title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
  
  The men's 400 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23, 24, and 25 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Derek Pugh Great Britain |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jacques Lunis France |
  | Bronze | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Sweden |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 47.3 | CR |
  | | Jacques Lunis | France | 47.6 | |
  | | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 47.9 | |
  | 4 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 48.1 | |
  | 5 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 48.7 | |
  | 6 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 48.9 | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  24 August
  
  **Semi-final 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacques Lunis | France | 47.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 47.9 | Q |
  | 3 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 48.0 | NR Q |
  | 4 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden | 48.5 | |
  | 5 | Antonio Siddi | Italy | 48.9 | |
  | 6 | Ragnar Graeffe | Finland | 49.5 | |
  
  **Semi-final 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 48.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 48.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 49.2 | Q |
  | 4 | Rolf Back | Finland | 49.2 | |
  | 5 | Oscar Soetewey | Belgium | 51.4 | |
  | | René Leroux | France | DNS | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  23 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 49.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Ragnar Graeffe | Finland | 50.1 | Q |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 49.5 | Q |
  | 2 | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 49.8 | Q |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacques Lunis | France | 48.9 | Q |
  | 2 | Gösta Brännström | Sweden | 49.7 | Q |
  | 3 | Jean-Baptiste Peeters | Belgium | 50.8 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 48.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Rolf Back | Finland | 49.0 | Q |
  | 3 | Aleš Poděbrad | Czechoslovakia | 49.7 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 49.0 | Q |
  | 2 | René Leroux | France | 49.3 | Q |
  | 3 | Zvonko Sabolović | Yugoslavia | 49.5 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Antonio Siddi | Italy | 49.7 | Q |
  | 2 | Oscar Soetewey | Belgium | 49.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Lazar Milosevski | Yugoslavia | 50.6 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (2)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  