Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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David Burghley
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 29, 1928 (heats & semifinals)
July 30, 1928 (final)
Competitors25 from 13 nations
Winning time53.4 =OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg David Burghley
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Cuhel
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Morgan Taylor
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1924
1932  

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 29 & July 30. [1] There were 25 athletes from 13 nations. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. [3] The event was won by David Burghley of Great Britain, the first time a hurdler not from the United States had won. Americans Frank Cuhel and Morgan Taylor took silver and bronze. Taylor, who had been the defending champion, was the second man to win multiple medals in the 400 metres hurdles.

Background

This was the sixth 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.

Two of the six finalists from the 1924 Games returned: gold medalist Morgan Taylor of the United States and silver medalist Erik Wilén of Finland. Taylor had won the 1924, 1925, and 1926 AAU titles and set a new world record at the U.S. Trials; he was favored in the event. [2]

India and Poland each made their debut in the event. The United States made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point.

Competition format

The competition featured the three-round format introduced in 1908: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. 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 now standard.

There were 6 quarterfinal heats, with between 3 and 6 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. The 12 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 6 athletes each, with the top 3 in each semifinal advancing to the 6-man final. [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Morgan Taylor  (USA)52.0 Philadelphia, United States 4 July 1928
Olympic recordFlag of Finland.svg  Erik Wilén  (FIN)53.8 Paris, France 7 July 1924

Morgan Taylor set a new Olympic record with 53.4 seconds in the first semifinal. David Burghley matched that time in the final.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 29 July 192814:00
17:30
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Monday, 30 July 192815:10Final

Results

Quarterfinals

The first two finishers in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 David Burghley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 57.0Q
2 Robert Maxwell US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 57.2Q
3 Evangelos Moiropoulos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 58.4
4 André Adelheim Flag of France.svg  France 59.2
5 Herman Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:00.0

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Johnny Gibson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 57.0Q
2 Frederick Chauncy Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain UnknownQ
3 Marcel Swinnen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown
Pierre Arnaudin Flag of France.svg  France DNF

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Roger Viel Flag of France.svg  France 56.2Q
2 Thomas Livingston-Learmonth Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 56.4Q
3 Jukka Matilainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56.7
4 Alf Watson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 57.8

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Morgan Taylor US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 55.2Q
2 Erkka Wilén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56.5Q
3 Erik Kjellström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 56.6

Quarterfinal 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 55.8Q
2 Stefan Kostrzewski Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 56.0Q
3 Lance Percival Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown

Quarterfinal 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Frank Cuhel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 54.6Q
2 Luigi Facelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 55.1Q
3 Louis Lundgren Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 55.9
4 Warren Montabone Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 56.5
5 Édouard Max-Robert Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
6S. Abdul HamidBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India Unknown

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Morgan Taylor US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 53.4Q, OR
2 Frank Cuhel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 53.6Q
3 David Burghley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.9Q
4 Roger Viel Flag of France.svg  France 57.6
5 Stefan Kostrzewski Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 58.0
6 Frederick Chauncy Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Thomas Livingston-Learmonth Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 54.0Q
2 Luigi Facelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 54.2Q
3 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 54.3Q
4 Johnny Gibson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 54.4
5 Erkka Wilén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 54.5
6 Robert Maxwell US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg David Burghley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.4 =OR
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Cuhel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 53.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Morgan Taylor US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 53.6
4 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53.8
5 Thomas Livingston-Learmonth Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 54.2
6 Luigi Facelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 55.8

Results summary

RankAthleteNationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg David Burghley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 57.053.953.4 =OR
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Cuhel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 54.653.653.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Morgan Taylor US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 55.253.453.6 OR
4 Sten Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 55.854.353.8
5 Thomas Livingston-Learmonth Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 56.454.054.2
6 Luigi Facelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 55.154.255.8
7 Johnny Gibson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 57.054.4Did not advance
8 Erkka Wilén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56.554.5
9 Roger Viel Flag of France.svg  France 56.257.6
10 Stefan Kostrzewski Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 56.058.0
11 Frederick Chauncy Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain UnknownUnknown6th in semifinal
Robert Maxwell US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 57.2Unknown6th in semifinal
13 Louis Lundgren Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 55.9Did not advance
14 Warren Montabone Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 56.5
15 Erik Kjellström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 56.6
16 Jukka Matilainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56.7
17 Alf Watson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 57.8
18 Evangelos Moiropoulos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 58.4
19 André Adelheim Flag of France.svg  France 59.2
20 Herman Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:00.0
21 Lance Percival Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown3rd in quarterfinal
Marcel Swinnen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown3rd in quarterfinal
23 Édouard Max-Robert Flag of France.svg  France Unknown5th in quarterfinal
24S. Abdul HamidBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India Unknown6th in quarterfinal
25 Pierre Arnaudin Flag of France.svg  France DNF

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. Official Report, p. 374.