The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi

Ullevi

Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

 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

Naman Keita

Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...

 by a hundredth.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....	Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo is a Polish athlete. He mainly competes in the 400 meters hurdles, but he also starts in the 400 meters and the 4x400 meters relay....	Rhys Williams Rhys Williams (athlete) Rhys Williams , is a Welsh professional athlete, specializing in the 400 m hurdles.-Early life:Williams was born in Bridgend, the son of former Welsh international rugby union player J.J. Williams. Rhys studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari from September 1995 until June 2002...

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 9, 2006	17:40	Semifinals
August 10, 2006	19:40	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal 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 Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo is a Polish athlete. He mainly competes in the 400 meters hurdles, but he also starts in the 400 meters and the 4x400 meters relay....		49.13	Q, SB
	1	Minas Alozidis Minas Alozidis Minás Alozídis is a Greek hurdler. He competes in the 200m and 400m hurdles events. He finished 7th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-References:...		49.31	Q, PB
	1	Naman Keïta Naman Keita Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...		49.34	q
	2	Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....		49.43	Q
	3	Rhys Williams Rhys Williams (athlete) Rhys Williams , is a Welsh professional athlete, specializing in the 400 m hurdles.-Early life:Williams was born in Bridgend, the son of former Welsh international rugby union player J.J. Williams. Rhys studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari from September 1995 until June 2002...		49.58	Q
	1	Aleksandr Derevyagin Aleksandr Derevyagin Alexsandr Derevyagin is a Russian hurdler.He finished 8th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....		49.72	q
	3	Gianni Carabelli Gianni Carabelli Gianni Carabelli is an Italian hurdler.He finished 6th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was a semi-finalist at the 2005 World Championships....		49.97	Q
	2	Sébastien Maillard Sébastien Maillard Sébastien Maillard is a male hurdler from France.He finished 5th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was a semi-finalist in the same event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. As a junior he competed in the decathlon.-Achievements:-External...		50.22	Q
	3	Jiří Mužík Jirí Mužík Jiří Mužík is a Czech hurdler.His personal best time was 48.27 seconds, achieved during the heats of the 1997 World Championships in Athens.-Achievements:-References:...		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 Héni Kechi Héni Kechi is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...		50.78
16	2	Christian Grossenbacher		50.93
17	3	Tuncay Örs		51.14	SB
18	2	Laurent Ottoz Laurent Ottoz -Biography:His personal best time was 13.42 seconds, achieved in August 1994 in Berlin. This is a former Italian record, which in turn belonged to his father Eddy Ottoz with 13.46 seconds. The Italian record currently belongs to Andrea Giaconi with 13.35 seconds....		51.22
19	2	Eduardo Iván Rodríguez		51.24
20	3	José María Romera		51.73

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Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....		48.46
	6	Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo is a Polish athlete. He mainly competes in the 400 meters hurdles, but he also starts in the 400 meters and the 4x400 meters relay....		48.71	SB
	3	Rhys Williams Rhys Williams (athlete) Rhys Williams , is a Welsh professional athlete, specializing in the 400 m hurdles.-Early life:Williams was born in Bridgend, the son of former Welsh international rugby union player J.J. Williams. Rhys studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari from September 1995 until June 2002...		49.12
4	8	Naman Keïta Naman Keita Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...		49.13
5	1	Sébastien Maillard Sébastien Maillard Sébastien Maillard is a male hurdler from France.He finished 5th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was a semi-finalist in the same event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. As a junior he competed in the decathlon.-Achievements:-External...		49.54
6	2	Gianni Carabelli Gianni Carabelli Gianni Carabelli is an Italian hurdler.He finished 6th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was a semi-finalist at the 2005 World Championships....		49.60
7	5	Minas Alozidis Minas Alozidis Minás Alozídis is a Greek hurdler. He competes in the 200m and 400m hurdles events. He finished 7th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-References:...		49.61
8	7	Aleksandr Derevyagin Aleksandr Derevyagin Alexsandr Derevyagin is a Russian hurdler.He finished 8th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....		50.31

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