The men's 400 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 3, 4 and 5 September 1959.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Viktor Šnajder Yugoslavia
|
Walter Oberste West Germany
|
Otto Klappert West Germany
|
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Walter Oberste | West Germany |
48.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | René Sadler |  France |
49.0 | Q[3] |
| 3 | 1 | Zygmunt Czapracki |  Poland |
49.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nisar |  Pakistan |
50.9 | |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Trousil |  Czechoslovakia |
49.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Robert Hay |  Great Britain |
49.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jacques Pennewaert |  Belgium |
49.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Janusz Ludka | Poland |
49.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | Jean-Marie Cheuvart | Belgium |
55.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | José Luis Martínez |  Spain |
55.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Traian Sudrigean |  Romania |
55.9 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Otto Klappert | West Germany |
48.7 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Daniel Laurent | France |
49.8 | Q[3] |
| 3 | 4 | Costa Martins |  Portugal |
52.5 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Michel Tawil |  Lebanon |
54.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | Viktor Šnajder | Yugoslavia |
48.8 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nereo Fossati |  Italy |
48.8 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Norman Futter | Great Britain |
49.6 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Paul Sahl |  Luxembourg |
49.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | Eldo Manaresi | Italy |
49.9 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jesús Rancaño | Spain |
51.0 | Q |
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Viktor Šnajder | Yugoslavia |
47.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia |
48.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Nereo Fossati | Italy |
48.3 | |
| 4 | 1 | José Luis Martínez | Spain |
49.0 | |
| 5 | 1 | Robert Hay | Great Britain |
49.6 | |
| 6 | 1 | Daniel Laurent | France |
50.4 | [3] |
| 1 | 2 | Walter Oberste | West Germany |
48.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Norman Futter | Great Britain |
48.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Zygmunt Czapracki | Poland |
49.2 | |
| 4 | 2 | Eldo Manaresi | Italy |
49.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium |
50.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Otto Klappert | West Germany |
47.8 | Q[4] |
| 2 | 3 | Traian Sudrigean | Romania |
47.8 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | René Sadler | France |
48.3 | [3] |
| 4 | 3 | Jesús Rancaño | Spain |
48.8 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Marie Cheuvart | Belgium |
49.8 | |
| ? | Costa Martins | Portugal |
? |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Viktor Šnajder | Yugoslavia |
47.5 | |
 |
Walter Oberste | West Germany |
47.9 | |
 |
Otto Klappert | West Germany |
47.9 | |
| 4 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia |
48.0 | |
| 5 | Traian Sudrigean | Romania |
48.2 | |
| 6 | Norman Futter | Great Britain |
48.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 7–8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ a b c d French results
- ^ Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p35)
- ^ Boccacini, Gigi (6 September 1959). "Oggi chiusura ai mondiali goliardici" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 8. Retrieved 26 February 2021.