1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships
VenueStadio Benito Mussolini
LocationTurin
Dates
  • 7 September (heats)
  • 8 September (final)
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time47.9
Medalists
    Germany
    France
    Sweden

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.[1]

Results

Final

8 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Adolf Metzner  Germany 47.9 CR
Pierre Skawinski  France 48.0
Bertil von Wachenfeldt  Sweden 48.0 NR
4 Ettore Tavernari  Italy 48.6 NR
5 Raymond Boisset  France 48.9
6 Mario Rabaglino  Italy NT

Heats

7 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Adolf Metzner  Germany 48.3 CR, Q
2 Mario Rabaglino  Italy 49.0 Q
3 Karel Knenický  Czechoslovakia 49.1 NR
4 Sven Strömberg  Sweden 49.4

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Raymond Boisset  France 48.9 Q
2 Ettore Tavernari  Italy 49.0 Q
3 László Barsi  Hungary 49.3
4 Miroslav Hruska  Czechoslovakia 50.4
5 Vladas Bakunas  Lithuania NT

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pierre Skawinski  France 48.5 Q
2 Bertil von Wachenfeldt  Sweden 49.1 Q
3 Börje Strandvall  Finland 49.2
4 Jean Krombach  Luxembourg 50.2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 360–362. Retrieved 13 August 2014.