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.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Josef Trousil Czechoslovakia |
Jacques Pennewaert.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
Otto Grasshoff West Germany |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Carl-Gustaf Johansson |  Sweden | 48.28 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bogusław Gierajewski | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 48.31 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Peter Hoppe | West Germany | 48.73 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ming Campbell |  Great Britain | 49.3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Georgi Latchev | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 50.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium | 47.78 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bruno Bianchi |  Italy | 48.84 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Anton Antonov | Bulgaria | 50.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia | 47.46 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Otto Grasshoff | West Germany | 48.06 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Hirotada Hayase |  Japan | 48.59 | |
| 4 | 3 | Janusz Ludka | Poland | 49.33 | |
| 5 | 3 | Hubert Figeys | Belgium | 50.4 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Josef Trousil | Czechoslovakia | 47.51 | |
 | Jacques Pennewaert | Belgium | 48.06 | |
 | Otto Grasshoff | West Germany | 48.53 | |
| 4 | Carl-Gustaf Johansson | Sweden | 48.61 | |
| 5 | Bogusław Gierajewski | Poland | 48.74 | |
| 6 | Bruno Bianchi | Italy | 49.30 |
References
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