1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 400 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23, 24, and 25 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Derek Pugh Great Britain |
| Silver | Jacques Lunis France |
| Bronze | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Sweden |
Results
Final
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 47.3 | CR | |
| Jacques Lunis | France | 47.6 | ||
| Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 47.9 | ||
| 4 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 48.1 | |
| 5 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 48.7 | |
| 6 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 48.9 |
Semi-finals
24 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Lunis | France | 47.8 | Q |
| 2 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 47.9 | Q |
| 3 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 48.0 | NR Q |
| 4 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden | 48.5 | |
| 5 | Antonio Siddi | Italy | 48.9 | |
| 6 | Ragnar Graeffe | Finland | 49.5 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 48.6 | Q |
| 2 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 48.8 | Q |
| 3 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 49.2 | Q |
| 4 | Rolf Back | Finland | 49.2 | |
| 5 | Oscar Soetewey | Belgium | 51.4 | |
| René Leroux | France | DNS |
Heats
23 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 49.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ragnar Graeffe | Finland | 50.1 | Q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 49.5 | Q |
| 2 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 49.8 | Q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Lunis | France | 48.9 | Q |
| 2 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden | 49.7 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Baptiste Peeters | Belgium | 50.8 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 48.8 | Q |
| 2 | Rolf Back | Finland | 49.0 | Q |
| 3 | Aleš Poděbrad | Czechoslovakia | 49.7 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 49.0 | Q |
| 2 | René Leroux | France | 49.3 | Q |
| 3 | Zvonko Sabolović | Yugoslavia | 49.5 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Siddi | Italy | 49.7 | Q |
| 2 | Oscar Soetewey | Belgium | 49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Lazar Milosevski | Yugoslavia | 50.6 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014