Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | August 15–16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920, and on Monday, August 16, 1920.
19 runners from 9 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 54.2 |  John Norton |
Pasadena (USA) | June 26, 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 55.0 | Charles Bacon |
London (GBR) | July 22, 1908 |
Frank Loomis set a new world record with 54.0 seconds in the final.
Results
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  August Desch (USA) | 57.6 | Q |
| 2 |  Erik Wilén (FIN) | 58.4 | Q |
| 3 |  George Gray (GBR) | 58.8 | |
| 4 |  František Marek (TCH) |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wilfrid Kent-Hughes (AUS) | 57.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Gösta Bladin (SWE) | 57.7 | Q |
| 3 | František Kiehlmann (TCH) | 59.9 | |
| — |  Marcel Jarrety (FRA) | DNF | |
 Adriaan "Attie" van Heerden (RSA) | DNF |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Norton (USA) | 57.6 | Q |
| 2 | Edward Wheller (GBR) | 58.4 | Q |
| 3 | Georg Lindström (SWE) | 59.1 | |
| 4 | Albert Lucas (FRA) |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE) | 56.4 | Q |
| 2 | Charles Daggs (USA) | 56.7 | Q |
| 3 | Valdemar Wickholm (FIN) | 57.9 | |
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Omer Smet (BEL) | DNF |
Quarterfinal 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Loomis (USA) | 55.8 | Q |
| 2 | Géo André (FRA) | 55.9 | Q |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August Desch (USA) | 55.4 | Q |
| 2 | Géo André (FRA) | 55.5 | Q |
| 3 | John Norton (USA) | 56.2 | Q |
| 4 | Gösta Bladin (SWE) | 56.5 | |
| 5 | Wilfrid Kent-Hughes (AUS) | 56.9 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Loomis (USA) | 55.4 | Q |
| 2 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE) | 55.7 | Q |
| 3 | Charles Daggs (USA) | 55.8 | Q |
| 4 | Edward Wheller (GBR) | ||
| 5 | Erik Wilén (FIN) |
Final
The final was held on Monday, August 16, 1920.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Loomis (USA) | 54.0 WR |
| 2 | John Norton (USA) | 54.6 |
| 3 | August Desch (USA) | 54.7 |
| 4 | Géo André (FRA) | 54.8 |
| 5 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE) | 55.4 |
| 6 | Charles Daggs (USA) | 55.7 |
References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
| ||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.