The men's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Robbie Brightwell Great Britain
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| Silver | Manfred Kinder West Germany
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| Bronze | Hans-Joachim Reske West Germany
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Robbie Brightwell | Great Britain |
45.9 | CR |
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Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
46.1 | |
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Hans-Joachim Reske | West Germany |
46.4 | |
| 4 | Adrian Metcalfe | Great Britain |
46.4 | |
| 5 | Barry Jackson | Great Britain |
46.6 | |
| 6 | Andrzej Badeński |  Poland |
47.4 |
Semi-finals[edit]
13 September
Semi-final 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Brightwell | Great Britain |
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[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Joachim Reske | West Germany |
46.1 | CR Q |
| 2 | Adrian Metcalfe | Great Britain |
46.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jerzy Kowalski | Poland |
46.3 | |
| 4 | Vadym Arkhypchuk | Soviet Union |
46.7 | |
| 5 | Mario Fraschini | Italy |
47.0 | |
| 6 | Ronny Sunesson |  Sweden |
47.4 |
Semi-final 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
46.5 | Q |
| 2 | Barry Jackson | Great Britain |
46.5 | Q |
| 3 | Hans-Olof Johansson | Sweden |
46.7 | |
| 4 | Hansrüdi Bruder |  Switzerland |
46.9 | |
| 5 | Vittorio Barberis | Italy |
47.9 | |
| Jean Bertozzi |  France |
DNS |
Heats[edit]
12 September
Heat 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vadym Arkhypchuk | 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[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
47.1 | Q |
| 2 | Barry Jackson | Great Britain |
47.7 | Q |
| 3 | Viktor Bychkov | Soviet Union |
48.2 | Q |
| 4 | Vasilios Syllis |  Greece |
48.4 |
Heat 4[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Brightwell | Great Britain |
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[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansrüdi Bruder | Switzerland |
47.5 | Q |
| 2 | Adrian Metcalfe | Great Britain |
47.6 | Q |
| 3 | Ronny Sunesson | Sweden |
47.6 | Q |
| 4 | Miroslav Bosnar | Yugoslavia |
48.0 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- France (1)
- Greece (1)
- Italy (3)
- Liechtenstein (1)
- Poland (2)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (3)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (1)
- Great Britain (3)
- West Germany (2)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 400 metres | |
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