Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 30 (heats, semifinals) July 31 (final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 30 and July 31. The final was won by American Roy Cochran.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Glenn Hardin (USA)
|
50.6 s | Stockholm, Sweden | 26 July 1934 |
| Olympic record | 52.0 s | Berlin, Germany | 6 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final |  Roy Cochran (USA) |
51.1 s | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 30 July 1948 | 14:30 17:00 |
Round 1 Semifinals |
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 15:30 | Final |
Results
Round 1
The first round was held on 30 July. The two fastest runners from each heat qualified to the semifinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Cochran | United States |
53.9 | |
| 2 | Jacques André |  France |
54.5 | |
| 3 | Hermenegildo Alberti |  Argentina |
54.6 | |
| 4 | Jaime Aparicio |  Colombia |
55.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Whittle |  Great Britain |
56.9 | |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Arifon | France |
56.9 | |
| 3 | Lazaros Petropoulakis |  Greece |
57.9 | |
| 4 | Mohsin Nazar Khan |  Pakistan |
59.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Holland |  New Zealand |
54.6 | |
| 2 | Bebbe Storsrkubb |  Finland |
54.6 | |
| 3 | Kemal Horulu |  Turkey |
55.1 | |
| 4 | Michael Pope | Great Britain |
55.3 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottavio Missoni |  Italy |
53.9 | |
| 2 | Rune Larsson |  Sweden |
54.5 | |
| 3 | Ron Unsworth | Great Britain |
55.1 | |
| 4 | Sergio Guzmán |  Chile |
55.9 | |
| 5 | Mario Rosas | Colombia |
55.9 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Ault | United States |
54.7 | |
| 2 | Yves Cros | France |
55.7 | |
| 3 | Werner Christen |  Switzerland |
56.7 | |
| 4 | Huan Liangzheng |  China |
57.7 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duncan White |  Ceylon |
53.6 | |
| 2 | Jeff Kirk | United States |
54.3 | |
| 3 | Alf Westman | Sweden |
54.5 | |
| 4 | Bill LaRochelle |  Canada |
54.9 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 30 July. The three fastest runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Larsson | Sweden |
51.9 | OR |
| 2 | Dick Ault | United States |
52.1 | |
| 3 | Duncan White | Ceylon |
52.1 | |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Arifon | France |
52.3 | |
| 5 | Jeff Kirk | United States |
52.5 | |
| 6 | Jacques André | France |
56.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Cochran | United States |
51.9 | = OR |
| 2 | Yves Cros | France |
52.5 | |
| 3 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy |
53.4 | |
| 4 | Harry Whittle | Great Britain |
53.4 | |
| 5 | Bebbe Storsrkubb | Finland |
53.5 | |
| 6 | John Holland | New Zealand |
53.9 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Roy Cochran | United States |
51.1 | OR |
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Duncan White | Ceylon |
51.8 | |
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Rune Larsson | Sweden |
52.2 | |
| 4 | Dick Ault | United States |
52.4 | |
| 5 | Yves Cros | France |
53.3 | |
| 6 | Ottavio Missoni | Italy |
54.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's 400 metre hurdles, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-19.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.