1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the European Athletics Championships
VenueStadio Benito Mussolini
LocationTurin
Dates
  • 8 September (heats)
  • 9 September (final)
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Winning time53.2
Medalists
gold medal Hans Scheele   Germany
silver medal Akilles Järvinen   Finland
bronze medal Christos Mantikas   Greece
1938 →
1934 European
Athletics Championships
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.[1]

Results

Final

9 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hans Scheele  Germany 53.2 CR, NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Akilles Järvinen  Finland 53.7 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christos Mantikas  Greece 54.9 NR
4 Holger Albrechtsen  Norway 55.0
5 Ernst Leitner  Austria 55.2 NR
6 Luigi Facelli  Italy NT

Heats

8 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hans Scheele  Germany 55.4 CR, Q
2 Christos Mantikas  Greece 56.1 Q
3 Ernst Leitner  Austria 56.5 Q
4 Mario Radaelli  Italy 70.0

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Akilles Järvinen  Finland 57.2 Q
2 Luigi Facelli  Italy 57.3 Q
3 Holger Albrechtsen  Norway 62.7 Q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 7 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 360–362. Retrieved 13 August 2014.