1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

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

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August, 1 and 2 September 1966.

Medalists

GoldRoberto Frinolli
SilverGerd Lössdorfer
BronzeRobert Poirier

Results

Final

2 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
align=left align=left 49.8
align=left align=left 50.3
align=left align=left 50.5
4 align=left align=left 50.5
5 align=left align=left 50.9
6 align=left align=left 51.2
7 align=left align=left 51.3
8 align=left align=left 52.9

Semi-finals

1 September

Semi-final 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 50.3 Q
2 align=left align=left 50.7 Q
3 align=left align=left 50.7 Q
4 align=left align=left 50.9 Q
5 align=left align=left 52.1
6 align=left align=left 52.3
7 align=left align=left 52.3
8 align=left align=left 53.6

Semi-final 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 50.5 Q
2 align=left align=left 50.6 Q
3 align=left align=left 50.7 Q
4 align=left align=left 50.7 Q
5 align=left align=left 50.7
6 align=left align=left 51.0
7 align=left align=left 51.7
8 align=left align=left 53.4

Heats

31 August

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 52.0 Q
2 align=left align=left 52.1 Q
3 align=left align=left 52.8 Q
4 align=left align=left 54.2 Q
5 align=left align=left 55.0
6 align=left align=left 55.8

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 51.0 Q
2 align=left align=left 52.2 Q
3 align=left align=left 52.3 Q
4 align=left align=left 52.7 Q
5 align=left align=left 54.6

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 51.1 Q
2 align=left align=left 51.8 Q
3 align=left align=left 52.1 Q
4 align=left align=left 52.4 Q
5 align=left align=left 52.6
6 align=left align=left 53.4

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 51.3 Q
2 align=left align=left 51.6 Q
3 align=left align=left 52.1 Q
4 align=left align=left 52.4 Q
5 align=left align=left 52.6
6 align=left align=left 52.9

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.