The men's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.
Medalists Gold Robbie Brightwell Silver Manfred Kinder Bronze Hans-Joachim Reske
Results Final 14 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Robbie Brightwell 45.9 CR Manfred Kinder 46.1 Hans-Joachim Reske 46.4 4 Adrian Metcalfe 46.4 5 Barry Jackson 46.6 6 Andrzej Badeński 47.4
Semi-finals 13 September
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Robbie Brightwell 46.4 Q 2 Andrzej Badeński 46.5 Q 3 Josef Trousil 46.6 4 Jacques Pennewaert 46.8 5 Sergio Bello 47.8 6 Viktor Bychkov 48.3
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hans-Joachim Reske 46.1 CR Q 2 Adrian Metcalfe 46.2 Q 3 Jerzy Kowalski 46.3 4 Vadym Arkhypchuk 46.7 5 Mario Fraschini 47.0 6 Ronny Sunesson 47.4
Semi-final 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Manfred Kinder 46.5 Q 2 Barry Jackson 46.5 Q 3 Hans-Olof Johansson 46.7 4 Hansrüdi Bruder 46.9 5 Vittorio Barberis 47.9 Jean Bertozzi DNS
Heats 12 September
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Josef Trousil 48.3 Q 2 Vittorio Barberis 48.4 Q 3 Jerzy Kowalski 49.8 Q 4 Rudi Matt 50.5
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vadym Arkhypchuk 47.4 Q 2 Jacques Pennewaert 47.4 Q 3 Sergio Bello 47.6 Q 4 Bengt-Göran Fernström 47.7
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Manfred Kinder 47.1 Q 2 Barry Jackson 47.7 Q 3 Viktor Bychkov 48.2 Q 4 Vasilios Syllis 48.4
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hans-Joachim Reske 46.9 Q 2 Andrzej Badeński 47.4 Q 3 Jean Bertozzi 47.6 Q 4 Gürkan Çevik 50.0
Heat 5 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Robbie Brightwell 46.6 Q 2 Hans-Olof Johansson 47.2 Q 3 Mario Fraschini 47.3 Q 4 Miloje Grujić 47.5
Heat 6 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hansrüdi Bruder 47.5 Q 2 Adrian Metcalfe 47.6 Q 3 Ronny Sunesson 47.6 Q 4 Miroslav Bosnar 48.0
Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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