1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Roma, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2, 3, and 4 September 1974.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Karl Honz West Germany
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| Silver | David Jenkins United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Bernd Herrmann West Germany
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Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Karl Honz | West Germany |
45.04 | CR |
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David Jenkins | United Kingdom |
45.67 | |
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Bernd Herrmann | West Germany |
45.78 | |
| 4 | Markku Kukkoaho |  Finland |
45.84 | |
| 5 | Ossi Karttunen | Finland |
45.87 | |
| 6 | Michael Fredriksson |  Sweden |
46.12 | |
| 7 | Erik Carlgren | Sweden |
46.15 | |
| 8 | Francis Demarthon |  France |
46.90 |
Semi-finals
3 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Honz | West Germany |
46.24 | Q |
| 2 | Francis Demarthon | France |
46.28 | Q |
| 3 | Markku Kukkoaho | Finland |
46.29 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Carlgren | Sweden |
46.51 | Q |
| 5 | Jürgen Utikal |  East Germany |
46.62 | |
| 6 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | West Germany |
46.64 | |
| 7 | Per-Olof Sjöberg | Sweden |
46.68 | |
| 8 | Roger Jenkins | United Kingdom |
47.30 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jenkins | United Kingdom |
45.93 | Q |
| 2 | Ossi Karttunen | Finland |
46.36 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Fredriksson | Sweden |
46.39 | Q |
| 4 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany |
46.40 | Q |
| 5 | Alfons Brijdenbach |  Belgium |
46.43 | |
| 6 | Milorad Čikić |  Yugoslavia |
47.04 | |
| 7 | Andreas Scheibe | East Germany |
47.24 | |
| 8 | Toine van den Goolberg |  Netherlands |
47.40 |
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | West Germany |
45.92 | Q |
| 2 | Alfons Brijdenbach | Belgium |
46.00 | Q |
| 3 | Francis Demarthon | France |
46.11 | Q |
| 4 | Andreas Scheibe | East Germany |
46.38 | Q |
| 5 | Per-Olof Sjöberg | Sweden |
46.63 | q |
| 6 | Roger Jenkins | United Kingdom |
46.78 | q |
| 7 | Roman Siedlecki |  Poland |
47.35 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany |
46.30 | Q |
| 2 | Markku Kukkoaho | Finland |
46.38 | Q |
| 3 | Jürgen Utikal | East Germany |
46.44 | Q |
| 4 | Toine van den Goolberg | Netherlands |
46.46 | Q |
| 5 | Milorad Čikić | Yugoslavia |
46.68 | q |
| 6 | Michael Fredriksson | Sweden |
47.01 | q |
| 7 | Stephen Marlow | United Kingdom |
48.71 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Ossi Karttunen | Finland |
46.50 | Q |
| 2 | David Jenkins | United Kingdom |
46.60 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Carlgren | Sweden |
46.97 | Q |
| 4 | Karl Honz | West Germany |
46.98 | Q |
| 5 | Josip Alebić | Yugoslavia |
47.41 | |
| 6 | Pasqualino Abeti |  Italy |
47.80 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014