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 edit
| Gold | John Wrighton Great Britain
|
| Silver | John Salisbury Great Britain
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| Bronze | Karl-Friedrich Haas West Germany
|
Results edit
Final edit
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 edit
20 August
Semi-final 1 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
19 August
Heat 1 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014