1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

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

GoldArdalion Ignatyev
 Soviet Union
SilverVoitto Hellstén
 Finland
BronzeZoltán Adamik
 Hungary

Results

Final

27 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union46.6CR NR
Voitto Hellstén Finland47.0NR
Zoltán Adamik Hungary47.6NR
4Karl-Friedrich Haas West Germany47.6
5Jean-Jacques Hegg  Switzerland47.8
Jacques Degats FranceDQ

Semi-finals

26 August

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union47.0CR Q
2Voitto Hellstén Finland47.1NR Q
3Jacques Degats France47.8Q
4Vincenzo Lombardo Italy48.4
5Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Sweden48.8
Hans Geister West GermanyDQ

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Karl-Friedrich Haas West Germany47.9Q
2Zoltán Adamik Hungary48.1Q
3Jean-Jacques Hegg  Switzerland48.1Q
4Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard France48.2
5Alan Dick Great Britain48.3
6Rolf Back Finland48.9

Heats

25 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union47.9Q
2Vincenzo Lombardo Italy48.2Q
3Gerard Mach Poland48.9
4José Fórmiga Spain50.3
5Gerald Wicher Austria51.8

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Hans Geister West Germany47.9Q
2Rolf Back Finland48.4Q
3Edmunds Pīlāgs Soviet Union48.8
4Charles Cuvelier Belgium50.3

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Voitto Hellstén Finland47.7Q
2Karl-Friedrich Haas West Germany47.8Q
3Peter Fryer Great Britain48.0
4Rudolf Haidegger Austria51.4

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard France48.4Q
2Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Sweden48.7Q
3Vasilios Sillis Greece48.8
4Lech Sierek Poland49.6

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Zoltán Adamik Hungary47.9Q
2Alan Dick Great Britain48.4Q
3Gösta Brännström Sweden48.7
4René Weber  Switzerland49.3

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jean-Jacques Hegg  Switzerland47.7Q
2Jacques Degats France48.5Q
3Marcello Dani Italy49.1
4Egon Solymossy Hungary49.4

Participation

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

References

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