1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

Events at the
1962 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Beograd, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.[1]

Medalists

Gold Robbie Brightwell
 United Kingdom
Silver Manfred Kinder
 West Germany
Bronze Hans-Joachim Reske
 West Germany

Results

Final

14 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Robbie Brightwell  United Kingdom 45.9 CR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Manfred Kinder  West Germany 46.1
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hans-Joachim Reske  West Germany 46.4
4 Adrian Metcalfe  United Kingdom 46.4
5 Barry Jackson  United Kingdom 46.6
6 Andrzej Badeński  Poland 47.4

Semi-finals

13 September

Semi-final 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robbie Brightwell  United Kingdom 46.4 Q
2 Andrzej Badeński  Poland 46.5 Q
3 Josef Trousil  Czechoslovakia 46.6
4 Jacques Pennewaert  Belgium 46.8
5 Sergio Bello  Italy 47.8
6 Viktor Bychkov  Soviet Union 48.3

Semi-final 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hans-Joachim Reske  West Germany 46.1 CR Q
2 Adrian Metcalfe  United Kingdom 46.2 Q
3 Jerzy Kowalski  Poland 46.3
4 Vadim Arkhipchuk  Soviet Union 46.7
5 Mario Fraschini  Italy 47.0
6 Ronny Sunesson  Sweden 47.4

Semi-final 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Manfred Kinder  West Germany 46.5 Q
2 Barry Jackson  United Kingdom 46.5 Q
3 Hans-Olof Johansson  Sweden 46.7
4 Hansrüdi Bruder   Switzerland 46.9
5 Vittorio Barberis  Italy 47.9
6 Jean Bertozzi  France DNS

Heats

12 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Josef Trousil  Czechoslovakia 48.3 Q
2 Vittorio Barberis  Italy 48.4 Q
3 Jerzy Kowalski  Poland 49.8 Q
4 Rudi Matt  Liechtenstein 50.5

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Vadim Arkhipchuk  Soviet Union 47.4 Q
2 Jacques Pennewaert  Belgium 47.4 Q
3 Sergio Bello  Italy 47.6 Q
4 Bengt-Göran Fernström  Sweden 47.7

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Manfred Kinder  West Germany 47.1 Q
2 Barry Jackson  United Kingdom 47.7 Q
3 Viktor Bychkov  Soviet Union 48.2 Q
4 Vasilios Syllis  Greece 48.4

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hans-Joachim Reske  West Germany 46.9 Q
2 Andrzej Badeński  Poland 47.4 Q
3 Jean Bertozzi  France 47.6 Q
4 Gürkan Çevik  Turkey 50.0

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robbie Brightwell  United Kingdom 46.6 Q
2 Hans-Olof Johansson  Sweden 47.2 Q
3 Mario Fraschini  Italy 47.3 Q
4 Miloje Grujić  Yugoslavia 47.5

Heat 6

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hansrüdi Bruder   Switzerland 47.5 Q
2 Adrian Metcalfe  United Kingdom 47.6 Q
3 Ronny Sunesson  Sweden 47.6 Q
4 Miroslav Bosnar  Yugoslavia 48.0

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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