The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] on 31 August and 1 September 1961.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Salvatore Morale Italy |
Georgiy Chevychalov Soviet Union |
Elio Catalo Italy |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Salvatore Morale | Italy | 51.65 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Wiesław Król | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 52.74 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Albert Grawitz |  West Germany | 52.87 | |
| 4 | 1 | Michael Robinson |  Great Britain | 53.17 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jacques Pennewaert | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 53.25 | |
| 6 | 1 | Raúl Fernández |  Cuba | 55.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Georgiy Chevychalov | Soviet Union | 53.07 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Elio Catalo | Italy | 53.65 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Miroslav Jaroš |  Czechoslovakia | 53.9 | |
| 4 | 2 | Janusz Wolf | Poland | 54.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | Dimitar Dimitrov | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 54.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Aydin Tunali |  Turkey | 57.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | Valeriu Jurcă | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 53.26 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | John Cooper | Great Britain | 53.42 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Keiko Iijima |  Japan | 53.47 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jürgen Demmel | West Germany | 54.2 | |
| 5 | 3 | Abdul Saleh |  Indonesia | 55.9 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Salvatore Morale | Italy | 50.14 | |
 | Georgiy Chevychalov | Soviet Union | 51.80 | |
 | Elio Catalo | Italy | 52.33 | |
| 4 | Wiesław Król | Poland | 52.76 | |
| 5 | John Cooper | Great Britain | 53.3 | |
| 6 | Valeriu Jurcă | Romania | 53.7 |
References
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