1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March in Katowice.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Hermann Köhler
 West Germany
Josip Alebić
 Yugoslavia
Semyon Kocher
 Soviet Union

Results

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Heats

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Held on 8 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Alfons Brijdenbach  Belgium 48.47 Q
2 1 Semyon Kocher  Soviet Union 48.55 Q
3 1 Stavros Tziortzis  Greece 48.69 Q
4 2 Hermann Köhler  West Germany 48.88 Q
5 3 Josip Alebić  Yugoslavia 49.00 Q
6 3 Michael Fredriksson  Sweden 49.00 q
7 1 Ossi Karttunen  Finland 49.30 q
8 2 Józef Laskowski  Poland 49.46 Q
9 2 Flavio Borghi  Italy 49.92

Semifinals

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Held on 8 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Josip Alebić  Yugoslavia 48.07 Q
2 1 Hermann Köhler  West Germany 48.19 Q
3 1 Alfons Brijdenbach  Belgium 48.39
4 1 Michael Fredriksson  Sweden 49.18
1 2 Stavros Tziortzis  Greece 50.13 Q
2 2 Józef Laskowski  Poland 50.16 Q
1 3 Semyon Kocher  Soviet Union 48.64 q
2 3 Ossi Karttunen  Finland 49.52

Note: Only two athletes started in semifinal 2 because the other two were not informed about it. A special third heat was run on 9 March to let those compete for one extra spot in the final.[3]

Final

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Held on 9 March.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermann Köhler  West Germany 48.76
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josip Alebić  Yugoslavia 49.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semyon Kocher  Soviet Union 49.33
4 Józef Laskowski  Poland 49.72
5 Stavros Tziortzis  Greece 50.90

References

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  1. ^ Results
  2. ^ Results (p. 457)
  3. ^ "Semifinals results". maik-richter.de. Retrieved 1 December 2018.