The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin with the final on 6 September 1970.[1][2]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Larry James United States
|
Werner Reibert West Germany
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Dimitri Stukalov Soviet Union
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Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 1970 Summer Universiade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  David Hemery (GBR)
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48.1 | Mexico City, Mexico | 15 October 1968 |
| Universiade record |  Ron Whitney (USA)
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49.8 | Tokyo, Japan | 1967 |
Results
editHeats
editQualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Werner Reibert | West Germany |
51.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Stavros Tziortzis |  Greece |
51.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hiwoslav Kodais |  Ivory Coast |
52.3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Martínez |  Cuba |
53.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jaquin Paralta |  Portugal |
53.9 | |
| 6 | 1 | George Neeland |  Canada |
57.7 | |
| 1 | 2 | Alessandro Scatena |  Italy |
51.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Dimitri Stukalov | Soviet Union |
51.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Francisco Suárez |  Spain |
51.6 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Bob Roberts | Great Britain |
52.2 | |
| 5 | 2 | George Birbilis | Greece |
52.8 | |
| 6 | 2 | Antonio Matos | Portugal |
54.7 | |
| 7 | 2 | Abdellatif Trabeisi |  Tunisia |
55.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | Larry James | United States |
51.1 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Dieter Buttner | West Germany |
51.3 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Juan García | Cuba |
52.1 | q |
| 4 | 3 | John Dillon |  Ireland |
52.3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Robert Kropiunik |  Austria |
53.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Cengiz Akıncı |  Turkey |
53.6 | |
| 7 | 3 | Brian Donnelly | Canada |
57.4 |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Larry James | United States |
50.2 | |
 |
Werner Reibert | West Germany |
50.4 | |
 |
Dimitri Stukalov | Soviet Union |
50.7 | |
| 4 | Alessandro Scatena | Italy |
50.8 | |
| 5 | Francisco Suárez | Spain |
51.4 | |
| 6 | Dieter Buttner | West Germany |
51.6 | |
| 7 | Stavros Tziortzis | Greece |
51.6 | |
| 8 | Juan García | Cuba |
51.7 |