The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,Results at Tilastopaja on 31 August and 1 September 1961.
Morale's winning margin was 1.66 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 400 metres hurdles was won by more than 1.1 seconds at these games.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeSalvatore MoraleGeorgiy ChevychalovElio Catalo
Results Heats Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Salvatore Morale 51.65 Q 2 1 Wiesław Król 52.74 Q 3 1 Albert Grawitz 52.87 4 1 Michael Robinson 53.17 5 1 Jacques Pennewaert 53.25 6 1 Raúl Fernández 55.3 1 2 Georgiy Chevychalov 53.07 Q 2 2 Elio Catalo 53.65 Q 3 2 Miroslav Jaroš 53.9 4 2 Janusz Wolf 54.0 5 2 Dimitar Dimitrov 54.2 6 2 Aydin Tunali 57.9 1 3 Valeriu Jurcă 53.26 Q 2 3 John Cooper 53.42 Q 3 3 Keiko Iijima 53.47 4 3 Jürgen Demmel 54.2 5 3 Abdul Saleh 55.9
Final Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Salvatore Morale 50.14 Georgiy Chevychalov 51.80 Elio Catalo 52.33 4 Wiesław Król 52.76 5 John Cooper 53.3 6 Valeriu Jurcă 53.7
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