1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1966.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Stanisław Grędziński Poland
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| Silver | Andrzej Badeński Poland
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| Bronze | Manfred Kinder West Germany
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Results[]
Final[]
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.0 | |
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Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.2 | |
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Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
46.3 | |
| 4 |  East Germany |
46.6 | ||
| 5 | Rolf Krüsmann | West Germany |
46.7 | |
| 6 | Josef Trousil |  Czechoslovakia |
46.9 | |
| 7 | Tim Graham |  Great Britain |
46.9 | |
| West Germany |
DNF |
Semi-finals[]
31 August
Semi-final 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.3 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
46.6 | Q |
| 3 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia |
46.6 | Q |
| 4 | Tim Graham | Great Britain |
46.7 | Q |
| 5 | Boris Savchuk |  Soviet Union |
46.9 | |
| 6 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | Great Britain |
47.0 | |
| 7 | Sergio Bello |  Italy |
47.1 | |
| 8 | Bernard Martin |  France |
47.7 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.6 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany |
46.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Rolf Krüsmann | West Germany |
46.8 | Q |
| 4 | West Germany |
47.1 | Q | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Boccardo | France |
47.5 | |
| 6 | Hryhoriy Sverbetov | Soviet Union |
47.6 | |
| 7 |  Finland |
48.0 | ||
| 8 | John Adey | Great Britain |
48.0 |
Heats[]
30 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.7 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Boccardo | France |
47.1 | Q |
| 3 | Finland |
47.3 | Q | |
| 4 | Michael Zerbes | East Germany |
47.5 | |
| 5 | Soviet Union |
48.0 | ||
| 6 |  Greece |
48.3 | ||
| 7 |  Turkey |
49.9 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
46.7 | Q | |
| 2 | East Germany |
46.9 | Q | |
| 3 | Hryhoriy Sverbetov | Soviet Union |
47.3 | Q |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
47.8 | ||
| 5 | Jacques Pennewaert |  Belgium |
48.9 | |
| 6 |  Albania |
49.3 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.6 | Q |
| 2 | Tim Graham | Great Britain |
47.0 | Q |
| 3 | Sergio Bello | Italy |
47.1 | Q |
| 4 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia |
47.2 | Q |
| 5 | East Germany |
47.5 | ||
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
47.9 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
47.0 | Q |
| 2 | John Adey | Great Britain |
47.4 | Q |
| 3 | Bernard Martin | France |
47.5 | Q |
| 4 | Edmund Borowski | Poland |
47.6 | |
| 5 | Carl Fredrik Bunæs |  Norway |
47.8 | |
| 6 | Bo Althoff |  Sweden |
48.4 |
Heat 5[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Savchuk | Soviet Union |
46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Rolf Krüsmann | West Germany |
47.1 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | Great Britain |
47.4 | Q |
| 4 | France |
47.4 | ||
| 5 | Furio Fusi | Italy |
48.2 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
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- Events at the 1966 European Athletics Championships
- 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships