Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Appearance
Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 27 July 1996 (quarter-finals) 28 July 1996 (semi-finals) 29 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 62 from 42 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 43.49 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia which took place between 26 and 29 July. There were a total number of 64 competitors, with two non-starters.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Michael Johnson![]() |
Silver | Roger Black![]() |
Bronze | Davis Kamoga![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 43.29 | ![]() |
Zürich (SUI) | August 17, 1988 |
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Olympic Record | 43.50 | ![]() |
Barcelona (ESP) | August 5, 1992 |
In the final Michael Johnson set a new Olympic record by 0.01 seconds with 43.49 seconds.
Results
Final
RANK | ATHLETE | FINAL | LANE | SEMI | QUART | HEAT |
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43.49 | 4 | 44.59 | 44.62 | 45.80 |
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44.41 | 3 | 44.69 | 44.72 | 45.28 |
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44.53 | 2 | 44.85 | 44.82 | 45.56 |
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44.62 | 1 | 45.04 | 44.79 | 44.69 |
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44.70 | 8 | 45.01 | 45.04 | 45.22 |
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44.83 | 5 | 44.81 | 44.74 | 46.01 |
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44.99 | 6 | 44.87 | 44.98 | 45.54 |
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DNF | 7 | 45.02 | 44.96 | 45.61 |
Eliminated in Semifinals
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME |
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45.17 |
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45.30 |
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45.36 |
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45.48 |
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45.56 |
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45.59 |
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46.33 |
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DNF |
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME |
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45.24 |
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45.26 |
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45.33 |
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45.38 |
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45.51 |
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45.62 |
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45.72 |
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45.72 |
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45.72 |
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45.74 |
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45.78 |
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46.19 |
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46.22 |
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46.48 |
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DNF |
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DNS |
Eliminated in Heats
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME |
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46.16 |
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46.28 |
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46.30 |
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46.30 |
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46.42 |
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46.42 |
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46.61 |
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46.69 |
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46.73 |
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46.74 |
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46.76 |
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46.80 |
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46.82 |
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46.94 |
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47.13 |
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47.18 |
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47.41 |
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47.54 |
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48.15 |
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48.88 |
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48.92 |
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49.20 |
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49.67 |
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50.14 |
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50.17 |
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50.81 |
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DNF |
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DNF |
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DSQ |
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DSQ |
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DNS |
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DNS |
See also
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.