The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 9 and August 10.

Iakovákis and Plawgo were well ahead of the field, while Williams surged towards the finish line and pipped Frenchman Naman Keïta by a hundredth.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzePeriklis IakovakisMarek PlawgoRhys Williams

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 9, 2006 17:40 SemifinalsAugust 10, 2006 19:40 Final

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Semifinals First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marek Plawgo 49.13 Q, SB 1 Minas Alozidis 49.31 Q, PB 1 Naman Keïta 49.34 q 2 Periklis Iakovakis 49.43 Q 3 Rhys Williams 49.58 Q 1 Aleksandr Derevyagin 49.72 q 3 Gianni Carabelli 49.97 Q 2 Sébastien Maillard 50.22 Q 3 Jiří Mužík 50.29 10 3 Vladimir Antmanis 50.57 11 2 Dai Greene 50.66 12 1 Milan Kotur 50.69 SB 12 2 Michal Uhlík 50.69 14 3 Platon Gavelas 50.77 15 3 Héni Kechi 50.78 16 2 Christian Grossenbacher 50.93 17 3 Tuncay Örs 51.14 SB 18 2 Laurent Ottoz 51.22 19 2 Eduardo Iván Rodríguez 51.24 20 3 José María Romera 51.73 1 Ryan Dinham DSQ 1 Ondrej Danek DNS

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Periklis Iakovakis 48.46 6 Marek Plawgo 48.71 SB 3 Rhys Williams 49.12 4 8 Naman Keïta 49.13 5 1 Sébastien Maillard 49.54 6 2 Gianni Carabelli 49.60 7 5 Minas Alozidis 49.61 8 7 Aleksandr Derevyagin 50.31

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