Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.[https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1961&CID=12979981 Results at Tilastopaja]
Medalists
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| Josef Trousil {{TCH}} |Jacques Pennewaert |Otto Grasshoff |
Results
=Heats=
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| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | align=left| Carl-Gustaf Johansson | align=left| {{SWE}} | 48.28 | Q |
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| 2 | 1 | align=left| Bogusław Gierajewski | align=left| {{flag|Poland|1928}} | 48.31 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | align=left| Peter Hoppe | align=left| {{FRG}} | 48.73 | |
| 4 | 1 | align=left| Ming Campbell | align=left| {{GBR2}} | 49.3 | |
| 5 | 1 | align=left| Georgi Latchev | align=left| {{flag|Bulgaria|1948}} | 50.5 | |
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| 1 | 2 | align=left| Jacques Pennewaert | align=left| {{BEL}} | 47.78 | Q |
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| 2 | 2 | align=left| Bruno Bianchi | align=left| {{ITA}} | 48.84 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | align=left| Anton Antonov | align=left| {{flag|Bulgaria|1948}} | 50.2 | |
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| 1 | 3 | align=left| Josef Trousil | align=left| {{TCH}} | 47.46 | Q |
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| 2 | 3 | align=left| Otto Grasshoff | align=left| {{FRG}} | 48.06 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | align=left| Hirotada Hayase | align=left| {{JPN}} | 48.59 | |
| 4 | 3 | align=left| Janusz Ludka | align=left| {{flag|Poland|1928}} | 49.33 | |
| 5 | 3 | align=left| Hubert Figeys | align=left| {{BEL}} | 50.4 |
=Final=
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| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | align=left| Josef Trousil | align=left| {{TCH}} | 47.51 | |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left| Jacques Pennewaert | align=left| {{BEL}} | 48.06 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left| Otto Grasshoff | align=left| {{FRG}} | 48.53 | |
| 4 | align=left| Carl-Gustaf Johansson | align=left| {{SWE}} | 48.61 | |
| 5 | align=left| Bogusław Gierajewski | align=left| {{flag|Poland|1928}} | 48.74 | |
| 6 | align=left| Bruno Bianchi | align=left| {{ITA}} | 49.30 |
References
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