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Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 8, 9 and 11 September 1979.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Harald Schmid
  West Germany 		Franz-Peter Hofmeister
  West Germany 		Walter McCoy
  United States

Results edit

Heats edit

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Nikolay Chernetsky   Soviet Union 45.45 Q
2 2 Walter McCoy   United States 46.00 Q
3 1 Harald Schmid   West Germany 46.12 Q
4 6 Horia Toboc   Romania 46.15 Q[5]
5 7 Koen Gijsbers   Netherlands 46.19 Q
6 6 Isidoro Hornillos   Spain 46.24 Q, NR[5]
7 2 Jens Smedegaard   Denmark 46.32 Q
7 7 Remigijus Valiulis   Soviet Union 46.32 Q
9 6 Roberto Tozzi   Italy 46.34 Q, PB[5]
10 4 Lew Davis   Jamaica 46.39 Q
11 1 Geraldo José Pegado   Brazil 46.49 Q
12 6 Rolf Gisler   Switzerland 46.69 q[5]
13 5 Leslie Kerr   United States 46.79 Q
14 3 Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 46.93 Q
15 3 Robert Froissart   France 47.06 Q[6]
16 7 Eiji Natori   Japan 47.15 Q
17 2 Alan Bell   Great Britain 47.22 Q
18 3 Avognan Nogboum   Ivory Coast 47.23 Q
19 4 Jenaro Iritia   Spain 47.45 Q
20 4 Marcel Klarenbeek   Netherlands 47.54 q
21 5 Alexander Fortelny   Austria 47.66 Q
22 5 Chum Darvall   Australia 47.96 Q[7]
23 7 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison   Madagascar 48.13 q
24 1 Takashi Nagao   Japan 48.45 Q
25 4 Gabriel Leseku   Tanzania 48.46
26 2 Antonis Georgallidis   Cyprus 48.61
27 7 Alfonso Pérez   Mexico 49.17
28 3 António Mota Gomes   Angola 49.23
29 4 Adodo Djobokou   Togo 49.68
30 1 Patrick Kagwisagne   Uganda 49.75
31 5 David Martínez   Mexico 49.86
32 6 Ngare Kinywa   Kenya 50.26 [5]
33 7 Orlando Ruano   Guatemala 50.39
34 2 Lauwi Adjambao   Togo 50.47
35 2 David Beylon   Kenya 50.50
36 2 Nelson González   Guatemala 50.75
37 3 E. N. Quargraine   Ghana 50.90
38 5 Roberto Prado   Bolivia 51.23
39 6 Ibrahim Rashed   Saudi Arabia 51.69 [5]
40 7 Jorge Camacho   Costa Rica 51.92
41 1 Fahad Abdullah   Saudi Arabia 52.56
42 5 Miguel Banegas   Honduras 53.05
43 6 Manuel Machado   Costa Rica 53.56 [5]
44 6 José Guillermo Brenes   Honduras 55.30 [5]
7 Stefano Malinverni   Italy DNF [8]

Semifinals edit

[3] [9]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Nikolay Chernetsky   Soviet Union 45.12 Q
2 2 Walter McCoy   United States 45.16 Q
3 2 Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 45.40 Q
4 3 Harald Schmid   West Germany 45.72 Q
5 2 Remigijus Valiulis   Soviet Union 45.73 q
6 1 Leslie Kerr   United States 45.79 Q
7 1 Horia Toboc   Romania 45.87 q
8 2 Koen Gijsbers   Netherlands 46.17
9 2 Geraldo José Pegado   Brazil 46.18
10 3 Robert Froissart   France 46.24 Q
11 3 Avognan Nogboum   Ivory Coast 46.25
12 3 Roberto Tozzi   Italy 46.28 PB
13 3 Isidoro Hornillos   Spain 46.51
14 2 Alan Bell   Great Britain 46.53
15 1 Eiji Natori   Japan 46.64
16 1 Marcel Klarenbeek   Netherlands 46.68 NJR
17 3 Rolf Gisler   Switzerland 46.76
18 1 Jens Smedegaard   Denmark 46.89
19 3 Takashi Nagao   Japan 47.49
20 2 Genaro Iritia   Spain 47.61
21 3 Alexander Fortelny   Austria 47.74
22 2 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison   Madagascar 47.83
23 1 Lew Davis   Jamaica 48.62
1 Chum Darvall   Australia DNS [7]

Final edit

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
  Harald Schmid   West Germany 44.98
  Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 45.12
  Walter McCoy   United States 45.90
4 Leslie Kerr   United States 45.94
5 Horia Toboc   Romania 46.56
6 Remigijus Valiulis   Soviet Union 48.40
Nikolay Chernetskiy   Soviet Union DNS
Robert Froissart   France DNS [6]

References edit

  1. ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b [atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf Year top list]
  4. ^ "Heats results" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 10 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Spanish sprint records chronology Archived 2022-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (p59)
  6. ^ a b French results
  7. ^ a b Australian results
  8. ^ "Atletica: tre azzuri nelle finali 100 metri" (in Italian). La Stampa. 10 September 1979. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Universiade, atletiek" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 11 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 12 September 1979. p. 22. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Final results". Democrat and Chronicle. 12 September 1979. p. 49. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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