Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 31 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 60 m | men |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 200 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 2590 m steeplechase | men |
| 4 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing triple jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| 56 pound weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Triathlon | men |
| All-around | men |
The men's 400 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. 4 athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on August 31, 1904.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 56.4(*) |  Jerome Buck
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New York (USA) | September 19, 1896 |
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| Olympic Record | 57.6(**) | Walter Tewksbury
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Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1900 |
(*) unofficial 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
Harry Hillman ran 53.0 but he knocked over a hurdle and the hurdles were only 30 inches (76 cm) high.
Results
Final
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harry Hillman (USA) |
53.0 |
| 2 | Frank Waller (USA) |
53.2 |
| 3 | George Poage (USA) |
(56.8) |
| 4 | George Varnell (USA) |
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.