The men's 400 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1966.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Stanisław Grędziński Poland |
| Silver | Andrzej Badeński Poland |
| Bronze | Manfred Kinder West Germany |
Results
Final
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stanisław Grędziński | Poland | 46.0 | |
 | Andrzej Badeński | Poland | 46.2 | |
 | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
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