| Event: | Men's 400 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 400 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25, 26, and 27 August 1954.
| Gold | Ardalion Ignatyev | |
| Silver | Voitto Hellstén | |
| Bronze | Zoltán Adamik |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 46.6 | CR NR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 47.0 | NR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 47.6 | NR | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 47.6 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 47.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DQ |
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 47.0 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 47.1 | NR Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 47.8 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.8 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DQ |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 47.9 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.1 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 48.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 48.2 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.3 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 48.9 |
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 47.9 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.2 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.9 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.3 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.8 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 47.9 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.4 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 48.8 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 47.7 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 47.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 48.0 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 51.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 48.4 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.7 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 48.8 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 49.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 47.9 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.4 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 48.7 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 49.3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 47.7 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 48.5 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 49.1 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 49.4 |
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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