Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Men's 400 metres at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||
Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | ||||||
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Dates | July 10 (heats and quarterfinals) July 11 (semifinals and final) | ||||||
Competitors | 60 from 27 nations | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||
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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 | |
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 | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | men | |
Decathlon | men | |
Cross-country events | ||
Individual | men | |
Team | men |
The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. This race was depicted in the film Chariots of Fire. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and on Friday, July 11, 1924.
As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference.
Sixty runners from 27 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 47.4(*) | ![]() |
Cambridge, MA (USA) | May 27, 1916 |
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Olympic Record | 48.2 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 13, 1912 |
(*) 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
In the quarter-finals, Josef Imbach set a new Olympic record with 48.0 seconds. In the semi-finals Horatio Fitch improved the Olympic record with 47.8 seconds. In the final, Eric Liddell set a new world record with 47.6 seconds; this time was ratified as a 400 metres world record as Ted Meredith ran his record over 440 yards.
Results
Round 1
All heats were held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and started at 2 p.m.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the quarter-finals.
Heat 1
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 54.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 54.8 | Q |
Heat 2
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 50.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.9 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.0 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() |
Heat 3
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 50.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 52.6 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 53.1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 4
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.6 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.6 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.5 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 5
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 51.8 | Q |
Heat 6
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 51.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 53.0 | Q |
Heat 7
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 50.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 51.7 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 53.0 |
Heat 8
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 51.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.8 | |
4 | ![]() | 52.0 |
Heat 9
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 50.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 51.0 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.4 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() |
Heat 10
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.6 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 49.9 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 11
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.3 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 12
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.5 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 51.4 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() | 52.8 |
Heat 13
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 51.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 51.8 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 55.0 |
Heat 14
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 50.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 50.6 | |
4 | ![]() | 55.4 |
Heat 15
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 52.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 52.1 | Q |
Heat 16
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 50.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 51.1 | Q |
3 | ![]() | ||
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() |
Heat 17
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 51.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 52.0 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 53.1 |
Quarterfinals
All semi-finals were held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and started at 4 p.m.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the semifinals.
Horace Aylwin, Lajos Kurunczy, George Renwick, and Erik Åström qualified for the quarterfinals but withdrew.
Quarterfinal 1
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.0 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 50.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
Quarterfinal 2
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 49.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 50.2 | |
4 | ![]() | 50.7 |
Quarterfinal 3
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 50.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 50.9 | |
4 | ![]() | 51.6 | |
5 | ![]() | ||
6 | ![]() |
Quarterfinal 4
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 49.3 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 49.5 | |
4 | ![]() | 50.5 | |
5 | ![]() | 50.5 |
Quarterfinal 5
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 49.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 49.3 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 49.6 | |
4 | ![]() | 50.2 | |
5 | ![]() |
Quarterfinal 6
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 48.0 | Q OR |
2 | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 48.8 | |
4 | ![]() | 49.8 | |
5 | ![]() | 50.7 |
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Friday, July 11, 1924 and started at 2:45 p.m.
The best three finishers of each heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 47.8 | Q OR |
2 | ![]() | 47.9 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 48.0 | Q |
4 | ![]() | 48.2 | |
5 | ![]() | 48.4 | |
6 | ![]() | 48.6 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 48.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 48.3 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 48.7 | Q |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() | ||
6 | ![]() |
Final
The final was held on Friday, July 11, 1924 and started at 5:30 p.m.
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 47.6 WR |
2 | ![]() | 48.4 |
3 | ![]() | 48.6 |
4 | ![]() | 48.8 |
5 | ![]() | 1:07.0 est |
— | ![]() | DNF |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
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