Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the
1957 World University Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
10,000 m walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's 400 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 and 6 September 1957.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Jim Paterson
 Great Britain 		Walter Oberste
 West Germany 		Csaba Csutorás
 Hungary

Results

Heats

Held on 5 September

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Jean-Pierre Goudeau  France 50.4 Q
2 1 Enrico Archilli  Italy 53.9 Q
1 2 Anubes da Silva  Brazil 49.6 Q
2 2 Keiji Ogushi  Japan 50.4 Q
3 2 Elio Catola  Italy 50.5 Q
4 2 Georgi Nechev  Bulgaria 50.6
1 3 Günther Glaeske  West Germany 49.4 Q
2 3 Michel Grosdemange  France 49.5 Q
3 3 Josef Trousil  Czechoslovakia 49.8 Q
4 3 Jesús Rancaño  Spain 51.1
1 4 Walter Oberste  West Germany 49.2 Q
2 4 Miloje Grujić  Yugoslavia 49.4 Q
3 4 Jozef Kočiš  Czechoslovakia 50.1 Q
4 4 Jacques Bierlaire  Belgium 51.1
5 4 Reynolds  Ireland 54.4
1 5 Jim Paterson  Great Britain 48.6 Q[3]
2 5 Csaba Csutorás  Hungary 49.8 Q
3 5 Otto Klappert  West Germany 50.0 Q
4 5 Mario Paoletti  Italy 50.7
5 5 Juan Piqueras  Spain 50.9
1 6 Chris Goudge  Great Britain 49.3 Q[3]
2 6 Traian Sudrigean  Romania 49.8 Q
3 6 Janusz Ludka  Poland 49.8 Q
4 6 Valentin Starcev  Bulgaria 50.0
5 6 Fernando Bremón  Spain 50.4

Semifinals

Held on 6 September

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Jim Paterson  Great Britain 48.5 Q[4]
2 1 Josef Trousil  Czechoslovakia 49.1 Q
3 1 Otto Klappert  West Germany 49.1
4 1 Jean-Pierre Goudeau  France 50.1
5 1 Janusz Ludka  Poland 50.7
6 1 Elio Catola  Italy 51.1 [5]
1 2 Walter Oberste  West Germany 48.9 Q
2 2 Csaba Csutorás  Hungary 49.2 Q
3 2 Anubes da Silva  Brazil 49.5
4 2 Enrico Archilli  Italy 49.9 [5]
5 2 Michel Grosdemange  France 50.0
6 2 Traian Sudrigean  Romania 50.1
1 3 Miloje Grujić  Yugoslavia 49.3 Q
2 3 Günther Glaeske  West Germany 49.9 Q
3 3 Jozef Kočiš  Czechoslovakia 50.0
4 3 Chris Goudge  Great Britain 51.0
3 Keiji Ogushi  Japan ?

Final

Held on 6 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jim Paterson  Great Britain 48.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Walter Oberste  West Germany 48.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Csaba Csutorás  Hungary 48.8
4 Josef Trousil  Czechoslovakia 49.0
5 Miloje Grujić  Yugoslavia 49.0
6 Günther Glaeske  West Germany 51.4

References

  1. ^ García, Gerardo. "Los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1957: 15–19. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ L'Athletisme (September 1957, p5)
  3. ^ a b "Heartening day for Britain". The Manchester Guardian. 6 September 1957. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Britain gains her first medal". The Manchester Guardian. 7 September 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Tuscan athletes at the Universiade