Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the
1979 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 400 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 8, 9 and 11 September 1979.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Harald Schmid
 West Germany 		Franz-Peter Hofmeister
 West Germany 		Walter McCoy
 United States

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Nikolay Chernetsky  Soviet Union 45.45 Q
2 2 Walter McCoy  United States 46.00 Q
3 1 Harald Schmid  West Germany 46.12 Q
4 6 Horia Toboc  Romania 46.15 Q[5]
5 7 Koen Gijsbers  Netherlands 46.19 Q
6 6 Isidoro Hornillos  Spain 46.24 Q, NR[5]
7 2 Jens Smedegaard  Denmark 46.32 Q
7 7 Remigijus Valiulis  Soviet Union 46.32 Q
9 6 Roberto Tozzi  Italy 46.34 Q, PB[5]
10 4 Lew Davis  Jamaica 46.39 Q
11 1 Geraldo José Pegado  Brazil 46.49 Q
12 6 Rolf Gisler  Switzerland 46.69 q[5]
13 5 Leslie Kerr  United States 46.79 Q
14 3 Franz-Peter Hofmeister  West Germany 46.93 Q
15 3 Robert Froissart  France 47.06 Q[6]
16 7 Eiji Natori  Japan 47.15 Q
17 2 Alan Bell  Great Britain 47.22 Q
18 3 Avognan Nogboum  Ivory Coast 47.23 Q
19 4 Jenaro Iritia  Spain 47.45 Q
20 4 Marcel Klarenbeek  Netherlands 47.54 q
21 5 Alexander Fortelny  Austria 47.66 Q
22 5 Chum Darvall  Australia 47.96 Q[7]
23 7 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison  Madagascar 48.13 q
24 1 Takashi Nagao  Japan 48.45 Q
25 4 Gabriel Leseku  Tanzania 48.46
26 2 Antonis Georgallidis  Cyprus 48.61
27 7 Alfonso Pérez  Mexico 49.17
28 3 António Mota Gomes  Angola 49.23
29 4 Adodo Djobokou  Togo 49.68
30 1 Patrick Kagwisagne  Uganda 49.75
31 5 David Martínez  Mexico 49.86
32 6 Ngare Kinywa  Kenya 50.26 [5]
33 7 Orlando Ruano  Guatemala 50.39
34 2 Lauwi Adjambao  Togo 50.47
35 2 David Beylon  Kenya 50.50
36 2 Nelson González  Guatemala 50.75
37 3 E. N. Quargraine  Ghana 50.90
38 5 Roberto Prado  Bolivia 51.23
39 6 Ibrahim Rashed  Saudi Arabia 51.69 [5]
40 7 Jorge Camacho  Costa Rica 51.92
41 1 Fahad Abdullah  Saudi Arabia 52.56
42 5 Miguel Banegas  Honduras 53.05
43 6 Manuel Machado  Costa Rica 53.56 [5]
44 6 José Guillermo Brenes  Honduras 55.30 [5]
7 Stefano Malinverni  Italy DNF [8]

Semifinals

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Nikolay Chernetsky  Soviet Union 45.12 Q
2 2 Walter McCoy  United States 45.16 Q
3 2 Franz-Peter Hofmeister  West Germany 45.40 Q
4 3 Harald Schmid  West Germany 45.72 Q
5 2 Remigijus Valiulis  Soviet Union 45.73 q
6 1 Leslie Kerr  United States 45.79 Q
7 1 Horia Toboc  Romania 45.87 q
8 2 Koen Gijsbers  Netherlands 46.17
9 2 Geraldo José Pegado  Brazil 46.18
10 3 Robert Froissart  France 46.24 Q
11 3 Avognan Nogboum  Ivory Coast 46.25
12 3 Roberto Tozzi  Italy 46.28 PB
13 3 Isidoro Hornillos  Spain 46.51
14 2 Alan Bell  Great Britain 46.53
15 1 Eiji Natori  Japan 46.64
16 1 Marcel Klarenbeek  Netherlands 46.68 NJR
17 3 Rolf Gisler  Switzerland 46.76
18 1 Jens Smedegaard  Denmark 46.89
19 3 Takashi Nagao  Japan 47.49
20 2 Genaro Iritia  Spain 47.61
21 3 Alexander Fortelny  Austria 47.74
22 2 Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison  Madagascar 47.83
23 1 Lew Davis  Jamaica 48.62
1 Chum Darvall  Australia DNS [7]

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harald Schmid  West Germany 44.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Franz-Peter Hofmeister  West Germany 45.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Walter McCoy  United States 45.90
4 Leslie Kerr  United States 45.94
5 Horia Toboc  Romania 46.56
6 Remigijus Valiulis  Soviet Union 48.40
Nikolay Chernetskiy  Soviet Union DNS
Robert Froissart  France DNS [6]

References

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  1. ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b [atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf Year top list]
  4. ^ "Heats results" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 10 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Spanish sprint records chronology Archived 2022-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (p59)
  6. ^ a b French results
  7. ^ a b Australian results
  8. ^ "Atletica: tre azzuri nelle finali 100 metri" (in Italian). La Stampa. 10 September 1979. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Universiade, atletiek" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 11 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 12 September 1979. p. 22. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Final results". Democrat and Chronicle. 12 September 1979. p. 49. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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