1958 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 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 |
| Silver | John Salisbury Great Britain |
| Bronze | Karl-Friedrich Haas West Germany |
Results
Final
21 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wrighton | Great Britain | 46.3 | CR NR | |
| John Salisbury | Great Britain | 46.5 | ||
| 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 | Bernard Dibonda | 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 | Bruno Urben | Switzerland | 47.5 | |
| 5 | Lennart Jonsson | Sweden | 47.7 | |
| 6 | Valentin Rakhmanov | 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 | René Weber | Switzerland | 47.4 | |
| 4 | Viktor Šnajder | Yugoslavia | 47.5 | NR |
| 5 | Traian Sudrigean | Romania | 48.0 | |
| 6 | Mikhail Nikolskiy | 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 | René Weber | 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 | Traian Sudrigean | 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 | Mikhail Nikolskiy | Soviet Union | 48.3 | Q |
| 3 | Stanisław Swatowski | Poland | 48.4 | Q |
| 4 | Louis De Clerck | 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 | Michael Gialanze | Malta | 53.4 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | West Germany | 48.2 | Q |
| 2 | Bruno Urben | Switzerland | 48.4 | Q |
| 3 | Pentti Rekola | Finland | 48.4 | Q |
| 4 | Jaroslav Jirásek | Czechoslovakia | 48.6 | |
| 5 | Richard Stiger | Austria | 49.0 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Rakhmanov | Soviet Union | 48.1 | Q |
| 2 | Bernard Dibonda | France | 48.7 | Q |
| 3 | Voitto Hellstén | Finland | 48.9 | Q |
| 4 | Vasilios Syllis | Greece | 49.2 | |
| 5 | Fahir Özgüden | Turkey | 49.8 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (2)
- Malta (1)
- Poland (2)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (2)
- Turkey (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014