The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 10, 11 and 12 September 1979.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Harry Schulting Netherlands
|
Vasyl Arkhypenko Soviet Union
|
James Walker United States
|
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Harry Schulting | Netherlands |
49.78 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bart Williams | United States |
50.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Nikolay Vasilyev | Soviet Union |
50.25 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Hugo Pont | Netherlands |
50.60 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | James Walker | United States |
50.78 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ian Newhouse |  Canada |
50.92 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Rok Kopitar |  Yugoslavia |
50.98 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Fulvio Zorn |  Italy |
51.08 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Peter Haas |  Switzerland |
51.15 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Vasyl Arkhypenko | Soviet Union |
51.15 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Lloyd Guss | Canada |
51.18 | q |
| 12 | 5 | Donizete Soares |  Brazil |
51.29 | q |
| 13 | 5 | José Casabona |  Spain |
51.30 | q |
| 14 | 4 | Felix Rümmele |  Austria |
51.38 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Germán Tejada | Spain |
51.47 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Takashi Nagao |  Japan |
51.50 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Patrick Chazot |  France |
51.81 | [6] |
| 18 | 4 | Robert Williamson |  Great Britain |
51.84 | |
| 19 | 1 | Mountage Diakhité |  Senegal |
51.85 | |
| 20 | 5 | Peter Allen |  New Zealand |
52.02 | |
| 21 | 4 | Jean-Claude Curtil | France |
52.30 | [6] |
| 22 | 3 | Horia Toboc |  Romania |
52.41 | Q |
| 23 | 4 | Washington Njiri |  Kenya |
52.41 | |
| 24 | 3 | Bernd Herrmann |  West Germany |
53.02 | |
| 25 | 5 | Bopaiah Kokkalera |  India |
53.03 | |
| 26 | 3 | Jean-Prosper Rajaonarison |  Madagascar |
53.28 | |
| 27 | 2 | Carlos Leal |  Mexico |
54.21 | |
| 28 | 3 | Mohamed Jasem Al-Yagout |  Kuwait |
54.70 | |
| 29 | 3 | Gabriel Leseku |  Tanzania |
55.97 | |
| 30 | 2 | Arturo Girón |  Guatemala |
56.85 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Vasyl Arkhypenko | Soviet Union |
48.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Nikolay Vasilyev | Soviet Union |
48.98 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Harry Schulting | Netherlands |
49.06 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Hugo Pont | Netherlands |
49.40 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | James Walker | United States |
49.79 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Bart Williams | United States |
49.91 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Ian Newhouse | Canada |
50.04 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | José Casabona | Spain |
50.06 | NR |
| 8 | 2 | Rok Kopitar | Yugoslavia |
50.06 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Lloyd Guss | Canada |
50.22 | |
| 11 | 2 | Felix Rümmele | Austria |
50.68 | |
| 12 | 1 | Fulvio Zorn | Italy |
51.54 | |
| 13 | 1 | Donizete Soares | Brazil |
51.85 | |
| 13 | 2 | Germán Tejada | Spain |
51.85 | |
| 1 | Horia Toboc | Romania |
??.?? | ||
| 2 | Peter Haas | Switzerland |
DQ |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Harry Schulting | Netherlands |
48.44 | UR, NR |
 |
Vasyl Arkhypenko | Soviet Union |
48.60 | NR |
 |
James Walker | United States |
48.88 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Vasilyev | Soviet Union |
49.44 | |
| 5 | Rok Kopitar | Yugoslavia |
49.55 | |
| 6 | Bart Williams | United States |
49.70 | |
| 7 | Hugo Pont | Netherlands |
50.46 | |
| 8 | Ian Newhouse | Canada |
51.47 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ a b Year list
- ^ a b [atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf Year list]
- ^ "Uitslagen Universiade" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 12 September 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b French results
- ^ "Na hordenexplosie bij Universiade Pont tiende ter wereld" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 13 September 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Spanish hurdling records Archived 2021-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (p160)
- ^ "Final results". The News-Press. 13 September 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Victoria Advocate. 13 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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