1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

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]

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Medalists

Gold Ardalion Ignatyev
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Silver Voitto Hellstén
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze Zoltán Adamik
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary

Results

Final

27 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ardalion Ignatyev Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 46.6CR NR
Silver medal icon.svg Voitto Hellstén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.0NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Zoltán Adamik Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 47.6NR
4 Karl-Friedrich Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 47.6
5 Jean-Jacques Hegg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 47.8
Jacques Degats Flag of France.svg  France DQ

Semi-finals

26 August

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Ardalion Ignatyev Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 47.0CR Q
2 Voitto Hellstén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.1NR Q
3 Jacques Degats Flag of France.svg  France 47.8Q
4 Vincenzo Lombardo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.4
5 Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 48.8
Hans Geister Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DQ

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Karl-Friedrich Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 47.9Q
2 Zoltán Adamik Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 48.1Q
3 Jean-Jacques Hegg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 48.1Q
4 Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard Flag of France.svg  France 48.2
5 Alan Dick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.3
6 Rolf Back Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 48.9

Heats

25 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Ardalion Ignatyev Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 47.9Q
2 Vincenzo Lombardo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.2Q
3 Gerard Mach Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 48.9
4 José Fórmiga Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 50.3
5 Gerald Wicher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 51.8

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hans Geister Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 47.9Q
2 Rolf Back Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 48.4Q
3 Edmunds Pīlāgs Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 48.8
4 Charles Cuvelier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 50.3

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Voitto Hellstén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.7Q
2 Karl-Friedrich Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 47.8Q
3 Peter Fryer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.0
4 Rudolf Haidegger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 51.4

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard Flag of France.svg  France 48.4Q
2 Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 48.7Q
3 Vasilios Sillis Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 48.8
4 Lech Sierek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 49.6

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Zoltán Adamik Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 47.9Q
2 Alan Dick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.4Q
3 Gösta Brännström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 48.7
4 René Weber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 49.3

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jean-Jacques Hegg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 47.7Q
2 Jacques Degats Flag of France.svg  France 48.5Q
3 Marcello Dani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49.1
4 Egon Solymossy Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 49.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014