1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August, 1 and 2 September 1966.[1]
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Roberto Frinolli Italy |
| Silver | Gerd Lössdorfer West Germany |
| Bronze | Robert Poirier France |
Results
Final
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roberto Frinolli | Italy | 49.8 | |
 | Gerd Lössdorfer | West Germany | 50.3 | |
 | Robert Poirier | France | 50.5 | |
| 4 | Vasyl Anisimov |  Soviet Union | 50.5 | |
| 5 | Jaakko Tuominen |  Finland | 50.9 | |
| 6 | Horst Gieseler | West Germany | 51.2 | |
| 7 | Jean-Jacques Behm | France | 51.3 | |
| 8 | Alain Hébrard | France | 52.9 |
Semi-finals
1 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Frinolli | Italy | 50.3 | Q |
| 2 | Alain Hébrard | France | 50.7 | Q |
| 3 | Gerd Lössdorfer | West Germany | 50.7 | Q |
| 4 | Jaakko Tuominen | Finland | 50.9 | Q |
| 5 | Bertil Vistam |  Sweden | 52.1 | |
| 6 | Robin Woodland |  Great Britain | 52.3 | |
| 7 | Edvīns Zāģeris | Soviet Union | 52.3 | |
| 8 | Helmut Haid |  Austria | 53.6 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horst Gieseler | West Germany | 50.5 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Poirier | France | 50.6 | Q |
| 3 | Vasyl Anisimov | Soviet Union | 50.7 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Jacques Behm | France | 50.7 | Q |
| 5 | John Sherwood | Great Britain | 50.7 | |
| 6 | Wilfried Geeroms |  Belgium | 51.0 | |
| 7 | Stanisław Gubiec |  Poland | 51.7 | |
| 8 | Peter Warden | Great Britain | 53.4 |
Heats
31 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerd Lössdorfer | West Germany | 52.0 | Q |
| 2 | Alain Hébrard | France | 52.1 | Q |
| 3 | Helmut Haid | Austria | 52.8 | Q |
| 4 | John Sherwood | Great Britain | 54.2 | Q |
| 5 | Cengiz Akıncı |  Turkey | 55.0 | |
| 6 | Vincenc Kacagjeli |  Albania | 55.8 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Frinolli | Italy | 51.0 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Behm | France | 52.2 | Q |
| 3 | Bertil Vistam | Sweden | 52.3 | Q |
| 4 | Robin Woodland | Great Britain | 52.7 | Q |
| 5 | Gerd Hennige | West Germany | 54.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horst Gieseler | West Germany | 51.1 | Q |
| 2 | Vasyl Anisimov | Soviet Union | 51.8 | Q |
| 3 | Stanisław Gubiec | Poland | 52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Warden | Great Britain | 52.4 | Q |
| 5 | John Skjelvaag |  Norway | 52.6 | |
| 6 | Ferenc Oros |  Hungary | 53.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Poirier | France | 51.3 | Q |
| 2 | Jaakko Tuominen | Finland | 51.6 | Q |
| 3 | Edvīns Zāģeris | Soviet Union | 52.1 | Q |
| 4 | Wilfried Geeroms | Belgium | 52.4 | Q |
| 5 | Leif Librand | Sweden | 52.6 | |
| 6 | Luigi Carrozza | Italy | 52.9 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Albania (1)
Austria (1)
Belgium (1)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Hungary (1)
Italy (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Sweden (2)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (3)