Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 19, 20 and 21 August.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Fons Brydenbach
 Belgium
Willie Smith
 United States
Ryszard Podlas
 Poland

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

[2][3]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Willie Smith  United States 46.35 Q
2 5 Steve Scutt  Great Britain 46.53 Q
3 7 Ryszard Podlas  Poland 46.57 Q
4 2 Jerzy Pietrzyk  Poland 46.58 Q
5 1 Elvis Jennings  United States 46.59 Q
6 4 Zakir Urinov  Soviet Union 46.88 Q
7 3 Fons Brydenbach  Belgium 47.08 Q
8 5 Brian Saunders  Canada 47.12 Q
9 2 Yasuhiro Harada  Japan 47.14 q
10 7 Glenn Bogue  Canada 47.17 Q
11 3 Hector Llatser  France 47.22 Q
11 5 Narzis Popov  Bulgaria 47.22 q
13 1 Horia Toboc  Romania 47.28 Q
14 7 Flavio Borghi  Italy 47.29 q
15 2 Lionel Malingre  France 47.35 q[4]
16 6 Alfonso Di Guida  Italy 47.37 Q
17 6 Lothar Krieg  West Germany 47.40 Q
18 1 Željko Knapić  Yugoslavia 47.55 q
19 3 Pavel Litovchenko  Soviet Union 47.63 q
20 7 Konstantin Vogt  Switzerland 47.67 q
21 7 Jukka Paaianen  Finland 47.73 q
22 4 Rolf Gisler  Switzerland 47.75 Q
23 1 Alexander Feroteiny  Austria 47.83
24 4 Henry Hermans  Belgium 47.84
25 6 Leopoldo Puertas  Spain 47.85
26 6 Alphonse Mandonda  Congo 47.93
27 3 Iritia Genaro  Spain 48.11
28 3 Josip Bohucki  Yugoslavia 48.39
29 8 Takashi Nagao  Japan 48.51 Q
30 8 Roger Jenkins  Great Britain 48.66 Q
31 7 Istvan de Jesús  Puerto Rico 48.83
32 1 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison  Madagascar 48.92
33 8 Yordan Yordanov  Bulgaria 49.12
34 2 Brahim Badi  Algeria 49.15
35 4 Omer Yousif  Sudan 49.23
36 8 Eberhard Schneider  West Germany 49.24
37 8 Istvan Nagy  Romania 49.43
38 2 Klaus Mayramhof  Austria 49.93
39 3 Aydoğan Erdoğan  Turkey 50.08
40 8 Moustapha Belgacem  Tunisia 51.44
41 6 Amor Ghimaji  Tunisia 51.45
42 4 Titus Kiboi  Kenya 53.85

Semifinals[edit]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Willie Smith  United States 45.71 Q
2 1 Lothar Krieg  West Germany 46.24 Q
3 3 Fons Brydenbach  Belgium 46.32 Q
4 1 Elvis Jennings  United States 46.40 Q
5 2 Steve Scutt  Great Britain 46.42 Q
6 1 Jerzy Pietrzyk  Poland 46.58 q
7 2 Ryszard Podlas  Poland 46.59 Q
8 3 Brian Saunders  Canada 46.76 q
9 2 Zakir Urinov  Soviet Union 46.97 [5]
10 1 Glenn Bogue  Canada 47.04
10 2 Željko Knapić  Yugoslavia 47.04
12 2 Narzis Popov  Bulgaria 47.05
13 1 Alfonso Di Guida  Italy 47.15
14 2 Yasuhiro Harada  Japan 47.26
15 1 Rolf Gisler  Switzerland 47.40 [6]
16 1 Takashi Nagao  Japan 47.46
17 3 Flavio Borghi  Italy 47.65
18 2 Jukka Paaianen  Finland 47.73
19 3 Konstantin Vogt  Switzerland 47.73 [6]
? Horia Toboc  Romania ?
? Roger Jenkins  Great Britain ?
? Hector Llatser  France DNS [4]
? Lionel Malingre  France DNS [4]
1 Pavel Litovchenko  Soviet Union DNS [5]

Final[edit]

[7][8]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fons Brydenbach  Belgium 45.18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Willie Smith  United States 45.34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryszard Podlas  Poland 45.36
4 Elvis Jennings  United States 45.95
5 Lothar Krieg  West Germany 46.25
6 Steve Scutt  Great Britain 46.27
7 Jerzy Pietrzyk  Poland 46.40
8 Brian Saunders  Canada 46.41

References[edit]

  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ "Heats results". Statesman Journal. 20 August 1977. p. 34. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Heats results". The Times. 20 August 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c French results
  5. ^ a b Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p36)
  6. ^ a b "Sofia: deux records du monde pour Juantorena et Casanas" (in French). Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais. 22 August 1977. p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Final results". The Burlington Free Press. 22 August 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 22 August 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2020.