoan Décimus	Early Modern France	0.276	46.91