title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
  
  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 Italy |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | Harry Whittle Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  27 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Armando Filiput | Italy | 51.9 | CR NR |
  | | Yuriy Lituyev | Soviet Union | 52.4 | NR |
  | | Harry Whittle | Great Britain | 52.7 | |
  | 4 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy | 53.6 | |
  | 5 | Lars Ylander | Sweden | 53.9 | |
  | 6 | Georges Elloy | France | 54.3 | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  26 August
  
  **Semi-final 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Harry Whittle | Great Britain | 53.1 | Q |
  | 2 | Yuriy Lituyev | Soviet Union | 53.1 | Q |
  | 3 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy | 53.6 | Q |
  | 4 | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 53.6 | |
  | 5 | Yves Cros | France | 54.1 | |
  | 6 | Torben Johannesen | Denmark | 54.5 | |
  
  **Semi-final 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Armando Filiput | Italy | 52.0 | CR NR Q |
  | 2 | Georges Elloy | France | 53.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Lars Ylander | Sweden | 53.3 | Q |
  | 4 | Timofey Lunev | Soviet Union | 53.4 | |
  | 5 | Angus Scott | Great Britain | 53.7 | |
  | 6 | Marcel Dits | Belgium | 54.0 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  24 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yves Cros | France | 54.0 | Q |
  | 2 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy | 54.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Timofey Lunev | Soviet Union | 54.2 | Q |
  | 4 | Kemal Horulu | Turkey | 55.1 | |
  | 5 | Fotios Kosmas | Greece | 55.7 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Armando Filiput | Italy | 53.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Georges Elloy | France | 54.3 | Q |
  | 3 | Torben Johannesen | Denmark | 54.5 | Q |
  | 4 | Franz Fritz | Austria | 54.5 | |
  | 5 | Reidar Nilsen | Norway | 55.8 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yuriy Lituyev | Soviet Union | 53.4 | Q |
  | 2 | Lars Ylander | Sweden | 54.0 | Q |
  | 3 | Angus Scott | Great Britain | 54.3 | Q |
  | 4 | Jacques De Moor | Belgium | 54.8 | |
  | 5 | Doğan Acarbay | Turkey | 55.3 | |
  | 6 | Igor Zupančič | Yugoslavia | 55.4 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Harry Whittle | Great Britain | 54.3 | Q |
  | 2 | Marcel Dits | Belgium | 54.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 55.2 | Q |
  | 4 | Frans Buys | Netherlands | 55.6 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Denmark (1)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Soviet Union (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Turkey (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  