title: 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
text: # 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.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Luciano Sušanj Yugoslavia | Benno Stops East Germany | Dariusz Podobas 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 | 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 | |
  