The men's 400 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25, 26, and 27 August 1954.
Medalists Gold Ardalion Ignatyev Silver Voitto Hellstén Bronze Zoltán Adamik
Results Final 27 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ardalion Ignatyev 46.6 CR NR Voitto Hellstén 47.0 NR Zoltán Adamik 47.6 NR 4 Karl-Friedrich Haas 47.6 5 Jean-Jacques Hegg 47.8 Jacques Degats DQ
Semi-finals 26 August
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ardalion Ignatyev 47.0 CR Q 2 Voitto Hellstén 47.1 NR Q 3 Jacques Degats 47.8 Q 4 Vincenzo Lombardo 48.4 5 Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt 48.8 Hans Geister DQ
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Karl-Friedrich Haas 47.9 Q 2 Zoltán Adamik 48.1 Q 3 Jean-Jacques Hegg 48.1 Q 4 Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard 48.2 5 Alan Dick 48.3 6 Rolf Back 48.9
Heats 25 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ardalion Ignatyev 47.9 Q 2 Vincenzo Lombardo 48.2 Q 3 Gerard Mach 48.9 4 José Fórmiga 50.3 5 Gerald Wicher 51.8
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hans Geister 47.9 Q 2 Rolf Back 48.4 Q 3 Edmunds Pīlāgs 48.8 4 Charles Cuvelier 50.3
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Voitto Hellstén 47.7 Q 2 Karl-Friedrich Haas 47.8 Q 3 Peter Fryer 48.0 4 Rudolf Haidegger 51.4
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard 48.4 Q 2 Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt 48.7 Q 3 Vasilios Sillis 48.8 4 Lech Sierek 49.6
Heat 5 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Zoltán Adamik 47.9 Q 2 Alan Dick 48.4 Q 3 Gösta Brännström 48.7 4 René Weber 49.3
Heat 6 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jean-Jacques Hegg 47.7 Q 2 Jacques Degats 48.5 Q 3 Marcello Dani 49.1 4 Egon Solymossy 49.4
Participation According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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