The men's 400 metres event at the: 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21. And 22 February.
Medalists※
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Todd Bennett Great Britain
|
Momchil Kharizanov Bulgaria
|
Paul Harmsworth Great Britain
|
Results※
Heats※
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mark Henrich |  West Germany |
47.01 | |
| 2 | 1 | Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain |
47.23 | |
| 3 | 1 | Mauro Zuliani |  Italy |
47.39 | |
| 4 | 1 | Momchil Kharizanov | Bulgaria |
47.64 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet |  Spain |
47.75 | |
| 1 | 2 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands |
47.04 | |
| 2 | 2 | Roberto Ribaud | Italy |
47.16 | |
| 3 | 2 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
47.36 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ismail Mačev |  Yugoslavia |
47.68 | |
| 2 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 3 | Aldo Canti |  France |
47.84 | |
| 2 | 3 | Vito Petrella | Italy |
47.86 | |
| 3 | 3 | José Alonso | Spain |
47.87 | |
| 4 | 3 | Steve Heard | Great Britain |
48.04 | |
| 5 | 3 | Željko Knapić | Yugoslavia |
48.54 | |
| 1 | 4 | Vito Petrella | Italy |
47.28 | |
| 2 | 4 | Antonio Sánchez | Spain |
47.32 | |
| 3 | 4 | Klaus Ehrle |  Austria |
47.39 | |
| 4 | 4 | Mark Thomas | Great Britain |
47.83 | |
| 5 | 4 | Manlio Molinari |  San Marino |
49.14 | NR |
Semifinals※
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the——final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands |
46.80 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Momchil Kharizanov | Bulgaria |
46.87 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mauro Zuliani | Italy |
47.03 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
47.09 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Aldo Canti | France |
47.13 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mark Henrich | West Germany |
47.52 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain |
47.56 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Roberto Ribaud | Italy |
47.63 | |
| 8 | 1 | Vito Petrella | Italy |
47.65 | |
| 10 | 2 | José Alonso | Spain |
47.79 | |
| 11 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet | Spain |
48.09 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ismail Mačev | Yugoslavia |
48.15 |
Final※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
46.81 | |
 |
Momchil Kharizanov | Bulgaria |
46.89 | |
 |
Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain |
46.92 | |
| 4 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands |
46.96 | |
| 5 | Mark Henrich | West Germany |
47.42 | |
| 6 | Mauro Zuliani | Italy |
47.50 |
