1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Jean-Claude Nallet France
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| Silver | Christian Rudolph East Germany
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| Bronze | Dmitriy Stukalov Soviet Union
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Results
Final
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
49.15 | CR |
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Christian Rudolph | East Germany |
49.34 | NR |
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Dmitriy Stukalov | Soviet Union |
50.04 | |
| 4 | Dieter Büttner |  West Germany |
50.09 | |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Gavrilenko | Soviet Union |
50.51 | |
| 6 | Ari Salin |  Finland |
50.57 | |
| 7 | Vyacheslav Skomorokhov | Soviet Union |
50.84 | |
| 8 | Ivan Danis |  Czechoslovakia |
51.78 |
Semi-finals
11 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeniy Gavrilenko | Soviet Union |
50.15 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
50.35 | Q |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Skomorokhov | Soviet Union |
50.42 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Danis | Czechoslovakia |
50.63 | NR Q |
| 5 | Gerd Hennige | West Germany |
50.87 | |
| 6 | Jaakko Tuominen | Finland |
51.13 | |
| 7 | Giorgio Ballati |  Italy |
51.50 | |
| 8 | Michel Montgermont | France |
52.77 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Rudolph | East Germany |
49.82 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Büttner | West Germany |
50.21 | Q |
| 3 | Dmitriy Stukalov | Soviet Union |
50.34 | Q |
| 4 | Ari Salin | Finland |
50.41 | Q |
| 5 | Werner Reibert | West Germany |
50.45 | |
| 6 | Tadeusz Kulczycki |  Poland |
51.16 | |
| 7 | Heinz Hofer |  Switzerland |
51.56 | |
| 8 | Lucien Baggio | France |
51.82 |
Heats
10 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeniy Gavrilenko | Soviet Union |
50.79 | Q |
| 2 | Heinz Hofer | Switzerland |
51.08 | Q |
| 3 | Ari Salin | Finland |
51.28 | Q |
| 4 | Lucien Baggio | France |
51.29 | Q |
| 5 | Zdzisław Serafin | Poland |
51.53 | |
| 6 | Kenth Öhman |  Sweden |
51.92 | |
| 7 | Ladislav Kárský | Czechoslovakia |
51.95 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vyacheslav Skomorokhov | Soviet Union |
50.48 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Büttner | West Germany |
50.64 | Q |
| 3 | Ivan Danis | Czechoslovakia |
50.74 | Q |
| 4 | Giorgio Ballati | Italy |
51.07 | Q |
| 5 | Jürgen Laser | East Germany |
51.38 | |
| 6 | Torsten Torstensson | Sweden |
51.85 | |
| 7 | Witold Banaszak | Poland |
51.91 | |
| 8 | John Sherwood |  United Kingdom |
52.61 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Rudolph | East Germany |
50.48 | Q |
| 2 | Werner Reibert | West Germany |
51.04 | Q |
| 3 | Tadeusz Kulczycki | Poland |
51.11 | Q |
| 4 | Michel Montgermont | France |
51.40 | Q |
| 5 | Francisco Suárez |  Spain |
51.77 | |
| 6 | Dave Schärer | United Kingdom |
51.98 | |
| 7 | Daniele Giovanardi | Italy |
52.00 | |
| 8 | Alberto Matos |  Portugal |
52.26 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
50.69 | Q |
| 2 | Dmitriy Stukalov | Soviet Union |
50.78 | Q |
| 3 | Jaakko Tuominen | Finland |
51.21 | Q |
| 4 | Gerd Hennige | West Germany |
51.23 | Q |
| 5 | Manuel Soriano | Spain |
51.39 | |
| 6 | Håkan Öberg | Sweden |
51.72 | |
| 7 | Ion Ratoi |  Romania |
52.10 | |
| 8 | John Dillon |  Ireland |
58.42 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014