The men's 400 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 and 8 September 1934.[1]
| Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
edit| Gold | Adolf Metzner Germany
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| Silver | Pierre Skawinski France
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| Bronze | Bertil von Wachenfeldt Sweden
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Results
editFinal
edit8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Adolf Metzner | Germany |
47.9 | CR |
 |
Pierre Skawinski | France |
48.0 | |
 |
Bertil von Wachenfeldt | Sweden |
48.0 | NR |
| 4 | Ettore Tavernari |  Italy |
48.6 | NR |
| 5 | Raymond Boisset | France |
48.9 | |
| 6 | Mario Rabaglino | Italy |
NT |
Heats
edit7 September
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolf Metzner | Germany |
48.3 | CR, Q |
| 2 | Mario Rabaglino | Italy |
49.0 | Q |
| 3 | Karel Knenický |  Czechoslovakia |
49.1 | NR |
| 4 | Sven Strömberg | Sweden |
49.4 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Boisset | France |
48.9 | Q |
| 2 | Ettore Tavernari | Italy |
49.0 | Q |
| 3 | László Barsi |  Hungary |
49.3 | |
| 4 | Miroslav Hruska | Czechoslovakia |
50.4 | |
| 5 | Vladas Bakunas |  Lithuania |
NT |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Skawinski | France |
48.5 | Q |
| 2 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt | Sweden |
49.1 | Q |
| 3 | Börje Strandvall |  Finland |
49.2 | |
| 4 | Jean Krombach |  Luxembourg |
50.2 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (2)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Germany (1)
Hungary (1)
Italy (2)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Sweden (2)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 360–362, retrieved 13 August 2014