| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Championships |
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| 1962 European Athletics Championships | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 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 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | 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 hurdles at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962. [1]
| Gold | Salvatore Morale |
| Silver | Jörg Neumann |
| Bronze | Helmut Janz |
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvatore Morale | 49.2 | WR | ||
| Jörg Neumann | 50.3 | |||
| Helmut Janz | 50.5 | |||
| 4 | Jussi Rintamäki | 50.8 | ||
| 5 | Boris Kryunov | 51.3 | ||
| 6 | Vasyl Anisimov | 54.2 |
13 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvatore Morale | 50.0 | CR Q | |
| 2 | Jörg Neumann | 50.6 | Q | |
| 3 | Boris Kryunov | 50.9 | Q | |
| 4 | Edmond Van Praagh | 51.3 | NR | |
| 5 | Bruno Galliker | 51.3 | ||
| 6 | Joachim Singer | 51.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasyl Anisimov | 51.0 | Q | |
| 2 | Jussi Rintamäki | 51.0 | Q | |
| 3 | Helmut Janz | 51.1 | Q | |
| 4 | Georgiy Chevychalov | 51.6 | ||
| 5 | Chris Surety | 52.0 | ||
| 6 | Valeriu Jurcă | 52.8 |
12 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Janz | 51.0 | Q | |
| 2 | Boris Kryunov | 51.7 | Q | |
| 3 | Valeriu Jurcă | 52.0 | Q | |
| 4 | Helmut Haid | 52.7 | ||
| 5 | Hannu Ehoniemi | 52.8 | ||
| 6 | Fahir Özgüden | 54.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvatore Morale | 51.4 | Q | |
| 2 | Jussi Rintamäki | 52.4 | Q | |
| 3 | Chris Surety | 52.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Dimitar Dimitrov | 53.1 | ||
| 5 | François Van Cauwenbergh | 53.5 | ||
| 6 | Athanasios Mylonopoulos | 54.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmond Van Praagh | 51.4 | NR Q | |
| 2 | Georgiy Chevychalov | 52.0 | Q | |
| 3 | Joachim Singer | 52.0 | Q | |
| 4 | John Cooper | 52.4 | ||
| 5 | Zdzisław Kumiszcze | 52.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasyl Anisimov | 51.8 | Q | |
| 2 | Bruno Galliker | 52.2 | Q | |
| 3 | Jörg Neumann | 52.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Robin Woodland | 53.1 | ||
| 5 | Jan Gulbrandsen | 53.8 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.