1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 and 8 September 1934.

Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships
Venue	Stadio Benito Mussolini
Location	Turin
Dates	7 September (heats) 8 September (final)
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Winning time	47.9
Medalists
Adolf Metzner   Germany   Pierre Skawinski   France   Bertil von Wachenfeldt   Sweden

Results

Final

8 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Adolf Metzner	Germany	47.9	CR
	Pierre Skawinski	France	48.0
	Bertil von Wachenfeldt	Sweden	48.0	NR
4	Ettore Tavernari	Italy	48.6	NR
5	Raymond Boisset	France	48.9
6	Mario Rabaglino	Italy	NT

Heats

7 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Adolf Metzner	Germany	48.3	CR, Q
2	Mario Rabaglino	Italy	49.0	Q
3	Karel Knenický	Czechoslovakia	49.1	NR
4	Sven Strömberg	Sweden	49.4

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Raymond Boisset	France	48.9	Q
2	Ettore Tavernari	Italy	49.0	Q
3	László Barsi	Hungary	49.3
4	Miroslav Hruska	Czechoslovakia	50.4
5	Vladas Bakunas	Lithuania	NT

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Pierre Skawinski	France	48.5	Q
2	Bertil von Wachenfeldt	Sweden	49.1	Q
3	Börje Strandvall	Finland	49.2
4	Jean Krombach	Luxembourg	50.2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

• Czechoslovakia (2)
• Finland (1)
• France (2)
• Germany (1)
• Hungary (1)
• Italy (2)
• Lithuania (1)
• Luxembourg (1)
• Sweden (2)