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.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGrant ScruggsJean-Jacques HeggJohn Wrighton
Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Grant Scruggs 50.5 Q 2 1 Roger Baker 50.6 Q 3 1 Mario Paoletti 51.0 Q 4 1 Heinrich Moser 51.3 5 1 Jacques Bierlaire 51.4 6 1 Puertas 54.8 1 2 Juan Cruz Echeandía 51.1 Q 2 2 John Wrighton 51.3 Q 3 2 Rolf Ude 52.2 Q 4 2 Walter Kratz 53.3 1 3 Kanji Akagi 50.3 Q 2 3 Enrico Archilli 50.7 Q 3 3 Urban Cleve 51.0 Q 4 3 Fernando Bremón 51.5 5 3 Roger Bofferding 51.6 1 4 Jean-Jacques Hegg 49.6 Q 2 4 João Coutinho 50.5 Q 3 4 Shigeharu Suzuki 50.7 Q 4 4 Jim Paterson 50.9 5 4 Arie Gluck 55.4
Semifinals
Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Grant Scruggs 49.5 Q 2 1 João Coutinho 49.8 Q 3 1 Enrico Archilli 49.9 Q 4 1 Roger Baker 50.7 5 1 Urban Cleve 51.1 6 1 Shigeharu Suzuki 53.2 1 2 Kanji Akagi 49.9 Q 2 2 Jean-Jacques Hegg 50.0 Q 3 2 John Wrighton 50.3 Q 4 2 Mario Paoletti 50.8 5 2 Rolf Ude 50.9 6 2 Juan Cruz Echeandía 54.2
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Grant Scruggs 48.0 Jean-Jacques Hegg 48.2 John Wrighton 48.9 4 Kanji Akagi 49.6 5 João Coutinho 49.9 6 Enrico Archilli 49.9
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