2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12, 13, and 15 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Martyn Rooney Great Britain |
| Silver | Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain |
| Bronze | Donald Sanford Israel |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
| European record |  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) |
44.33 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| Championship record | Iwan Thomas (GBR) |
44.52 | Budapest, Hungary | 21 August 1998 |
| World Leading |  Kirani James (GRN) |
43.74 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 3 July 2014 |
| European Leading |  Pavel Maslák (CZE) |
44.79 | Doha, Qatar | 9 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| European Leading | Martyn Rooney (GBR) |
44.71 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2014 | 12:46 | Round 1 |
| 13 August 2014 | 18:54 | Semifinal |
| 15 August 2014 | 18:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results
Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinal
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | Great Britain | 45.30 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Jonathan Borlée | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 45.38 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Donald Sanford | Israel | 45.39 | q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain | 45.40 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Jakub Krzewina |  Poland | 45.47 | q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Samuel García |  Spain | 45.58 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Ricardo dos Santos |  Portugal | 45.74 | NR |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Mame-Ibra Anne |  France | 45.79 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Marek Niit |  Estonia | 45.80 | |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Brian Gregan |  Ireland | 45.81 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | 8 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain | 45.85 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Kamghe Gaba |  Germany | 46.01 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | Maksim Dyldin |  Russia | 46.05 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Miloš Raović |  Serbia | 46.09 | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium | 46.15 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Łukasz Krawczuk | Poland | 46.24 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Matteo Galvan |  Italy | 46.32 | |
| 18 | 1 | 5 | Liemarvin Bonevacia |  Netherlands | 46.38 | |
| 19 | 2 | 8 | Pavel Trenikhin | Russia | 46.40 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Richard Morrissey | Ireland | 46.64 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Rafał Omelko | Poland | 46.69 | |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | Yannick Fonsat | France | 46.83 | |
| 23 | 1 | 7 | Nick Ekelund-Arenander |  Denmark | 47.16 | |
| 24 | 3 | 1 | Vitaliy Butrym |  Ukraine | 48.16 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain | 44.71 | EL |
 | 6 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | Great Britain | 44.75 | PB |
 | 2 | Donald Sanford | Israel | 45.27 | NR |
| 4 | 1 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 45.52 | |
| 5 | 5 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain | 45.53 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kamghe Gaba | Germany | 45.83 | |
| 7 | 8 | Samuel García | Spain | 46.35 | |
| 4 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium | DNS |
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