The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 18 September 1969.
Medalists Gold Vyacheslav Skomorokhov Silver John Sherwood Bronze Andy Todd
Results Final 18 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vyacheslav Skomorokhov 49.70 John Sherwood 50.10 Andy Todd 50.38 4 Hansjörg Wirz 50.8 5 François Huard 51.1 6 Wilhelm Weistand 51.2 7 Tadeusz Kulczycki 51.3 8 Giorgio Ballati 52.4
Heats 16 September
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vyacheslav Skomorokhov 50.9 Q 2 François Huard 51.6 Q 3 Andy Todd 51.6 Q 4 Stavros Tziortzis 52.4 5 Zdzisław Serafin 53.5 6 Alberto Matos 53.6
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Hansjörg Wirz 51.3 Q 2 John Sherwood 51.4 Q 3 Tadeusz Kulczycki 51.4 Q 4 Karel Brems 52.5 5 Zoran Majstorović 52.8
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Giorgio Ballati 51.20 Q 2 Wilhelm Weistand 51.60 Q 3 Zsoltan Ringhoffer 51.80 4 Anatoliy Kazakov 52.20 5 Khristo Gergov 53.40
Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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