Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||
Dates | 23–26 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 47.63 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2004 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 |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The men's
Background
This was the 23rd time the event was held. It had been introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme. However, when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter.
The top four of the eight finalists from the 2000 Games returned: gold medalist
Belize, Kazakhstan, Mali, and Niger each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Summary
In the final, a false start had been accredited to at least three athletes including Dominican Republic's
Qualification
The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres hurdles, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 49.20 seconds or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 49.50 seconds or faster could be entered.
Competition format
The competition used the three-round format used every Games since 1908 (except the four-round competition in 1952): quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The hurdles were 3 feet (91.5 centimetres) tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line, resulting in a 40 metres home stretch after the last hurdle. The 400 metres track was standard.
There were 5 quarterfinal heats with 7 athletes each. The top 4 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 4 overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 2 in each semifinal and the next 2 fastest overall advancing to the 8-man final.[2]
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Kevin Young (USA) |
46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
Olympic record | Kevin Young (USA ) |
46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 23 August 2004 | 19:30 | Quarterfinals |
Tuesday, 24 August 2004 | 21:05 | Semifinals |
Thursday, 26 August 2004 | 22:30 | Final |
Results
Quarterfinals
Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next four fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals.[6]
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Angelo Taylor | United States | 48.79 | Q |
2 | 6 | Jiří Mužík | Czech Republic | 48.85 | Q, SB |
3 | 3 | Chris Rawlinson | Great Britain | 48.94 | Q |
4 | 5 | Boris Gorban | Russia | 49.25 | Q |
5 | 2 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko | Kazakhstan | 49.43 | q |
6 | 4 | Ken Yoshizawa | Japan | 50.95 | |
7 | 7 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 51.18 | NR |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 48.53 | Q, SB |
2 | 3 | Bennie Brazell | United States | 48.57 | Q |
3 | 5 | Marek Plawgo | Poland | 48.67 | Q, SB |
4 | 4 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa | 48.70 | Q |
5 | 6 | Štěpán Tesařík | Czech Republic | 49.44 | q |
6 | 7 | Alaa Motar | Iraq | 51.97 | |
— | 8 | Yacnier Luis | Cuba | DSQ |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | James Carter |
United States | 48.64 | Q |
2 | 6 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece | 48.69 | Q, SB |
3 | 7 | Dai Tamesue | Japan | 48.80 | Q |
4 | 4 | Eduardo Iván Rodríguez | Spain | 49.25 | Q |
5 | 2 | Bayano Kamani | Panama | 49.37 | q |
6 | 3 | Ibrahima Maïga | Mali | 50.63 | |
7 | 5 | Michael Aguilar | Belize | 51.21 |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 48.51 | Q |
2 | 5 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa | 48.84 | Q |
3 | 4 | Mikhail Lipsky | Russia | 49.00 | Q |
4 | 3 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | Saudi Arabia | 49.15 | Q, SB |
5 | 7 | Dean Griffiths | Jamaica | 49.41 | q |
6 | 6 | Cédric El-Idrissi | Switzerland | 49.44 | |
7 | 8 | Mowen Boino | Papua New Guinea | 50.97 | NR |
Quarterfinal 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Kemel Thompson | Jamaica | 48.66 | Q, SB |
2 | 3 | Naman Keïta | France | 48.88 | Q |
3 | 2 | Ockert Cilliers | South Africa | 49.12 | Q |
4 | 4 | Edivaldo Monteiro | Portugal | 49.53 | Q |
5 | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi | Saudi Arabia | 49.64 | |
6 | 5 | Matthew Douglas | Great Britain | 49.77 | |
7 | 7 | Ibrahim Tondi | Niger | 52.62 |
Semifinals
Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall runners (q) moved on to the final.[7]
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 47.93 | Q |
2 | 3 | Marek Plawgo | Poland | 48.16 | Q, NR |
3 | 6 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa | 48.21 | q, SB |
4 | 4 | Angelo Taylor | United States | 48.72 | |
5 | 7 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | Saudi Arabia | 48.98 | SB |
6 | 2 | Mikhail Lipskiy |
Russia | 49.10 | |
7 | 1 | Edivaldo Monteiro | Portugal | 49.26 | |
8 | 8 | Dean Griffiths | Jamaica | 49.51 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 48.00 | Q, PB |
2 | 5 | Bennie Brazell | United States | 48.19 | Q |
3 | 4 | Dai Tamesue | Japan | 48.46 | SB |
4 | 6 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece | 48.47 | SB |
5 | 2 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa | 48.57 | |
6 | 8 | Eduardo Iván Rodríguez | Spain | 49.77 | |
7 | 7 | Štěpán Tesařík | Czech Republic | 49.87 | |
8 | 1 | Chris Rawlinson | Great Britain | 50.89 |
Semifinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | James Carter |
United States | 48.18 | Q |
2 | 7 | Bayano Kamani | Panama | 48.23 | Q, NR |
3 | 6 | Naman Keïta | France | 48.24 | q |
4 | 4 | Kemel Thompson | Jamaica | 48.25 | SB |
5 | 5 | Jiří Mužík | Czech Republic | 48.88 | |
6 | 1 | Ockert Cilliers | South Africa | 49.01 | |
7 | 2 | Boris Gorban | Russia | 49.46 | |
8 | 8 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko | Kazakhstan | 49.48 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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6 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 47.63 | SB | |
5 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 48.11 | ||
7 | Naman Keïta | France | 48.26 | ||
4 | 4 | James Carter |
United States | 48.58 | |
5 | 2 | Bayano Kamani | Panama | 48.74 | |
6 | 3 | Marek Plawgo | Poland | 49.00 | |
7 | 1 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa | 49.07 | |
8 | 8 | Bennie Brazell | United States | 49.51 |
Results summary
References
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- ^ a b c "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Sanchez storms to gold". BBC Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Barclay, Bill (27 August 2004). "Invincible Sanchez storms to gold". Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Tucker, Elton (27 August 2004). "McFarlane wins third medal for Jamaica". Gleaner Company. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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