Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Crossing the finish line
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates18 August
21 August (final)
Competitors56 from 40 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) LaShawn Merritt  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jeremy Wariner  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Neville  United States
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The men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The defending champion was Jeremy Wariner, who also won World Championship titles in 2005 and 2007. At the US Olympic Trials he was runner up to LaShawn Merritt, the World Championship silver medalist. Merritt won with a personal best 43.75, Wariner came second and David Neville third. The race was an American sweep of the event.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record United States Michael Johnson (United States) 43.18 s Seville, Spain 26 August 1999
Olympic record  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.49 s Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (45.55) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (45.95) in the same qualifying period.[3]

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next three overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 4 Leslie Djhone  France 45.12 Q 0.190
2 5 David Neville  United States 45.22 Q 0.189
3 6 William Collazo  Cuba 45.37 Q, SB 0.180
4 8 Kévin Borlée  Belgium 45.43 q 0.149
5 9 Denis Alekseyev  Russia 45.52 0.299
6 3 Young Talkmore Nyongani  Zimbabwe 45.89 0.249
7 7 Eric Milazar  Mauritius 46.06 0.209
8 2 Gakologelwang Masheto  Botswana 46.29 SB 0.183

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 6 Chris Brown  Bahamas 44.79 Q 0.205
2 7 Joel Milburn  Australia 44.80 Q, PB 0.155
3 4 Johan Wissman  Sweden 44.81 Q, SB 0.229
4 5 Gary Kikaya  Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.89 q, SB 0.184
5 8 Sanjay Ayre  Jamaica 45.66 0.177
6 9 Arismendy Peguero  Dominican Republic 46.28 0.236
7 3 Ivano Bucci  San Marino 48.54 SB 0.209
8 2 Liu Xiaosheng  China 53.11 0.245

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 8 Nery Brenes  Costa Rica 45.36 Q 0.196
2 3 James Godday  Nigeria 45.49 Q 0.200
3 9 Andretti Bain  Bahamas 45.96 Q 0.225
4 7 Niko Verekauta  Fiji 46.32 SB 0.161
5 6 Fernando de Almeida  Brazil 46.60 0.158
6 2 Lewis Banda  Zimbabwe 46.76 0.244
7 4 Vincent Mumo Kiilu  Kenya 46.79 0.212
8 5 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr  Sudan 47.12 0.247

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 7 Martyn Rooney  Great Britain 45.00 Q 0.207
2 8 Sean Wroe  Australia 45.17 Q, PB 0.182
3 5 Ricardo Chambers  Jamaica 45.22 Q 0.211
4 3 Erison Hurtault  Dominica 46.10 0.246
5 9 Andrés Silva  Uruguay 46.34 0.265
6 2 Rudolf Götz  Czech Republic 46.38 0.157
7 6 Yuzo Kanemaru  Japan 46.39 0.225
4 California Molefe  Botswana DNS

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 2 LaShawn Merritt  United States 44.96 Q 0.214
2 7 Saul Weigopwa  Nigeria 45.19 Q 0.172
3 8 Claudio Licciardello  Italy 45.25 Q, PB 0.186
4 3 Jonathan Borlée  Belgium 45.25 q, PB 0.225
5 6 Ato Modibo  Trinidad and Tobago 45.63 0.195
6 9 Alleyne Francique  Grenada 46.15 0.215
7 5 Geiner Mosquera  Colombia 46.59 0.268
8 4 Siraj Williams  Liberia 47.89 0.288

Heat 6

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 7 Andrew Steele  Great Britain 44.94 Q, PB 0.248
2 5 Renny Quow  Trinidad and Tobago 45.13 Q 0.266
3 6 Michael Mathieu  Bahamas 45.17 Q, PB 0.193
4 8 Michael Blackwood  Jamaica 45.56 0.204
5 2 Tyler Christopher  Canada 45.67 0.172
6 3 Joel Phillip  Grenada 46.30 0.198
7 9 Félix Martínez  Puerto Rico 46.46 0.347
8 4 Daniel Dąbrowski  Poland 47.83 0.260

Heat 7

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 9 Jeremy Wariner  United States 45.23 Q 0.253
2 6 Tabarie Henry  Virgin Islands 45.36 Q, NR 0.165
3 2 Cedric van Branteghem  Belgium 45.54 Q 0.203
4 4 David Gillick  Ireland 45.83 0.275
5 5 Maksim Dyldin  Russia 46.03 0.194
6 3 Myhaylo Knysh  Ukraine 46.28 0.260
7 7 Mathieu Gnanligo  Benin 47.10 0.207
8 8 Naiel Santiago d'Almeida  São Tomé and Príncipe 49.08 0.178

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

19 August 2008 - 21:45
Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 6 Jeremy Wariner  United States 44.15 Q 0.224
2 5 Chris Brown  Bahamas 44.59 Q 0.244
3 6 Kévin Borlée  Belgium 44.88 NR 0.162
4 7 Nery Brenes  Costa Rica 44.94 NR 0.169
5 4 Saul Weigopwa  Nigeria 45.02 SB 0.168
6 2 William Collazo  Cuba 45.06 PB 0.191
7 8 Tabarie Henry  Virgin Islands 45.19 NR 0.165
8 2 Claudio Licciardello  Italy 45.64 0.259

Semifinal 2

19 August 2008 - 21:52
Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 6 Leslie Djhone  France 44.79 Q, SB 0.159
2 4 David Neville  United States 44.91 Q 0.190
3 5 Joel Milburn  Australia 45.06 0.187
4 9 Ricardo Chambers  Jamaica 45.09 0.220
5 3 Jonathan Borlée  Belgium 45.11 PB 0.191
6 8 James Godday  Nigeria 45.24 0.185
7 2 Andretti Bain  Bahamas 45.52 0.196
8 7 Andrew Steele  Great Britain 45.59 0.216

Semifinal 3

19 August 2008 - 21:59
Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes React
1 7 LaShawn Merritt  United States 44.12 Q 0.187
2 6 Martyn Rooney  Great Britain 44.60 Q, PB 0.126
3 8 Johan Wissman  Sweden 44.64 q, SB 0.211
4 5 Renny Quow  Trinidad and Tobago 44.82 q, PB 0.204
5 2 Gary Kikaya  Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.94 0.187
6 9 Michael Mathieu  Bahamas 45.56 0.203
7 4 Sean Wroe  Australia 45.56 0.205
8 3 Cedric van Branteghem  Belgium 45.81 0.199

Final

LaShawn Merritt won by a margin of almost a second.
Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Reaction
time		 Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 LaShawn Merritt  United States 43.75 0.318 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Jeremy Wariner  United States 44.74 0.209
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 David Neville  United States 44.80 0.293
4 5 Chris Brown  Bahamas 44.84 0.231
5 6 Leslie Djhone  France 45.11 0.164
6 8 Martyn Rooney  Great Britain 45.12 0.208
7 2 Renny Quow  Trinidad and Tobago 45.22 0.201
8 3 Johan Wissman  Sweden 45.39 0.218

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2008-08-21). Men's 400m - FINAL. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  3. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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