1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
# 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 15 March in Vienna.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Aleksandr Bratchikov Soviet Union | Andrzej Badeński Poland | Yuriy Zorin Soviet Union |

## Results

### Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland | 46.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Aleksandr Bratchikov | Soviet Union | 46.6 | q |
| 3 | 1 | Ingo Roper | West Germany | 47.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jan Balachowski | Poland | 47.3 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Boris Savchuk | Soviet Union | 47.5 | |
| 3 | 2 | Ramon Magariños | Spain | 48.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | Yuriy Zorin | Soviet Union | 46.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Wolfgang Müller | East Germany | 46.9 | |
| 3 | 3 | Fanahan McSweeney | Ireland | 47.0 | |

### Final

| Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - |
| Aleksandr Bratchikov | Soviet Union | 46.8 |
| Andrzej Badeński | Poland | 46.9 |
| Yuriy Zorin | Soviet Union | 48.4 |
| Jan Balachowski | Poland | DNF |
