title: 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
text: # 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
  
  The men's 400 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Grenoble.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Georg Nückles West Germany | Ulrich Reich West Germany | Wolfgang Müller East Germany |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  Held on 11 March
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Wolfgang Müller | East Germany | 47.56 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Ulrich Reich | West Germany | 47.57 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Alfonso Gabernet | Spain | 47.81 | Q, NR |
  | 4 | 1 | Georg Nückles | West Germany | 47.84 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 47.84 | q |
  | 6 | 1 | Willy Vandenwyngaerden | Belgium | 48.64 | q |
  | 7 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Sgard | France | 49.33 | |
  | 8 | 3 | Benno Stops | East Germany | 49.93 | Q |
  | 9 | 3 | František Štross | Czechoslovakia | 51.67 | Q |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
  
  Held on 11 March
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Ulrich Reich | West Germany | 47.58 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Alfonso Gabernet | Spain | 47.63 | Q, NR |
  | 3 | 1 | Benno Stops | East Germany | 47.75 | |
  | 4 | 1 | Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 47.85 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Wolfgang Müller | East Germany | 47.99 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Georg Nückles | West Germany | 48.06 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Willy Vandenwyngaerden | Belgium | 48.77 | |
  | 8 | 2 | František Štross | Czechoslovakia | 49.55 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 12 March
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Georg Nückles | West Germany | 47.24 |
  | | Ulrich Reich | West Germany | 47.42 |
  | | Wolfgang Müller | East Germany | 47.42 |
  | 4 | Alfonso Gabernet | Spain | 47.66 |
  