Athletics at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1955 International University Sports Week was held in San Sebastián on 12, 13 and 14 August 1955.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Grant Scruggs United States |
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John Wrighton Great Britain |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Grant Scruggs | United States | 50.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Roger Baker | Great Britain | 50.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Paoletti |  Italy | 51.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Heinrich Moser |  West Germany | 51.3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jacques Bierlaire | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 51.4 | |
| 6 | 1 | Puertas | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 54.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | Juan Cruz Echeandía | Spain | 51.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | John Wrighton | Great Britain | 51.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Rolf Ude | West Germany | 52.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Walter Kratz | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saar | 53.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | Kanji Akagi |  Japan | 50.3 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Enrico Archilli | Italy | 50.7 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Urban Cleve | West Germany | 51.0 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fernando Bremón | Spain | 51.5 | |
| 5 | 3 | Roger Bofferding |  Luxembourg | 51.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland | 49.6 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | João Coutinho |  Portugal | 50.5 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Shigeharu Suzuki | Japan | 50.7 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Jim Paterson | Great Britain | 50.9 | |
| 5 | 4 | Arie Gluck |  Israel | 55.4 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Grant Scruggs | United States | 49.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | João Coutinho | Portugal | 49.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Enrico Archilli | Italy | 49.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Roger Baker | Great Britain | 50.7 | |
| 5 | 1 | Urban Cleve | West Germany | 51.1 | |
| 6 | 1 | Shigeharu Suzuki | Japan | 53.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | Kanji Akagi | Japan | 49.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland | 50.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | John Wrighton | Great Britain | 50.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Mario Paoletti | Italy | 50.8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rolf Ude | West Germany | 50.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Juan Cruz Echeandía | Spain | 54.2 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grant Scruggs | United States | 48.0 | |
 | Jean-Jacques Hegg | Switzerland | 48.2 | |
 | John Wrighton | Great Britain | 48.9 | |
| 4 | Kanji Akagi | Japan | 49.6 | |
| 5 | João Coutinho | Portugal | 49.9 | |
| 6 | Enrico Archilli | Italy | 49.9 |
References
- García, Gerardo. "Resultados de la IV Semana Internacional Deportiva Universitaria" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1955: 15–19. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- García, Gerardo (14 August 1955). "La IV Semana Internacional Universitaria" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- García, Gerardo (15 August 1955). "El brasileño Da Silva estableció un nuevo récord de triple salto con 15 metros y 99 centímetros" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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