| Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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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.
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 | Jean-Jacques Hegg |  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 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | 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 | José Fórmiga |  Spain |
50.3 | |
| 5 | Gerald Wicher |  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 | Charles Cuvelier |  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 | Lech Sierek | 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 | René Weber | Switzerland |
49.3 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland |
47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Jacques Degats | France |
48.5 | Q |
| 3 | Marcello Dani | Italy |
49.1 | |
| 4 | Egon Solymossy | Hungary |
49.4 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (2)
- Belgium (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (2)
- Poland (2)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (2)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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