Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 19, 20 and 21 August.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Fons Brydenbach
  Belgium
Willie Smith
  United States
Ryszard Podlas
  Poland

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Willie Smith   United States 46.35 Q
2 5 Steve Scutt   Great Britain 46.53 Q
3 7 Ryszard Podlas   Poland 46.57 Q
4 2 Jerzy Pietrzyk   Poland 46.58 Q
5 1 Elvis Jennings   United States 46.59 Q
6 4 Zakir Urinov   Soviet Union 46.88 Q
7 3 Fons Brydenbach   Belgium 47.08 Q
8 5 Brian Saunders   Canada 47.12 Q
9 2 Yasuhiro Harada   Japan 47.14 q
10 7 Glenn Bogue   Canada 47.17 Q
11 3 Hector Llatser   France 47.22 Q
11 5 Narzis Popov   Bulgaria 47.22 q
13 1 Horia Toboc   Romania 47.28 Q
14 7 Flavio Borghi   Italy 47.29 q
15 2 Lionel Malingre   France 47.35 q[4]
16 6 Alfonso Di Guida   Italy 47.37 Q
17 6 Lothar Krieg   West Germany 47.40 Q
18 1 Željko Knapić   Yugoslavia 47.55 q
19 3 Pavel Litovchenko   Soviet Union 47.63 q
20 7 Konstantin Vogt   Switzerland 47.67 q
21 7 Jukka Paaianen   Finland 47.73 q
22 4 Rolf Gisler   Switzerland 47.75 Q
23 1 Alexander Feroteiny   Austria 47.83
24 4 Henry Hermans   Belgium 47.84
25 6 Leopoldo Puertas   Spain 47.85
26 6 Alphonse Mandonda   Congo 47.93
27 3 Iritia Genaro   Spain 48.11
28 3 Josip Bohucki   Yugoslavia 48.39
29 8 Takashi Nagao   Japan 48.51 Q
30 8 Roger Jenkins   Great Britain 48.66 Q
31 7 Istvan de Jesús   Puerto Rico 48.83
32 1 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison   Madagascar 48.92
33 8 Yordan Yordanov   Bulgaria 49.12
34 2 Brahim Badi   Algeria 49.15
35 4 Omer Yousif   Sudan 49.23
36 8 Eberhard Schneider   West Germany 49.24
37 8 Istvan Nagy   Romania 49.43
38 2 Klaus Mayramhof   Austria 49.93
39 3 Aydoğan Erdoğan   Turkey 50.08
40 8 Moustapha Belgacem   Tunisia 51.44
41 6 Amor Ghimaji   Tunisia 51.45
42 4 Titus Kiboi   Kenya 53.85

Semifinals

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Willie Smith   United States 45.71 Q
2 1 Lothar Krieg   West Germany 46.24 Q
3 3 Fons Brydenbach   Belgium 46.32 Q
4 1 Elvis Jennings   United States 46.40 Q
5 2 Steve Scutt   Great Britain 46.42 Q
6 1 Jerzy Pietrzyk   Poland 46.58 q
7 2 Ryszard Podlas   Poland 46.59 Q
8 3 Brian Saunders   Canada 46.76 q
9 2 Zakir Urinov   Soviet Union 46.97 [5]
10 1 Glenn Bogue   Canada 47.04
10 2 Željko Knapić   Yugoslavia 47.04
12 2 Narzis Popov   Bulgaria 47.05
13 1 Alfonso Di Guida   Italy 47.15
14 2 Yasuhiro Harada   Japan 47.26
15 1 Rolf Gisler   Switzerland 47.40 [6]
16 1 Takashi Nagao   Japan 47.46
17 3 Flavio Borghi   Italy 47.65
18 2 Jukka Paaianen   Finland 47.73
19 3 Konstantin Vogt   Switzerland 47.73 [6]
? Horia Toboc   Romania ?
? Roger Jenkins   Great Britain ?
? Hector Llatser   France DNS [4]
? Lionel Malingre   France DNS [4]
1 Pavel Litovchenko   Soviet Union DNS [5]

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
  Fons Brydenbach   Belgium 45.18
  Willie Smith   United States 45.34
  Ryszard Podlas   Poland 45.36
4 Elvis Jennings   United States 45.95
5 Lothar Krieg   West Germany 46.25
6 Steve Scutt   Great Britain 46.27
7 Jerzy Pietrzyk   Poland 46.40
8 Brian Saunders   Canada 46.41

References

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  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ "Heats results". Statesman Journal. 20 August 1977. p. 34. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Heats results". The Times. 20 August 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c French results
  5. ^ a b Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p36)
  6. ^ a b "Sofia: deux records du monde pour Juantorena et Casanas" (in French). Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais. 22 August 1977. p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Final results". The Burlington Free Press. 22 August 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 22 August 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2020.