1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

Event:	Men's 400 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 400 metres at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 19, 20, and 21 August 1958.

Medalists

Gold	John Wrighton
Silver	John Salisbury
Bronze	Karl-Friedrich Haas

Results

Final

21 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		46.3	CR NR
	align=left		align=left		46.5
	align=left		align=left		47.0
4	align=left		align=left		47.0
5	align=left		align=left		47.5
6	align=left		align=left		47.8

Semi-finals

20 August

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.9	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.5	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.0
4	align=left		align=left		48.0
5	align=left		align=left		48.1
6	align=left		align=left		48.5

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.8	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.2	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.2
4	align=left		align=left		47.5
5	align=left		align=left		47.7
6	align=left		align=left		48.5

Semi-final 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.1	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.4	NR Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.4
4	align=left		align=left		47.5	NR
5	align=left		align=left		48.0
6	align=left		align=left		48.1

Heats

19 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.8	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.9	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.2	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.0

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.0	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.3	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.8	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.0

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.3	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.3	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.4	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.9

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.8	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.9	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.9	Q
4	align=left		align=left		53.4

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.2	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.4	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.4	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.6
5	align=left		align=left		49.0

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.1	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.7	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.9	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.2
5	align=left		align=left		49.8

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

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