The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 6 and 7 September 1957. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Ilyin | Anubes da Silva | Keiji Ogushi |
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Igor Ilyin | 53.8 | Q [3] | |
| 2 | 1 | Anubes da Silva | 55.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Henryk Chojecki | 56.4 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Dimitar Dimitrov | 56.4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Martin | 57.2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | José Luis Bustinza | 59.3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Jean-Marie Kling | 54.4 | Q [3] | |
| 2 | 2 | Helmut Joho | 55.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Keiji Ogushi | 55.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques Vanden Abeele | 58.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Germano Gimelli | 1:01.2 | ||
| 2 | Alexander Hannah | DQ | [3] |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Ilyin | 53.3 | |||
| Anubes da Silva | 53.6 | |||
| Keiji Ogushi | 54.1 | |||
| 4 | Helmut Joho | 54.2 | ||
| 5 | Jean-Marie Kling | 54.2 | ||
| 6 | Henryk Chojecki | 57.6 |