1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's Népstadion on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1966.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Stanisław Grędziński Poland
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| Silver | Andrzej Badeński Poland
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| Bronze | Manfred Kinder West Germany
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Results
Final
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.0 | |
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Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.2 | |
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Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
46.3 | |
| 4 | Wilfried Weiland |  East Germany |
46.6 | |
| 5 | Rolf Krüsmann | West Germany |
46.7 | |
| 6 | Josef Trousil |  Czechoslovakia |
46.9 | |
| 7 | Tim Graham |  Great Britain |
46.9 | |
| Siegfried König | West Germany |
DNF |
Semi-finals
31 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.3 | Q |
| 2 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
46.6 | Q |
| 3 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia |
46.6 | Q |
| 4 | Tim Graham | Great Britain |
46.7 | Q |
| 5 | Boris Savchuk |  Soviet Union |
46.9 | |
| 6 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | Great Britain |
47.0 | |
| 7 | Sergio Bello |  Italy |
47.1 | |
| 8 | Bernard Martin |  France |
47.7 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.6 | Q |
| 2 | Wilfried Weiland | East Germany |
46.8 | Q |
| 3 | Rolf Krüsmann | West Germany |
46.8 | Q |
| 4 | Siegfried König | West Germany |
47.1 | Q |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Boccardo | France |
47.5 | |
| 6 | Hryhoriy Sverbetov | Soviet Union |
47.6 | |
| 7 | Heikki Pippola |  Finland |
48.0 | |
| 8 | John Adey | Great Britain |
48.0 |
Heats
30 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.7 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Boccardo | France |
47.1 | Q |
| 3 | Heikki Pippola | Finland |
47.3 | Q |
| 4 | Michael Zerbes | East Germany |
47.5 | |
| 5 | Aleksandr Ivanov | Soviet Union |
48.0 | |
| 6 | Nikolaos Rengoukos |  Greece |
48.3 | |
| 7 | Mehmet Gesas |  Turkey |
49.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siegfried König | West Germany |
46.7 | Q |
| 2 | Wilfried Weiland | East Germany |
46.9 | Q |
| 3 | Hryhoriy Sverbetov | Soviet Union |
47.3 | Q |
| 4 | Fred van Herpen |  Netherlands |
47.8 | |
| 5 | Jacques Pennewaert |  Belgium |
48.9 | |
| 6 | Vincenc Kacagjeli |  Albania |
49.3 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.6 | Q |
| 2 | Tim Graham | Great Britain |
47.0 | Q |
| 3 | Sergio Bello | Italy |
47.1 | Q |
| 4 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia |
47.2 | Q |
| 5 | Günther Klann | East Germany |
47.5 | |
| 6 | Zlatko Valchev |  Bulgaria |
47.9 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Kinder | West Germany |
47.0 | Q |
| 2 | John Adey | Great Britain |
47.4 | Q |
| 3 | Bernard Martin | France |
47.5 | Q |
| 4 | Edmund Borowski | Poland |
47.6 | |
| 5 | Carl Fredrik Bunæs |  Norway |
47.8 | |
| 6 | Bo Althoff |  Sweden |
48.4 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Savchuk | Soviet Union |
46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Rolf Krüsmann | West Germany |
47.1 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | Great Britain |
47.4 | Q |
| 4 | Michel Samper | France |
47.4 | |
| 5 | Furio Fusi | Italy |
48.2 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
Albania (1)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (3)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Greece (1)
Italy (2)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (3)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (1)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (3)
References
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European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
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