The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] on 31 August and 1 September 1961.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Salvatore Morale Italy
|
Georgiy Chevychalov Soviet Union
|
Elio Catalo Italy
|
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Salvatore Morale | Italy |
51.65 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Wiesław Król |  Poland |
52.74 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Albert Grawitz |  West Germany |
52.87 | |
| 4 | 1 | Michael Robinson |  Great Britain |
53.17 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jacques Pennewaert |  Belgium |
53.25 | |
| 6 | 1 | Raúl Fernández |  Cuba |
55.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Georgiy Chevychalov | Soviet Union |
53.07 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Elio Catalo | Italy |
53.65 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Miroslav Jaroš |  Czechoslovakia |
53.9 | |
| 4 | 2 | Janusz Wolf | Poland |
54.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | Dimitar Dimitrov |  Bulgaria |
54.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Aydin Tunali |  Turkey |
57.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | Valeriu Jurcă |  Romania |
53.26 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | John Cooper | Great Britain |
53.42 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Keiko Iijima |  Japan |
53.47 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jürgen Demmel | West Germany |
54.2 | |
| 5 | 3 | Abdul Saleh |  Indonesia |
55.9 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Salvatore Morale | Italy |
50.14 | |
 |
Georgiy Chevychalov | Soviet Union |
51.80 | |
 |
Elio Catalo | Italy |
52.33 | |
| 4 | Wiesław Król | Poland |
52.76 | |
| 5 | John Cooper | Great Britain |
53.3 | |
| 6 | Valeriu Jurcă | Romania |
53.7 |