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
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Salvatore Morale Italy | Germano Gimelli Italy | Wiesław Król Poland |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ a b French results
- ^ a b García, Gerardo (5 September 1959). "Una gran finale de finales en atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ García, Gerardo (7 September 1959). "Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
World University Games champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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