Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||
Dates | 15 August 2016 (quarterfinals) 16 August 2016 (semifinals) 18 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 33 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 47.73 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's
Background
This was the 26th 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.
There were several major absences from the competition: the
Algeria and Cape Verde each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 25th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Summary
The final started with a false start.
Behind Clement, all the other athletes set national records for their countries except last place
The medals were presented by
Qualification
A
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 number of semifinals returned to 3 after being reduced to 2 in 2012. Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. 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 6 quarterfinal heats with between 7 and 8 athletes each. The top 3 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 6 overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 2 in each semifinal and next 2 fastest overall advancing to the 8-man final.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, 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 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa (records) | 47.10 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
Asia (records) | 47.53 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | Saudi Arabia |
Europe (records) | 47.37 | Stephane Diagana |
France |
North, Central America )and Caribbean (records |
46.78 WR | Kevin Young | United States |
Oceania (records) | 48.28 | Rohan Robinson | Australia |
South America (records ) |
47.84 | Bayano Kamani | Panama |
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country | Athlete | Round | Time |
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Algeria | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Heats | 48.62 |
Norway | Karsten Warholm | Heats | 48.49 |
Finland | Oskari Mörö | Heats | 49.04 |
Seychelles | Ned Justeen Azemia |
Heats | 50.74 |
Ireland | Thomas Barr | Semifinals | 48.39 |
Kenya | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti |
Final | 47.78 |
Turkey | Yasmani Copello | Final | 47.92 |
Ireland | Thomas Barr | Final | 47.97 |
Estonia | Rasmus Mägi | Final | 48.40 |
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 15 August 2016 | 11:35 | Quarterfinals |
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 21:35 | Semifinals |
Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 12:00 | Final |
Results
Quarterfinals
Qualification rules: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.[9]
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Algeria | 48.62 | Q, NR |
2 | 7 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti |
Kenya | 48.91 | Q |
3 | 2 | Kerron Clement | United States | 49.17 | Q |
4 | 4 | Yuki Matsushita |
Japan | 49.60 | |
5 | 5 | Miles Ukaoma | Nigeria | 49.84 | |
6 | 3 | Marcio Teles |
Brazil | 50.41 | |
7 | 6 | Jeffery Gibson | Bahamas | 52.77 |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 49.52 | Q |
2 | 6 | Eric Alejandro | Puerto Rico | 49.54 | Q |
3 | 1 | Mahau Suguimati | Brazil | 49.77 | Q |
4 | 8 | Jaak-Heinrich Jagor | Estonia | 49.78 | |
5 | 2 | Kariem Hussein | Switzerland | 49.80 | |
6 | 7 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal | 49.91 | |
7 | 4 | Martin Kucera |
Slovakia | 51.47 | |
8 | 3 | Maoulida Daroueche |
Comoros | 52.32 |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 48.49 | Q, NR |
2 | 3 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 48.53 | Q, SB |
3 | 8 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 48.55 | Q, SB |
4 | 7 | Roxroy Cato | Jamaica | 48.56 | q, SB |
5 | 6 | Miloud Rahmani | Algeria | 49.73 | |
6 | 1 | Dmitriy Koblov | Kazakhstan | 49.87 | |
7 | 5 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 50.58 | |
8 | 4 | Ned Justeen Azemia |
Seychelles | 50.74 | NR |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Keisuke Nozawa | Japan | 48.62 | Q, PB |
2 | 3 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 48.93 | Q, SB |
3 | 8 | Eric Cray | Philippines | 49.05 | Q |
4 | 4 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 49.24 | q |
5 | 1 | Sergio Fernandez |
Spain | 49.31 | q |
6 | 5 | Sebastian Rodger | Great Britain | 49.54 | |
7 | 6 | Le Roux Hamman | South Africa | 49.72 | |
8 | 2 | Jehue Gordon | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.90 | SB |
Quarterfinal 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 48.37 | Q, PB |
2 | 7 | Jack Green |
Great Britain | 48.96 | Q, SB |
3 | 4 | Byron Robinson | United States | 48.98 | Q |
4 | 5 | Oskari Mörö | Finland | 49.04 | q, NR |
5 | 2 | Michael Bultheel |
Belgium | 49.37 | q, SB |
6 | 3 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 49.74 | SB |
7 | 6 | Lindsay Hanekom | South Africa | 50.22 | |
— | 8 | Nicholas Kiplagat Bett |
Kenya | DSQ | R168.7b |
Quarterfinal 6
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Haron Koech |
Kenya | 48.77 | Q, PB |
2 | 8 | L.J. Van Zyl |
South Africa | 49.12 | Q |
3 | 5 | Andres Silva |
Uruguay | 49.21 | Q, SB |
4 | 7 | Jordin Andrade | Cape Verde | 49.35 | q |
5 | 6 | Mohamed Sghaier | Tunisia | 50.09 | SB |
6 | 1 | Michael Tinsley | United States | 50.18 | |
7 | 3 | Chen Chieh | Chinese Taipei | 50.65 | |
8 | 2 | Patryk Dobek | Poland | 50.66 |
Semifinals
Qualification rules: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Kerron Clement | United States | 48.26 | Q, SB |
2 | 6 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti |
Kenya | 48.85 | Q, SB |
3 | 1 | Sergio Fernandez |
Spain | 48.87 | |
4 | 5 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Algeria | 49.08 | |
5 | 2 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 49.17 | |
6 | 3 | Keisuke Nozawa | Japan | 49.20 | |
7 | 7 | Eric Cray | Philippines | 49.37 | |
8 | 4 | Jack Green |
Great Britain | 49.54 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 48.32 | Q, PB |
2 | 5 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 48.46 | Q, SB |
3 | 6 | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 48.61 | q |
4 | 7 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 48.64 | q |
5 | 3 | L.J. Van Zyl |
South Africa | 49.00 | |
6 | 1 | Jordin Andrade | Cape Verde | 49.32 | |
7 | 2 | Oskari Mörö | Finland | 49.75 | |
8 | 8 | Mahau Suguimati | Brazil | 49.77 |
Semifinal 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 48.39 | Q, NR |
2 | 6 | Haron Koech |
Kenya | 48.49 | Q, PB |
3 | 7 | Byron Robinson | United States | 48.65 | PB |
4 | 5 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 48.81 | |
5 | 1 | Michael Bultheel |
Belgium | 49.46 | |
6 | 8 | Andres Silva |
Uruguay | 49.75 | |
7 | 3 | Eric Alejandro | Puerto Rico | 49.95 | |
— | 2 | Roxroy Cato | Jamaica | DSQ | R168.7a |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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5 | Kerron Clement | United States | 0.227 | 47.73 | SB | |
7 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti |
Kenya | 0.165 | 47.78 | NR | |
2 | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 0.186 | 47.92 | NR | |
4 | 4 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 0.191 | 47.97 | NR |
5 | 6 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 0.167 | 48.07 | PB |
6 | 1 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 0.182 | 48.40 | NR |
7 | 8 | Haron Koech |
Kenya | 0.159 | 49.09 | |
— | 3 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | — | DSQ | R162.7 |
Results summary
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Notes |
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Kerron Clement | United States | 49.17 | 48.26 | 47.73 | SB | |
Boniface Mucheru Tumuti |
Kenya | 48.91 | 48.85 | 47.78 | NR | |
Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 49.52 | 48.61 | 47.92 | NR | |
4 | Thomas Barr | Ireland | 48.93 | 48.39 | 47.97 | NR |
5 | Annsert Whyte | Jamaica | 48.37 | 48.32 | 48.07 | PB |
6 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 48.55 | 48.64 | 48.40 | NR |
7 | Haron Koech |
Kenya | 48.77 | 48.49 | 49.09 | PB |
8 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 48.53 | 48.46 | DSQ | SB |
9 | Byron Robinson | United States | 48.98 | 48.65 | Did not advance | PB |
10 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 48.49 | 48.81 | ||
11 | Sergio Fernandez |
Spain | 49.31 | 48.87 | ||
12 | L.J. Van Zyl |
South Africa | 49.12 | 49.00 | ||
13 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Algeria | 48.62 | 49.08 | NR | |
14 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 49.24 | 49.17 | ||
15 | Keisuke Nozawa | Japan | 48.62 | 49.20 | PB | |
16 | Jordin Andrade | Cape Verde | 49.35 | 49.32 | ||
17 | Eric Cray | Philippines | 49.05 | 49.37 | ||
18 | Michael Bultheel |
Belgium | 49.37 | 49.46 | SB | |
19 | Jack Green |
Great Britain | 48.96 | 49.54 | SB | |
20 | Oskari Mörö | Finland | 49.04 | 49.75 | NR | |
21 | Andres Silva |
Uruguay | 49.21 | 49.75 | SB | |
22 | Mahau Suguimati | Brazil | 49.77 | 49.77 | ||
23 | Eric Alejandro | Puerto Rico | 49.54 | 49.95 | ||
24 | Roxroy Cato | Jamaica | 48.56 | DSQ | SB | |
25 | Sebastian Rodger | Great Britain | 49.54 | did not advance | ||
26 | Yuki Matsushita |
Japan | 49.60 | |||
27 | Le Roux Hamman | South Africa | 49.72 | |||
28 | Miloud Rahmani | Algeria | 49.73 | |||
29 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 49.74 | SB | ||
30 | Jaak-Heinrich Jagor | Estonia | 49.78 | |||
31 | Kariem Hussein | Switzerland | 49.80 | |||
32 | Miles Ukaoma | Nigeria | 49.84 | |||
33 | Dmitriy Koblov | Kazakhstan | 49.87 | |||
34 | Jehue Gordon | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.90 | SB | ||
35 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal | 49.91 | |||
36 | Mohamed Sghaier | Tunisia | 50.09 | SB | ||
37 | Michael Tinsley | United States | 50.18 | |||
38 | Lindsay Hanekom | South Africa | 50.22 | |||
39 | Marcio Teles |
Brazil | 50.41 | |||
40 | José Luis Gaspar | Cuba | 50.58 | |||
41 | Chen Chieh | Chinese Taipei | 50.65 | |||
42 | Patryk Dobek | Poland | 50.66 | |||
43 | Ned Justeen Azemia |
Seychelles | 50.74 | NR | ||
44 | Martin Kucera |
Slovakia | 51.47 | |||
45 | Maoulida Daroueche |
Comoros | 52.32 | |||
46 | Jeffery Gibson | Bahamas | 52.77 | |||
47 | Nicholas Kiplagat Bett |
Kenya | DSQ |
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