1968 European Indoor Games – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 10 March in Madrid.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Andrzej Badeński Poland	Aleksandr Bratchikov Soviet Union	Jan Balachowski Poland

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	Jan Balachowski	Poland	47.50	Q
2	1	Hans Reinermann	West Germany	48.2
3	1	Ramón Magariños	Spain	48.3
4	1	Igor Krupička	Czechoslovakia	49.7
1	2	Colin Campbell	Great Britain	47.74	Q
2	2	Aleksandr Bratchikov	Soviet Union	47.8	q
3	2	Noel Carroll	Ireland	48.7
1	3	Andrzej Badeński	Poland	47.61	Q
2	3	Manfred Kinder	West Germany	48.5
3	3	Stepan Kremer	Yugoslavia	49.3
4	3	José Barceló de Carvalho	Portugal	49.7

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Andrzej Badeński	Poland	47.04	WB
	Aleksandr Bratchikov	Soviet Union	47.3
	Jan Balachowski	Poland	47.3
4	Colin Campbell	Great Britain	47.6