1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 10,000 m track walk | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 400 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25, 26, and 27 August 1954.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Ardalion Ignatyev.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
| Silver | Voitto Hellstén Finland |
| Bronze | Zoltán Adámik.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
Results
Final
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union | 46.6 | CR NR |
 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland | 47.0 | NR |
 | Zoltán Adámik | Hungary | 47.6 | NR |
| 4 | Karl-Friedrich Haas |  West Germany | 47.6 | |
| 5 | Jean-Jacques Hegg |  Switzerland | 47.8 | |
| 6 | Jacques Degats |  France | DQ |
Semi-finals
26 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union | 47.0 | CR Q |
| 2 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland | 47.1 | NR Q |
| 3 | Jacques Degats | France | 47.8 | Q |
| 4 | Vincenzo Lombardo |  Italy | 48.4 | |
| 5 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt |  Sweden | 48.8 | |
| 6 | Hans Geister | West Germany | DQ |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany | 47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Zoltán Adámik | Hungary | 48.1 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland | 48.1 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard | France | 48.2 | |
| 5 | Alan Dick |  United Kingdom | 48.3 | |
| 6 | Rolf Back | Finland | 48.9 |
Heats
25 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union | 47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Vincenzo Lombardo | Italy | 48.2 | Q |
| 3 | Gerard Mach |  Poland | 48.9 | |
| 4 | José Fórmiga | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | 50.3 | |
| 5 | Gerald Wicher |  Austria | 51.8 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Geister | West Germany | 47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Rolf Back | Finland | 48.4 | Q |
| 3 | Edmunds Pīlāgs | Soviet Union | 48.8 | |
| 4 | Charles Cuvelier | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 50.3 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland | 47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany | 47.8 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Fryer | United Kingdom | 48.0 | |
| 4 | Rudolf Haidegger | Austria | 51.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard | France | 48.4 | Q |
| 2 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 48.7 | Q |
| 3 | Vasilios Syllis | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece | 48.8 | |
| 4 | Lech Sierek | Poland | 49.6 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Adámik | Hungary | 47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Alan Dick | United Kingdom | 48.4 | Q |
| 3 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden | 48.7 | |
| 4 | René Weber | Switzerland | 49.3 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland | 47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Jacques Degats | France | 48.5 | Q |
| 3 | Marcello Dani | Italy | 49.1 | |
| 4 | Egon Solymossy | Hungary | 49.4 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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