Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates20–23 August
Competitors63 from 53 nations
Winning time44.00
Medalists
 Jeremy Wariner  United States
 Otis Harris  United States
 Derrick Brew  United States
Athletics at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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
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110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
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Long jump men women
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Wheelchair races

The men's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 23.

The first round had split a full roster of runners into eight heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next eight fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals.

The final witnessed the three American favorites challenging each other for the Olympic medals, with Otis Harris, Jeremy Wariner, and Derrick Brew occupying the middle lanes of the track. At the start, the Americans stormed out from the blocks to take a powerful lead over the rest of the lead. Harris commanded the top position for the Americans throughout the race, but in the final turn he was chased down by Wariner. Slightly behind coming off the turn, Wariner stormed ahead over the last hundred metres to win the race at 44.00 seconds, the fastest time ever recorded in this event since American legend Michael Johnson won the gold in Sydney 2000. Harris held on to take the silver with Brew separating from the pack over the final straight to give the United States a sweep of the medal podium for the third time in the event's Olympic history, having previously managed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[1]

At the end of the final, seven sprinters managed to finish the race under 45 seconds, and five personal bests were recorded.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

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

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 45.95 seconds or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Friday, 20 August 2004 21:10 Round 1
Saturday, 21 August 2004 21:15 Semifinals
Monday, 23 August 2004 21:05 Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next eight fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
12 Alleyne Francique Grenada 45.32Q
25 Davian Clarke Jamaica 45.54Q
34 Marcus La Grange South Africa 45.95
43 Piotr Klimczak Poland 46.23
56 Jun Osakada Japan 46.39
67 Lloyd Zvasiya Zimbabwe 47.19
71 David Canal Spain 47.23
88 Danilson Ricciuli Guinea-Bissau 49.27

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
11 Chris Brown Bahamas 45.09Q, SB
26 Otis Harris United States 45.11Q
35 Eric Milazar Mauritius 45.34q
48 Casey Vincent Australia 46.09
52 Vincent Mumo Kiilu Kenya 46.31
67 Andrés Silva Uruguay 46.48
74 Stilianos Dimotsios Greece 46.51SB
83 Abdulla Mohamed Hussein Somalia 51.52

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
14 Anton Galkin Russia 45.43Q
22 Yeimer López Cuba 45.44Q
31 Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico 45.46q
45 Gary Kikaya DR Congo 45.57q
53 Ato Modibo Trinidad and Tobago 46.29
67 Mitsuhiro Sato Japan 46.70
78 Takeshi Fujiwara El Salvador 48.46
86 Youba Hmeida Mauritania 49.18

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
16 Derrick Brew United States 45.41Q
22 Brandon Simpson Jamaica 45.61Q
37 Sofiane Labidi Tunisia 46.04
45 Daniel Caines Great Britain 46.15
54 Rohan Pradeep Kumara Sri Lanka 46.20
63 Evans Marie Seychelles 48.23PB
8 Lezin Ngoyikonda Congo DNS

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
18 Carlos Santa Dominican Republic 45.31Q
25 Lewis Banda Zimbabwe 45.37Q
33 K. Mathews Binu India 45.48q, NR
46 Cédric van Branteghem Belgium 45.70q
51 California Molefe Botswana 45.88
62 Chris Lloyd Dominica 47.98
74 Fawzi Al-Shammari Kuwait 48.25
87 Saeed Al-Adhreai Yemen 49.39

Heat 6

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
18 Jeremy Wariner United States 45.56Q
25 Ingo Schultz Germany 45.88Q
31 Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe 46.03
44 Zsolt Szeglet Hungary 46.16
56 Malachi Davis Great Britain 46.28
67 Oleg Mishukov Russia 46.41
73 Dadi Denis Haiti 47.57
2 Victor Kibet Kenya DNF

Heat 7

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
18 Michael Blackwood Jamaica 45.23Q
27 Hamdan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia 45.31Q
36 Saul Weigopwa Nigeria 45.59q
45 Matija Šestak Slovenia 45.88q
53 Yuki Yamaguchi Japan 46.16
61 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Sudan 46.32
72 Sajid Muhammad Pakistan 47.45SB
84 Moses Kamut Vanuatu 48.14SB

Heat 8

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
14 Leslie Djhone France 45.40Q
22 Ezra Sambu Kenya 45.59Q
33 Timothy Benjamin Great Britain 45.69q
45 Clinton Hill Australia 45.89
56 Adem Hecini Algeria 46.50
67 Luis Luna Venezuela 47.92
71 Jonnie Lowe Honduras 48.06
88 Anderson Jorge dos Santos Brazil 48.77

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The top two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
13 Jeremy Wariner United States 44.87Q
25 Michael Blackwood Jamaica 45.00Q
36 Leslie Djhone France 45.01q
44 Lewis Banda Zimbabwe 45.23
52 Eric Milazar Mauritius 45.23
68 Gary Kikaya DR Congo 45.58
71 Ezra Sambu Kenya 45.84
87 Cédric van Branteghem Belgium 46.03

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
14 Derrick Brew United States 45.05Q
28 Davian Clarke Jamaica 45.27Q
35 Chris Brown Bahamas 45.31
46 Yeimer López Cuba 45.52
57 Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico 45.64
62 K. Mathews Binu India 45.97
71 Matija Šestak Slovenia 46.54
3 Anton Galkin Russia 45.34 DSQ[4]

Semifinal 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
18 Brandon Simpson Jamaica 44.97Q
25 Otis Harris United States 44.99Q
36 Alleyne Francique Grenada 45.08q
44 Carlos Santa Dominican Republic 45.58
53 Hamdan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia 45.59
62 Saul Weigopwa Nigeria 45.67
71 Ingo Schultz Germany 46.23
87 Timothy Benjamin Great Britain 46.28

Final

[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Notes
1st4 Jeremy Wariner United States 44.00PB
2nd5 Otis Harris United States 44.16PB
3rd3 Derrick Brew United States 44.42SB
48 Alleyne Francique Grenada 44.66
56 Brandon Simpson Jamaica 44.76PB
67 Davian Clarke Jamaica 44.83PB
72 Leslie Djhone France 44.94
81 Michael Blackwood Jamaica 45.55

References

  1. ↑ "Wariner wins 400m final". BBC Sport. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 400m Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 400m Semifinals". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "IOC sanctions 400m runner Anton Galkin for failing anti-doping test". Olympics. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 400m Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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