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 edit
| Gold | Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Voitto Hellstén Finland
|
| Bronze | Zoltán Adamik Hungary
|
Results edit
Final edit
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union |
46.6 | CR NR |
 |
Voitto Hellstén | Finland |
47.0 | NR |
 |
Zoltán Adamik | Hungary |
47.6 | NR |
| 4 | Karl-Friedrich Haas |  West Germany |
47.6 | |
| 5 | Jean-Jacques Hegg |  Switzerland |
47.8 | |
| Jacques Degats |  France |
DQ |
Semi-finals edit
26 August
Semi-final 1 edit
| 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 | |
| Hans Geister | West Germany |
DQ |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany |
47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Zoltán Adamik | Hungary |
48.1 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland |
48.1 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard | France |
48.2 | |
| 5 | Alan Dick |  Great Britain |
48.3 | |
| 6 | Rolf Back | Finland |
48.9 |
Heats edit
25 August
Heat 1 edit
| 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 |  Spain |
50.3 | |
| 5 | Gerald Wicher |  Austria |
51.8 |
Heat 2 edit
| 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 |  Belgium |
50.3 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland |
47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany |
47.8 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Fryer | Great Britain |
48.0 | |
| 4 | Rudolf Haidegger | Austria |
51.4 |
Heat 4 edit
| 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 Sillis |  Greece |
48.8 | |
| 4 | Lech Sierek | Poland |
49.6 |
Heat 5 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Adamik | Hungary |
47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Alan Dick | Great Britain |
48.4 | Q |
| 3 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden |
48.7 | |
| 4 | René Weber | Switzerland |
49.3 |
Heat 6 edit
| 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 edit
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Austria (2)
Belgium (1)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Greece (1)
Hungary (2)
Italy (2)
Poland (2)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (2)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014