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
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| Silver | Voitto Hellstén Finland
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| Bronze | Zoltán Adamik Hungary
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Results[]
Final[]
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union |
46.6 | CR NR |
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Voitto Hellstén | Finland |
47.0 | NR |
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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