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[]
Gold | Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union |
Silver | Voitto Hellstén Finland |
Bronze | Zoltán Adamik Hungary |
Results[]
Final[]
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 | Switzerland | 47.8 | ||
Jacques Degats | France | DQ |
Semi-finals[]
26 August
Semi-final 1[]
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[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany | 47.9 | Q |
2 | Zoltán Adamik | Hungary | 48.1 | Q |
3 | 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[]
25 August
Heat 1[]
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 | Spain | 50.3 | ||
5 | Austria | 51.8 |
Heat 2[]
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 | Belgium | 50.3 |
Heat 3[]
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[]
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 | Poland | 49.6 |
Heat 5[]
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 | Switzerland | 49.3 |
Heat 6[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | 47.7 | Q | |
2 | Jacques Degats | France | 48.5 | Q |
3 | Italy | 49.1 | ||
4 | Egon Solymossy | Hungary | 49.4 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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- Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
- 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships