The men's 400 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16, 17, and 18 September 1969.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Jan Werner Poland
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| Silver | Jean-Claude Nallet France
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| Bronze | Stanisław Grędziński Poland
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Results
Final
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jan Werner | Poland |
45.75 | CR |
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Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
45.81 | |
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Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
45.83 | |
| 4 | Jacques Carette | France |
45.92 | |
| 5 | Aleksandr Bratchikov |  Soviet Union |
45.94 | NR |
| 6 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.09 | |
| 7 | Boris Savchuk | Soviet Union |
46.38 | |
| 8 | Sergio Bello |  Italy |
46.63 |
Semi-finals
17 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.4 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
46.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jacques Carette | France |
46.7 | Q |
| 4 | Boris Savchuk | Soviet Union |
46.7 | Q |
| 5 | Claudio Trachelio | Italy |
46.9 | |
| 6 | John Robertson |  Great Britain |
47.0 | |
| 7 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | Great Britain |
47.2 | |
| 8 | Yuriy Zorin | Soviet Union |
47.8 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.4 | Q |
| 2 | Aleksandr Bratchikov | Soviet Union |
46.5 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Werner | Poland |
46.5 | Q |
| 4 | Sergio Bello | Italy |
47.0 | Q |
| 5 | Colin Campbell | Great Britain |
47.2 | |
| 6 | Gilles Bertould | France |
47.2 | |
| 7 | Ulf Rönner |  Sweden |
47.4 | |
| 8 | Manuel Gayoso |  Spain |
47.6 |
Heats
16 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland |
46.9 | Q |
| 2 | Claudio Trachelio | Italy |
47.0 | Q |
| 3 | Boris Savchuk | Soviet Union |
47.3 | Q |
| 4 | Gilles Bertould | France |
47.6 | Q |
| 5 | Luciano Sušanj |  Yugoslavia |
48.4 | |
| 6 | Georgi Bozhkov |  Bulgaria |
48.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
47.8 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Werner | Poland |
47.8 | Q |
| 3 | John Robertson | Great Britain |
47.8 | Q |
| 4 | Manuel Gayoso | Spain |
48.1 | Q |
| 5 | Emile Jung |  Luxembourg |
48.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland |
46.6 | Q |
| 2 | Aleksandr Bratchikov | Soviet Union |
46.7 | Q |
| 3 | Colin Campbell | Great Britain |
46.8 | Q |
| 4 | Sergio Bello | Italy |
47.2 | Q |
| 5 | Willy Vandenwyngaerden |  Belgium |
47.5 | |
| 6 | Richard Simonsen |  Norway |
47.8 | |
| 7 | Haris Dimitriou |  Greece |
48.8 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Zorin | Soviet Union |
46.5 | Q |
| 2 | Jacques Carette | France |
46.7 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | Great Britain |
46.7 | Q |
| 4 | Ulf Rönner | Sweden |
46.9 | Q |
| 5 | Barcelo de Carvalho |  Portugal |
47.2 | |
| 6 | Ramon Magarinos | Spain |
48.0 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- France (3)
- Greece (1)
- Italy (2)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (3)
- Portugal (1)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Great Britain (3)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014
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