1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 19, 20, and 21 August 1958.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | John Wrighton Great Britain
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| Silver | John Salisbury Great Britain
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| Bronze | Karl-Friedrich Haas West Germany
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Results[]
Final[]
21 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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John Wrighton | Great Britain |
46.3 | CR NR |
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John Salisbury | Great Britain |
46.5 | |
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Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany |
47.0 | |
| 4 | Carl Kaufmann | West Germany |
47.0 | |
| 5 | Alf Petersson |  Sweden |
47.5 | |
| 6 | Stanisław Swatowski |  Poland |
47.8 |
Semi-finals[]
20 August
Semi-final 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wrighton | Great Britain |
46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany |
47.5 | Q |
| 3 |  France |
48.0 | ||
| 4 | Csaba Csutorás |  Hungary |
48.0 | |
| 5 | Pentti Rekola |  Finland |
48.1 | |
| 6 | Gerard Mach | Poland |
48.5 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Salisbury | Great Britain |
46.8 | Q |
| 2 | Carl Kaufmann | West Germany |
47.2 | Q |
| 3 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland |
47.2 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
47.5 | ||
| 5 | Lennart Jonsson | Sweden |
47.7 | |
| 6 |  Soviet Union |
48.5 |
Semi-final 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Swatowski | Poland |
47.1 | Q |
| 2 | Alf Petersson | Sweden |
47.4 | NR Q |
| 3 | Switzerland |
47.4 | ||
| 4 | Viktor Šnajder |  Yugoslavia |
47.5 | NR |
| 5 |  Romania |
48.0 | ||
| 6 | Soviet Union |
48.1 |
Heats[]
19 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Salisbury | Great Britain |
47.8 | Q |
| 2 | Csaba Csutorás | Hungary |
47.9 | Q |
| 3 | Switzerland |
48.2 | Q | |
| 4 | Renato Panciera |  Italy |
49.0 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Kaufmann | West Germany |
48.0 | Q |
| 2 | Gerard Mach | Poland |
48.3 | Q |
| 3 | Romania |
48.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Mario Fraschini | Italy |
49.0 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lennart Jonsson | Sweden |
48.3 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
48.3 | Q | |
| 3 | Stanisław Swatowski | Poland |
48.4 | Q |
| 4 |  Belgium |
48.9 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alf Petersson | Sweden |
47.8 | Q |
| 2 | Viktor Šnajder | Yugoslavia |
47.9 | Q |
| 3 | John Wrighton | Great Britain |
47.9 | Q |
| 4 |  Malta |
53.4 |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany |
48.2 | Q |
| 2 | Switzerland |
48.4 | Q | |
| 3 | Pentti Rekola | Finland |
48.4 | Q |
| 4 | Jaroslav Jirásek |  Czechoslovakia |
48.6 | |
| 5 |  Austria |
49.0 |
Heat 6[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
48.1 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
48.7 | Q | |
| 3 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland |
48.9 | Q |
| 4 |  Greece |
49.2 | ||
| 5 | Fahir Özgüden |  Turkey |
49.8 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1958 European Athletics Championships
- 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships