European Record Progression

400 m. men

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A. OFFICIALLY RATIFIED

Hand Timing
47" 8y Beauchamp DAY, GBR/IRL, 1 Apr 07, Perth, WA
47" 6 Eric LIDDELL, GBR, 12 Jul 24, Colombes
46" 7 Godfrey BROWN, GBR, 7 Aug 36, Berlin (46.68)
46" 0 Rudolf HARBIG, GER, 12 Aug 39, Frankfurt/Main
46" 0 Ardalion IGNATYEV, URS/RUS, 25 Jun 55, Moskva
45" 8 Carl KAUFMANN, FRG, 19 Sep 59, Köln
45" 7 Carl KAUFMANN, FRG, 15 Jun 60, Köln
45" 4 Carl KAUFMANN, FRG, 24 Jul 60, Berlin
44" 9 Carl KAUFMANN, FRG, 6 Sep 60, Roma (45.08)
44" 9^a Martin JELLINGHAUS, FRG, 17 Oct 68, Cd.de México (45.06)
44" 7 a Karl HONZ, FRG, 21 Jul 72, München (44.70)

Automatic Timing
44.70 Karl HONZ, FRG, 21 Jul 72, München
44.60 Viktor MARKIN, URS/RUS, 30 Jul 80, Moskva
44.50 Erwin SKAMRAHL, FRG, 26 Jul 83, München
44.48r? Thomas SCHÖNLEBE, DDR, 21 Aug 87, Potsdam
44.33 Thomas SCHÖNLEBE, DDR, 3 Sep 87, Roma

y denotes 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
a   = automatic timing rounded-off to tenths

B. PERFORMANCES STATISTICALLY VALID, BUT UNRATIFIED FOR VARIOUS REASONS

Hand Timing
46" 7 Rudolf HARBIG, GER, 16 Jul 39, Milano
46" 7 Mario LANZI, ITA, 16 Jul 39, Milano

Automatic Timing
47.31 Godfrey BROWN, GBR, 7 Aug 36, Berlin
46.68 Godfrey BROWN, GBR, 7 Aug 36, Berlin
46.20 Voitto HELLSTEN, FIN, 29 Nov 56, Melbourne
45.08 Carl KAUFMANN, FRG, 6 Sep 60, Roma
45.06^ Martin JELLINGHAUS, FRG, 17 Oct 68, Cd.de México