Contents
- Background
- Competition format
- Records
- Schedule
- Results
- Round 1
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- See also
- References
- External links
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August 1992 (heats) 2 August 1992 (quarter-finals) 3 August 1992 (semi-finals) 5 August 1992 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 69 from 52 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 43.50 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1992 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 |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 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 |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 68 participating athletes from 52 nations, with nine qualifying heats. [1] [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Quincy Watts of the United States, the third in what would ultimately be seven consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 15th overall title in the event by the United States. Steve Lewis became the third man (and first American) to win a second medal in the event. Samson Kitur earned Kenya's first medal in the men's 400 metres since 1972.
In heat 1 of the semifinal round, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring 150 meters into the race. His father, Jim, rushed onto the track and supported Redmond as he limped to the finish line. Redmond was disqualified due to outside assistance, but the crowd gave him a standing ovation. The incident became one of the best-remembered moments in Olympic history. [3]
In heat 2 of the semi-final round, Quincy Watts set an Olympic record with 43.71. This was the second-fastest time in history, behind only the world record held by Butch Reynolds. The previous second-fastest time had been run by Danny Everett at the United States Olympic Trials, where Reynolds did not qualify for the Olympics. In the Olympic semi-finals, Everett suffered a foot injury and hobbled to the finish. In the final, Watts won the gold medal and improved his Olympic record to 43.50. [4]
