The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24, 26, and 27 August 1950.
Medalists Gold Armando Filiput Silver Yuriy Lituyev Bronze Harry Whittle
Results
Final 27 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Armando Filiput 51.9 CR NR Yuriy Lituyev 52.4 NR Harry Whittle 52.7 4 Ottavio Missoni 53.6 5 Lars Ylander 53.9 6 Georges Elloy 54.3
Semi-finals 26 August
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Harry Whittle 53.1 Q 2 Yuriy Lituyev 53.1 Q 3 Ottavio Missoni 53.6 Q 4 Rune Larsson 53.6 5 Yves Cros 54.1 6 Torben Johannesen 54.5
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Armando Filiput 52.0 CR NR Q 2 Georges Elloy 53.2 Q 3 Lars Ylander 53.3 Q 4 Timofey Lunev 53.4 5 Angus Scott 53.7 6 Marcel Dits 54.0
Heats 24 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Yves Cros 54.0 Q 2 Ottavio Missoni 54.2 Q 3 Timofey Lunev 54.2 Q 4 Kemal Horulu 55.1 5 Fotios Kosmas 55.7
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Armando Filiput 53.6 Q 2 Georges Elloy 54.3 Q 3 Torben Johannesen 54.5 Q 4 Franz Fritz 54.5 5 Reidar Nilsen 55.8
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Yuriy Lituyev 53.4 Q 2 Lars Ylander 54.0 Q 3 Angus Scott 54.3 Q 4 Jacques De Moor 54.8 5 Doğan Acarbay 55.3 6 Igor Zupančič 55.4
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Harry Whittle 54.3 Q 2 Marcel Dits 54.8 Q 3 Rune Larsson 55.2 Q 4 Frans Buys 55.6
Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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