1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Luciano Sušanj.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
Benno Stops East Germany |
Dariusz Podobas.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
Results
Heats
Held on 10 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 46.83 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Dariusz Podobas | Poland | 47.55 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Michael Fredriksson |  Sweden | 47.70 | |
| 4 | 1 | Falko Geiger |  West Germany | 47.88 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Benno Stops | East Germany | 48.06 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Hermann Köhler | West Germany | 48.19 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Gerd Pollakowski | East Germany | 48.20 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Ulrich Reich | West Germany | 48.28 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Jan Balachowski | Poland | 48.31 | |
| 10 | 3 | Patrick Salvador |  France | 48.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | Manuel Soriano | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 48.41 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Jim Aukett |  Great Britain | 48.47 | |
| 13 | 3 | Miroslav Tulis |  Czechoslovakia | 48.48 | |
| 14 | 4 | Bjarni Stefánsson |  Iceland | 48.73 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | Khadzhi Rakhmanov |  Soviet Union | 48.74 | |
| 16 | 1 | Lucien Sainte-Rose | France | 48.80 |
Semifinals
Held on 10 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 46.73 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Benno Stops | East Germany | 47.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Dariusz Podobas | Poland | 47.55 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ulrich Reich | West Germany | 47.62 | |
| 5 | 2 | Gerd Pollakowski | East Germany | 47.75 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Falko Geiger | West Germany | 47.84 | |
| 7 | 2 | Manuel Soriano | Spain | 48.01 | |
| 1 | Hermann Köhler | West Germany | DNS |
Final
Held on 11 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 46.38 | WB |
 | Benno Stops | East Germany | 47.31 | |
 | Dariusz Podobas | Poland | 47.40 | |
| 4 | Gerd Pollakowski | East Germany | 48.28 |
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