1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
# 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 and 7 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Pavel Konovalov Soviet Union | Sándor Újhelyi Hungary | Benjamín González Spain |

## Results

### Heats

The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Pavel Konovalov | Soviet Union | 46.87 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 2 | Sándor Újhelyi | Hungary | 46.91 | q |
| 3 | 2 | Benjamín González | Spain | 47.43 | q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Roberto Ribaud | Italy | 47.44 | |
| 5 | 1 | Željko Knapić | Yugoslavia | 47.51 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Alim Safarov | Soviet Union | 47.51 | |
| 7 | 1 | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria | 47.89 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Pavel Konovalov | Soviet Union | 47.04 | |
| | Sándor Újhelyi | Hungary | 47.14 | |
| | Benjamín González | Spain | 47.41 | NR |
| 4 | Željko Knapić | Yugoslavia | 47.46 | |
