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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 4 August 2024 (heats)
  • 5 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 6 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 7 August 2024 (final)
Winning time43.40
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Quincy Hall  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Muzala Samukonga  Zambia
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The men's 400 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4-7 August 2024. This was the 30th time that the men's 400 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

The 2024 men's final was the fastest 400-meter race in Olympic history, collectively: five of the eight men ran under 43.87 seconds, with these five times ranking among the top 15 fastest Olympic times.[2]

The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which is the narrowest winning margin in the men's 400 metres at the Olympics since the introduction of fully automatic timing.

Steven Gardiner was a reigning champion in Tokyo 2021, but he did not start in the fourth heat.

Summary

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The entire podium from Tokyo returned, Steven Gardiner, Anthony Zambrano and Kirani James. James was the 2012 Olympic champion and complete set of medals. Zambrano was largely absent during the season. Also returning was 5th place Michael Norman with a chip on his shoulder to settle. Norman won the 2022 World Championships but didn't get to 2023, won by Antonio Watson. The world leader for the season was 2022 bronze medalist Matthew Hudson-Smith.

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk has been on the comeback trail after a devastating injury in 2017 but instead elected to run 200 metres. Watson didn't appear, and Gardiner didn't start. Zambrano didn't qualify into the semis. James won his semi in 43.78, the fastest semi ever, but he was pushed by Commonwealth Games Champion Muzala Samukonga in 43.81. Quincy Hall ran an eased up 43.95 to win his semi.[3]

On the inside lanes of the final, Norman and James got off fastest. Onto the back stretch, on the far outside Jereem Richards accelerated to take the lead, splitting 20.46 at the 200, with James, Hudson-Smith and Samukonga. Going into the turn Hall edged ahead of Norman into fifth. Coming off the turn Hudson-Smith assumed the lead barely ahead of Richards and James.[4] Hall looked like he was struggling but had edged ahead of Samukonga. Down the home stretch with the three leaders holding the same positions trying to get to the finish. With his head shaking and arms pumping, Hall was moving faster than all of them, with Samukonga also sprinting home.[5] Just before the line, Hall picked off all three leaders to cross the line with gold. Samukonga got past James and Richards to pick off a bronze.[6]

After the finish, Hall did a snow angel on the dry track to celebrate. Hall ran the #4 time in history, Hudson-Smith #5, the fastest non-winning time in history and a new European record. Samukonga #13 and Richards #14 also both achieved national records.

Background

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The men's 400 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896. The reigning Olympic champion is Steven Gardiner from the Bahamas.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03[7] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2016
Olympic record
World leading  Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) 43.74[8] London, United Kingdom 20 July 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[9]
Area record Athlete (nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 WR
Asia (records)  Yousef Masrahi (KSA) 43.93
Europe (records)  Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) 43.74
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18
Oceania (records)  Darren Clark (AUS) 44.38
South America (records)  Anthony Zambrano (COL) 43.93

Qualification

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For the men's 400 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[10] 48 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 45.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[10]

Results

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Heats

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The heats are scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 19:05 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) advance to semi-finals, all others advance to Repechage round (except DNS, DNF, DQ).[11]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain 44.78 Q
2 3 Christopher Bailey  United States 44.89 Q
3 4 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen  Norway 45.46 Q
4 7 Chidi Okezie  Nigeria 45.52
5 2 Kentaro Sato  Japan 45.60
6 8 Oleksandr Pohorilko  Ukraine 45.71
7 5 Deandre Watkin  Jamaica 45.97

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Michael Norman  United States 44.10 Q, SB
2 9 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago 44.31 Q
3 2 Busang Kebinatshipi  Botswana 44.45 Q, PB
4 8 Ammar Ibrahim  Qatar 44.66 PB
5 5 Sean Bailey  Jamaica 44.68
6 4 Attila Molnár  Hungary 45.24
7 7 Anthony Zambrano  Colombia 45.49
8 3 Michael Joseph  Saint Lucia 45.69

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Muzala Samukonga  Zambia 44.56 Q
2 2 Bayapo Ndori  Botswana 44.87 Q
3 8 Luca Sito  Italy 44.99 Q
4 5 Jean Paul Bredau  Germany 45.07
5 7 Dylan Borlée  Belgium 45.36
6 9 Yuki Joseph Nakajima  Japan 45.37
7 6 Lythe Pillay  South Africa 45.60
8 4 Matěj Krsek  Czech Republic 45.71

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Quincy Hall  United States 44.28 Q
2 5 Samuel Ogazi  Nigeria 44.50 Q, PB
3 6 Reece Holder  Australia 44.53 Q, PB
4 8 Jonathan Sacoor  Belgium 45.08
5 2 Alexander Ogando  Dominican Republic 45.11 SB
6 3 Elián Larregina  Argentina 47.80
4 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas DNS

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Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Kirani James  Grenada 44.78 Q
2 8 Christopher Morales Williams  Canada 44.96 Q
3 9 Aruna Darshana  Sri Lanka 44.99 Q, PB
4 4 Zakithi Nene  South Africa 45.01
5 7 Leungo Scotch  Botswana 45.28
6 3 Lionel Spitz  Switzerland 45.81
7 5 Lucas Carvalho  Brazil 45.85
8 2 Davide Re  Italy 46.74

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Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Charlie Dobson  Great Britain 44.96 Q
2 7 Alexander Doom  Belgium 45.01 Q
3 3 Jevaughn Powell  Jamaica 45.12 Q
4 9 João Coelho  Portugal 45.35 SB
5 2 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Senegal 45.59
6 8 Fuga Sato  Japan 46.13
7 4 Gilles Biron  France 46.19
6 Zablon Ekwam  Kenya DNF

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Repechage round

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The repechage round was scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 11:20 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]
Qualification rule: First in each Repechage heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) advance to semi-finals.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Elián Larregina  Argentina 45.36 Q
2 8 Gilles Biron  France 45.87
3 3 Lucas Carvalho  Brazil 46.24
7 Davide Re  Italy DNS
2 Jonathan Sacoor  Belgium DNS
6 Fuga Sato  Japan DNS
5 Deandre Watkin  Jamaica DNS

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Lythe Pillay  South Africa 45.40 Q
2 7 Matěj Krsek  Czech Republic 45.53 PB
3 3 Oleksandr Pohorilko  Ukraine 45.59
4 6 Michael Joseph  Saint Lucia 45.64
5 4 Chidi Okezie  Nigeria 45.92
2 Yuki Joseph Nakajima  Japan DNS
8 Alexander Ogando  Dominican Republic DNS

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Zakithi Nene  South Africa 44.81 Q
2 6 Leungo Scotch  Botswana 45.33 q
3 3 Attila Molnár  Hungary 45.45
4 5 Lionel Spitz  Switzerland 45.51
8 Kentaro Sato  Japan DNS
7 Anthony Zambrano  Colombia DNS

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Ammar Ibrahim  Qatar 44.77 Q
2 8 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Senegal 45.03 q, =PB
3 3 Jean Paul Bredau  Germany 45.40
4 7 Dylan Borlée  Belgium 45.51
5 4 João Coelho  Portugal 45.64
5 Sean Bailey  Jamaica DNF

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) advance to final.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Quincy Hall  United States 43.95 Q
2 7 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago 44.33 Q
3 4 Busang Kebinatshipi  Botswana 44.43
4 8 Charlie Dobson  Great Britain 44.48 PB
5 3 Ammar Ibrahim  Qatar 44.63 PB
6 2 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Senegal 44.94 NR
7 9 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen  Norway 45.60
8 6 Alexander Doom  Belgium 1:55.10

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Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Kirani James  Grenada 43.78 Q, SB
2 5 Muzala Samukonga  Zambia 43.81 Q, NR
3 6 Christopher Bailey  United States 44.31 q, PB
4 7 Bayapo Ndori  Botswana 44.43
5 9 Luca Sito  Italy 45.01
6 2 Elián Larregina  Argentina 45.02
7 3 Lythe Pillay  South Africa 45.24
4 Aruna Darshana  Sri Lanka DQ TR17.2.3

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Semifinal 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain 44.07 Q
2 6 Michael Norman  United States 44.26 Q
3 5 Samuel Ogazi  Nigeria 44.41 q, PB
4 9 Jevaughn Powell  Jamaica 44.91
5 4 Reece Holder  Australia 44.94
6 3 Zakithi Nene  South Africa 45.06
7 2 Leungo Scotch  Botswana 45.16
8 8 Christopher Morales Williams  Canada 45.25

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Final

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The final was scheduled to be held on 7 August, starting at 21:20 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 Quincy Hall  United States 43.40 PB, WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain 43.44 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Muzala Samukonga  Zambia 43.74 NR
4 9 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago 43.78 NR
5 5 Kirani James  Grenada 43.87
6 2 Christopher Bailey  United States 44.58
7 3 Samuel Ogazi  Nigeria 44.73
8 4 Michael Norman  United States 45.62

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