| Event: | Men's 400 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 400 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 and 8 September 1934.
| Gold | Adolf Metzner | |
| Silver | Pierre Skawinski | |
| Bronze | Bertil von Wachenfeldt |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 47.9 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 48.0 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 48.0 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.6 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 48.9 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | |
7 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 48.3 | , | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 49.0 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 49.1 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 49.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 48.9 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 49.0 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.3 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 50.4 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 48.5 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 49.1 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.2 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.2 |
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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