1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 24, 26, and 27 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Armando Filiput Italy
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| Silver | Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Harry Whittle Great Britain
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Results
Final
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Armando Filiput | Italy |
51.9 | CR NR |
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Yuriy Lituyev | Soviet Union |
52.4 | NR |
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Harry Whittle | Great Britain |
52.7 | |
| 4 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy |
53.6 | |
| 5 | Lars Ylander |  Sweden |
53.9 | |
| 6 | Georges Elloy |  France |
54.3 |
Semi-finals
26 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Whittle | Great Britain |
53.1 | Q |
| 2 | Yuriy Lituyev | Soviet Union |
53.1 | Q |
| 3 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy |
53.6 | Q |
| 4 | Rune Larsson | Sweden |
53.6 | |
| 5 | Yves Cros | France |
54.1 | |
| 6 | Torben Johannesen |  Denmark |
54.5 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Filiput | Italy |
52.0 | CR NR Q |
| 2 | Georges Elloy | France |
53.2 | Q |
| 3 | Lars Ylander | Sweden |
53.3 | Q |
| 4 | Timofey Lunev | Soviet Union |
53.4 | |
| 5 | Angus Scott | Great Britain |
53.7 | |
| 6 | Marcel Dits |  Belgium |
54.0 |
Heats
24 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yves Cros | France |
54.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy |
54.2 | Q |
| 3 | Timofey Lunev | Soviet Union |
54.2 | Q |
| 4 | Kemal Horulu |  Turkey |
55.1 | |
| 5 | Fotios Kosmas |  Greece |
55.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Filiput | Italy |
53.6 | Q |
| 2 | Georges Elloy | France |
54.3 | Q |
| 3 | Torben Johannesen | Denmark |
54.5 | Q |
| 4 | Franz Fritz |  Austria |
54.5 | |
| 5 | Reidar Nilsen |  Norway |
55.8 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Lituyev | Soviet Union |
53.4 | Q |
| 2 | Lars Ylander | Sweden |
54.0 | Q |
| 3 | Angus Scott | Great Britain |
54.3 | Q |
| 4 | Jacques De Moor | Belgium |
54.8 | |
| 5 | Doğan Acarbay | Turkey |
55.3 | |
| 6 | Igor Zupančič |  Yugoslavia |
55.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Whittle | Great Britain |
54.3 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Dits | Belgium |
54.8 | Q |
| 3 | Rune Larsson | Sweden |
55.2 | Q |
| 4 | Frans Buys |  Netherlands |
55.6 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014