Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the
1977 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 400 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 19, 20 and 21 August.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Fons Brydenbach
 Belgium 		Willie Smith
 United States 		Ryszard Podlas
 Poland

Results

Heats

[2][3]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Willie Smith  United States 46.35 Q
2 5 Steve Scutt  Great Britain 46.53 Q
3 7 Ryszard Podlas  Poland 46.57 Q
4 2 Jerzy Pietrzyk  Poland 46.58 Q
5 1 Elvis Jennings  United States 46.59 Q
6 4 Zakir Urinov  Soviet Union 46.88 Q
7 3 Fons Brydenbach  Belgium 47.08 Q
8 5 Brian Saunders  Canada 47.12 Q
9 2 Yasuhiro Harada  Japan 47.14 q
10 7 Glenn Bogue  Canada 47.17 Q
11 3 Hector Llatser  France 47.22 Q
11 5 Narzis Popov  Bulgaria 47.22 q
13 1 Horia Toboc  Romania 47.28 Q
14 7 Flavio Borghi  Italy 47.29 q
15 2 Lionel Malingre  France 47.35 q[4]
16 6 Alfonso Di Guida  Italy 47.37 Q
17 6 Lothar Krieg  West Germany 47.40 Q
18 1 Željko Knapić  Yugoslavia 47.55 q
19 3 Pavel Litovchenko  Soviet Union 47.63 q
20 7 Konstantin Vogt  Switzerland 47.67 q
21 7 Jukka Paaianen  Finland 47.73 q
22 4 Rolf Gisler  Switzerland 47.75 Q
23 1 Alexander Feroteiny  Austria 47.83
24 4 Henry Hermans  Belgium 47.84
25 6 Leopoldo Puertas  Spain 47.85
26 6 Alphonse Mandonda  Congo 47.93
27 3 Iritia Genaro  Spain 48.11
28 3 Josip Bohucki  Yugoslavia 48.39
29 8 Takashi Nagao  Japan 48.51 Q
30 8 Roger Jenkins  Great Britain 48.66 Q
31 7 Istvan de Jesús  Puerto Rico 48.83
32 1 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison  Madagascar 48.92
33 8 Yordan Yordanov  Bulgaria 49.12
34 2 Brahim Badi  Algeria 49.15
35 4 Omer Yousif  Sudan 49.23
36 8 Eberhard Schneider  West Germany 49.24
37 8 Istvan Nagy  Romania 49.43
38 2 Klaus Mayramhof  Austria 49.93
39 3 Aydoğan Erdoğan  Turkey 50.08
40 8 Moustapha Belgacem  Tunisia 51.44
41 6 Amor Ghimaji  Tunisia 51.45
42 4 Titus Kiboi  Kenya 53.85

Semifinals

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Willie Smith  United States 45.71 Q
2 1 Lothar Krieg  West Germany 46.24 Q
3 3 Fons Brydenbach  Belgium 46.32 Q
4 1 Elvis Jennings  United States 46.40 Q
5 2 Steve Scutt  Great Britain 46.42 Q
6 1 Jerzy Pietrzyk  Poland 46.58 q
7 2 Ryszard Podlas  Poland 46.59 Q
8 3 Brian Saunders  Canada 46.76 q
9 2 Zakir Urinov  Soviet Union 46.97 [5]
10 1 Glenn Bogue  Canada 47.04
10 2 Željko Knapić  Yugoslavia 47.04
12 2 Narzis Popov  Bulgaria 47.05
13 1 Alfonso Di Guida  Italy 47.15
14 2 Yasuhiro Harada  Japan 47.26
15 1 Rolf Gisler  Switzerland 47.40 [6]
16 1 Takashi Nagao  Japan 47.46
17 3 Flavio Borghi  Italy 47.65
18 2 Jukka Paaianen  Finland 47.73
19 3 Konstantin Vogt  Switzerland 47.73 [6]
? Horia Toboc  Romania ?
? Roger Jenkins  Great Britain ?
? Hector Llatser  France DNS [4]
? Lionel Malingre  France DNS [4]
1 Pavel Litovchenko  Soviet Union DNS [5]

Final

[7][8]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fons Brydenbach  Belgium 45.18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Willie Smith  United States 45.34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryszard Podlas  Poland 45.36
4 Elvis Jennings  United States 45.95
5 Lothar Krieg  West Germany 46.25
6 Steve Scutt  Great Britain 46.27
7 Jerzy Pietrzyk  Poland 46.40
8 Brian Saunders  Canada 46.41

References

  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ "Heats results". Statesman Journal. 20 August 1977. p. 34. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Heats results". The Times. 20 August 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c French results
  5. ^ a b Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p36)
  6. ^ a b "Sofia: deux records du monde pour Juantorena et Casanas" (in French). Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais. 22 August 1977. p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Final results". The Burlington Free Press. 22 August 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 22 August 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2020.