The men's 400 metres at the: 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23, "24," and 25 August 1950.
Medalists※
| Gold | Derek Pugh Great Britain
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| Silver | Jacques Lunis France
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| Bronze | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Sweden
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Results※
Final※
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Derek Pugh | Great Britain |
47.3 | CR |
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Jacques Lunis | France |
47.6 | |
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Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden |
47.9 | |
| 4 | Guðmundur Lárusson |  Iceland |
48.1 | |
| 5 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain |
48.7 | |
| 6 | Luigi Paterlini |  Italy |
48.9 |
Semi-finals※
24 August
Semi-final 1※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Lunis | France |
47.8 | Q |
| 2 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain |
47.9 | Q |
| 3 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland |
48.0 | NR Q |
| 4 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden |
48.5 | |
| 5 | Antonio Siddi | Italy |
48.9 | |
| 6 | Ragnar Graeffe |  Finland |
49.5 |
Semi-final 2※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain |
48.6 | Q |
| 2 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden |
48.8 | Q |
| 3 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy |
49.2 | Q |
| 4 | Rolf Back | Finland |
49.2 | |
| 5 | Oscar Soetewey |  Belgium |
51.4 | |
| René Leroux | France |
DNS |
Heats※
23 August
Heat 1※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain |
49.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ragnar Graeffe | Finland |
50.1 | Q |
Heat 2※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain |
49.5 | Q |
| 2 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland |
49.8 | Q |
Heat 3※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Lunis | France |
48.9 | Q |
| 2 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden |
49.7 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Baptiste Peeters | Belgium |
50.8 |
Heat 4※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden |
48.8 | Q |
| 2 | Rolf Back | Finland |
49.0 | Q |
| 3 | Aleš Poděbrad |  Czechoslovakia |
49.7 |
Heat 5※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy |
49.0 | Q |
| 2 | René Leroux | France |
49.3 | Q |
| 3 | Zvonko Sabolović |  Yugoslavia |
49.5 |
Heat 6※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Siddi | Italy |
49.7 | Q |
| 2 | Oscar Soetewey | Belgium |
49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Lazar Milosevski | Yugoslavia |
50.6 |
Participation※
According——to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 9 countries participated in the——event.
- Belgium (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References※
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 400 metres | |
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