1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

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

The men's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.

Medalists

Gold	Robbie Brightwell
Silver	Manfred Kinder
Bronze	Hans-Joachim Reske

Results

Final

14 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		45.9	CR
	align=left		align=left		46.1
	align=left		align=left		46.4
4	align=left		align=left		46.4
5	align=left		align=left		46.6
6	align=left		align=left		47.4

Semi-finals

13 September

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.4	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.5	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.6
4	align=left		align=left		46.8
5	align=left		align=left		47.8
6	align=left		align=left		48.3

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.1	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.2	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.3
4	align=left		align=left		46.7
5	align=left		align=left		47.0
6	align=left		align=left		47.4

Semi-final 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.5	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.5	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.7
4	align=left		align=left		46.9
5	align=left		align=left		47.9
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Heats

12 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.3	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.4	Q
3	align=left		align=left		49.8	Q
4	align=left		align=left		50.5

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.4	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.4	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.6	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.7

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.1	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.7	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.2	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.4

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.9	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.4	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.6	Q
4	align=left		align=left		50.0

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.6	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.2	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.3	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.5

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.5	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.6	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.6	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.0

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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