Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date26 July 1976 (heats and quarterfinals)
28 July 1976 (semifinals)
29 July 1976 (final)
Competitors44 from 29 nations
Winning time44.26
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alberto Juantorena
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg Fred Newhouse
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Herman Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1972
1980  

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held on July 26, 1976, July 28, 1976, and on July 29, 1976. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Forty-four athletes from 29 nations competed. [6] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Alberto Juantorena of Cuba, the nation's first medal in the event, breaking a string of five victories by the United States. Juantorena became the first man to win both the 800 metres and 400 metres in an Olympics.

Summary

In the final, Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks appeared to go for the early lead, while Alberto Juantorena was initially a little slower. Then he stretched out on the backstretch to regain position about equal to the third American Herman Frazier. Coming off the final turn Juantorena had caught the rest of the field and was a step behind Newhouse. Parks and Fons Brijdenbach were about even two more strides back with Frazier just behind them. As Juantorena began to pass Newhouse, Newhouse noticeably struggled, leaving Juantorena with the gold medal. Three metres back, Frazier just edged ahead of Brijdenbach for the bronze medal, as Parks faded. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Background

This was the eighteenth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists, but no medalists, from 1972 returned: sixth-place finisher Markku Kukkoaho of Finland and seventh-place Karl Honz of West Germany. Alberto Juantorena was the favorite, ranked #1 in the world and trying to become the first man to win the 400 metres/800 metres double (outside of the 1906 Intercalated Games). His main competition was the United States team, aiming for a sixth consecutive win in the event. [6]

Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, the Netherlands Antilles, and Papua New Guinea appeared in this event for the first time. The United States made its eighteenth appearance in the event, the only nation to compete in it at every Olympic Games to that point.

Competition format

The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was applied in the first round. With 20 fewer runners than in 1972 (44 compared to 64), there were only 6 first-round heats, each scheduled to have 7 or 8 athletes but one with only 6 starters. The top five runners in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals along with the next two fastest overall. The 4 quarterfinals each had 8 runners; the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals, with no "fastest loser" spots. The semifinals featured 2 heats of 8 runners each. The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making an eight-man final. [6] [11]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Lee Evans  (USA)43.86 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Lee Evans  (USA)43.86 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968

No world or Olympic records were set during this event.

Schedule

The quarterfinals were moved back up to the first day (along with the first round) for the first time since 1964.

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 26 July 197611:00
15:15
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 28 July 197615:20Semifinals
Thursday, 29 July 197616:00Final

Results

Heats

The heats were held on July 26, 1976.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Herman Frazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.09Q
27 Mike Sands Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 46.52Q
35 Zbigniew Jaremski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 46.68Q
46 Peter Grant Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.03Q
58 Brian Saunders Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47.24Q
63 Carlos Noroña Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 48.46
71 Hamil Grimes Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 49.24
84 Wilfrid Cyriaque Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 51.49

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Fred Newhouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.42Q
27 Rick Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.11Q
36 Jan Werner Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 46.19Q
44 Alfonso Di Guida Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46.52Q
52 Leighton Priestley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.74Q
68 Don Domansky Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47.24q
71 Errol Thurton Flag of British Honduras (1919-1981).svg  Belize 48.91
83 Ahmed Al-Assiri Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.72

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Maxie Parks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.12Q
22 Delmo da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 47.21Q
34 Iván Mangual Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 47.39Q
41 Karl Honz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 47.47Q
55 Eddy Gutiérrez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 47.89Q
63 Renelda Swan Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 49.13
Stavros Tziortzis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece DNS
Tony Moore Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji DNS

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Fons Brijdenbach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46.73Q
22 Jerzy Pietrzyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 46.92Q
36 Franz-Peter Hofmeister Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 47.17Q
41 Ossi Karttunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.22Q
54 Glenn Bogue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47.42Q
63 Raymond Heerenveen Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 47.44q
75 Wavala Kali Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 48.85
87 Ricardo Larios Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 50.52

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 David Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.60Q
25 Bernd Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.99Q
34 Jozo Alebić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 47.03Q
42 Markku Kukkoaho Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.67Q
53 Charles Joseph Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 47.72Q
67 Samba Dièye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 47.98
71 Bjarni Stefánsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 48.34

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 47.29Q
24 Glen Cohen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 47.77Q
36 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 47.89Q
41 Alfred Daley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.04Q
57 Fred Sowerby Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 48.12Q
63 Avognan Nogboun Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 48.24
72 José Carvalho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 48.47

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on July 26, 1976.

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Herman Frazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.52Q
23 Fons Brijdenbach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46.56Q
31 Karl Honz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.94Q
45 Alfonso Di Guida Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.07Q
52 Ossi Karttunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.45
64 Peter Grant Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.69
77 Alfred Daley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.46
88 Glenn Bogue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 48.98

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Rick Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.76Q
27 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 45.92Q
34 Jerzy Pietrzyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 46.30Q
48 Brian Saunders Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.42Q
53 Leighton Priestley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.45
65 Mike Sands Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 46.48
72 Iván Mangual Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 46.56
86 Charles Joseph Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.61

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.83Q
28 Jan Werner Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 45.88Q
32 Maxie Parks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.99Q
43 Bernd Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.07Q
51 Markku Kukkoaho Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 46.24
66 Eddy Gutiérrez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 46.65
74 Glen Cohen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 47.67
Don Domansky Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNS

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Fred Newhouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.97Q
22 David Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.18Q
37 Franz-Peter Hofmeister Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.20Q
48 Delmo da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 46.48Q
54 Jozo Alebić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 46.94
63 Zbigniew Jaremski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 47.10
76 Fred Sowerby Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 48.03
85 Raymond Heerenveen Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 48.88

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on July 28, 1976.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 45.10Q
23 Fons Brijdenbach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45.28Q
35 Maxie Parks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.61Q
41 Rick Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.69Q
58 Bernd Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 45.94
62 Brian Saunders Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.46
74 Alfonso Di Guida Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46.50
86 Delmo da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 46.69

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Fred Newhouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.89Q
27 David Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.20Q
34 Herman Frazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.24Q
46 Jan Werner Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 45.44Q
53 Jerzy Pietrzyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 45.65
68 Franz-Peter Hofmeister Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.05
71 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.20
85 Karl Honz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.63

Final

The final was held on July 29, 1976.

RankLaneAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg2 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 44.26
Silver medal icon.svg4 Fred Newhouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.40
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Herman Frazier Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.95
48 Fons Brijdenbach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45.04
57 Maxie Parks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.24
66 Rick Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.40
75 David Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.57
81 Jan Werner Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 45.63

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