1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August, 1 and 2 September 1966.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Roberto Frinolli Italy
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| Silver |  West Germany
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| Bronze | Robert Poirier France
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Results[]
Final[]
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roberto Frinolli | Italy |
49.8 | |
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West Germany |
50.3 | ||
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Robert Poirier | France |
50.5 | |
| 4 | Vasyl Anisimov |  Soviet Union |
50.5 | |
| 5 | Jaakko Tuominen |  Finland |
50.9 | |
| 6 | Horst Gieseler | West Germany |
51.2 | |
| 7 | Jean-Jacques Behm | France |
51.3 | |
| 8 | France |
52.9 |
Semi-finals[]
1 September
Semi-final 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Frinolli | Italy |
50.3 | Q |
| 2 | France |
50.7 | Q | |
| 3 | West Germany |
50.7 | Q | |
| 4 | Jaakko Tuominen | Finland |
50.9 | Q |
| 5 |  Sweden |
52.1 | ||
| 6 | Robin Woodland |  Great Britain |
52.3 | |
| 7 | Edvīns Zāģeris | Soviet Union |
52.3 | |
| 8 | Helmut Haid |  Austria |
53.6 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horst Gieseler | West Germany |
50.5 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Poirier | France |
50.6 | Q |
| 3 | Vasyl Anisimov | Soviet Union |
50.7 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Jacques Behm | France |
50.7 | Q |
| 5 | John Sherwood | Great Britain |
50.7 | |
| 6 | Wilfried Geeroms |  Belgium |
51.0 | |
| 7 |  Poland |
51.7 | ||
| 8 | Peter Warden | Great Britain |
53.4 |
Heats[]
31 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
52.0 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
52.1 | Q | |
| 3 | Helmut Haid | Austria |
52.8 | Q |
| 4 | John Sherwood | Great Britain |
54.2 | Q |
| 5 |  Turkey |
55.0 | ||
| 6 |  Albania |
55.8 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Frinolli | Italy |
51.0 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Behm | France |
52.2 | Q |
| 3 | Sweden |
52.3 | Q | |
| 4 | Robin Woodland | Great Britain |
52.7 | Q |
| 5 | Gerd Hennige | West Germany |
54.6 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horst Gieseler | West Germany |
51.1 | Q |
| 2 | Vasyl Anisimov | Soviet Union |
51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Poland |
52.1 | Q | |
| 4 | Peter Warden | Great Britain |
52.4 | Q |
| 5 |  Norway |
52.6 | ||
| 6 |  Hungary |
53.4 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Poirier | France |
51.3 | Q |
| 2 | Jaakko Tuominen | Finland |
51.6 | Q |
| 3 | Edvīns Zāģeris | Soviet Union |
52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Wilfried Geeroms | Belgium |
52.4 | Q |
| 5 | Sweden |
52.6 | ||
| 6 | Italy |
52.9 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 23 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. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
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- Events at the 1966 European Athletics Championships
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