The men's

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

at the

1954 European Athletics Championships The 5th European Athletics Championships were held at Stadion Neufeld from 25–29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Medal summary Complete results were publis ...

was held in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

, Switzerland, at

Stadion Neufeld Stadion Neufeld is a multi-use stadium in Bern, Switzerland. It is the home ground of FC Bern and the junior team of BSC Young Boys. The capacity of the stadium is 14,000 spectators, including 3000 seats. BSC Young Boys used the stadium from 2001/ ...

on 25, 26, and 27 August 1954.

Medalists

Results

Final

27 August

Semi-finals

26 August

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Heats

25 August

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1954 European Athletics Championships, Mens 400 metres

400 metres at the European Athletics Championships