Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 6 September 1959.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Salvatore Morale
  Italy
Germano Gimelli
  Italy
Wiesław Król
  Poland

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Germano Gimelli   Italy 53.5 Q
2 1 Paul Haennig   France 53.7 Q[3]
3 1 Mike Robinson   Great Britain 53.8
4 1 Jacques Pennewaert   Belgium 55.1
5 1 Mongi Soussi Zarrouki   Tunisia 55.2
6 1 Costa Martins   Portugal 57.1
1 2 Salvatore Morale   Italy 52.2 Q
2 2 Wiesław Król   Poland 53.5 Q
3 2 Aimo Kuukka   Finland 54.5
4 2 Francisco Sáinz   Spain 55.3 [4]
5 2 Alexandros Froussios   Greece 55.8
6 2 Michel Tawil   Lebanon 59.0
1 3 Jean-Marie Kling   France 54.1 Q[3]
2 3 Dimitrios Skourtis   Greece 54.5 Q
3 3 Albert Grawitz   West Germany 54.7
4 3 Per-Olof Swartz   Sweden 54.8
5 3 Bernardino Lombao   Spain 54.8 [4]

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Salvatore Morale   Italy 52.1
  Germano Gimelli   Italy 52.8
  Wiesław Król   Poland 53.2
4 Paul Haennig   France 53.8
5 Jean-Marie Kling   France 54.5
6 Dimitrios Skourtis   Greece 55.6

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b French results
  4. ^ a b García, Gerardo (5 September 1959). "Una gran finale de finales en atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ García, Gerardo (7 September 1959). "Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2021.