Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July 1996 (heats)
27 July 1996 (quarter-finals)
28 July 1996 (semi-finals)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors62 from 42 nations
Winning time43.49 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Michael Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Roger Black
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Davis Kamoga
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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2000  
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place between 26 and 29 July. There were 62 competitors from 42 countries. [1] [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

The event was won by Michael Johnson of the United States. A few days later, Johnson would become the only man to win both the 400 metres and the 200 metres in the same Olympics. Johnson's 400 metres victory in Atlanta was the first of his two wins; he would become the only man to repeat as gold medalist in the event when he won again in 2000. More generally, his win was the fourth in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 16th overall title in the event by the United States. Roger Black's silver medal was Great Britain's first in the event since 1936; Davis Kamoga's bronze was Uganda's first in the event ever.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only two finalists from 1992 to return were bronze medalist Samson Kitur of Kenya and seventh-place finisher Ibrahim Ismail Muftah of Qatar. Michael Johnson of the United States was the clear favorite, having won the last two world championships. His countryman Butch Reynolds had come in second both times, as well as having won silver in the 1988 Olympics. Roger Black of Great Britain, 1991 world championship runner-up, 1986 and 1990 European champion, and 1994 European runner-up, was probably the strongest non-American challenger. [2]

Algeria, Comoros, Cyprus, Saint Lucia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, and Yemen appeared in this event for the first time. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was used for the first round. There were 8 first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 runners. The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next eight fastest overall (in contrast to previous instances where there were 8 heats, which used a top-four with no-fastest-loser rule). The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into 4 quarterfinals with 8 runners each; 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. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Butch Reynolds  (USA)43.29 Zürich, Switzerland 17 August 1988
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Quincy Watts  (USA)43.50 Barcelona, Spain 5 August 1992

In the final Michael Johnson set a new Olympic record by 0.01 seconds with 43.49 seconds.

Schedule

Following the 1984 schedule, the event was held on four separate days, with each round being on a different day.

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 26 July 199619:00Round 1
Saturday, 27 July 199619:55Quarterfinals
Sunday, 28 July 199620:26Semifinals
Monday, 29 July 199621:10Final

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Roger Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.28Q
22 Neil de Silva Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.34Q
31 Štefan Balošák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 45.86Q
46 Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.10q
57 Michael Joubert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.30
65 Kossi Akoto Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 46.94
8 Moustafa Abdel Naser Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya DSQ
4 Amar Hecini Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DSQ

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.54Q
27 Sanderlei Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 45.60Q
31 Troy Douglas Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 45.61Q
46 Charles Gitonga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.62q
52 Piotr Rysiukiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.07q
63 Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 46.82
78 Ivan Jean-Marie Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 47.13
84Hassan AbdouFlag of the Comoros (1992-1996).svg  Comoros 50.17

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.69Q
25 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 45.61Q
32 Paul Greene Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.12Q
48 Shigekazu Omori Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 46.30
53 Laurent Clerc Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 46.42
64 Shon Ju-Il Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 46.74
77 Subul Babo Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 48.15
1 Justice Dipeba Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana DNS

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Eswort Coombs Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.84Q
25 Jean-Louis Rapnouil Flag of France.svg  France 45.93Q
33 Du'aine Ladejo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.27Q
42 Troy McIntosh Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 46.42
57 Valdinei da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 46.61
61 Richard Jones Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 46.99
74 Mpho Morobe Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 47.54
88 Mohamed Amir Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 49.67

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45.79Q
23 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.80Q
36 Alejandro Cárdenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.85Q
41 Bobang Phiri Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.94q
55 Kennedy Ochieng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.99q
62 Euripidis Dimosthenous Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 46.76
74 Emmanuel Rubayiza Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 49.20
7 Francis Ogola Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda DNF

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Butch Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.42Q
23 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.75Q
36 Tawanda Chiwira Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 45.89Q
45 Mathias Rusterholz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 45.92q
51 Dawda Jallow Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 46.73
64 Eugene Farrell Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 47.18
72 Casimiro Asumu Nze Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 50.14
8 Ibrahim Hassan Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana DNF

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Clement Chukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.18Q
28 Samson Kitur Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.39Q
35 Michael McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.50Q
46 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.89q
54 Osmar dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 46.16
62 Robert Guy Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.80
77 Martial Biguet Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 48.92
83 Anwar Mohamed Ali Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 50.81

Heat 8

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.19Q
27 Iwan Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.22Q
31 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 45.56Q
45 Roxbert Martin Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.01q
58 Mark Ladbrook Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.28
66 Carl Oliver Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 47.41
73 Kimitene Biyago Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 48.88
4 Ibrahim Ouédraogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso DNS

Eliminated in heats

Ranks are unofficial.

RankAthleteNationTime
33 Osmar dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 46.16
34 Mark Ladbrook Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.28
35 Michael Joubert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.30
Shigekazu Omori Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 46.30
37 Troy McIntosh Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 46.42
Laurent Clerc Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 46.42
39 Valdinei da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 46.61
40 Richard Jones Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 46.69
41 Dawda Jallow Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 46.73
42 Shon Ju-Il Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 46.74
43 Evripides Demosthenous Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 46.76
44 Robert Guy Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.80
45 Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 46.82
46 Kossi Akoto Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 46.94
47 Ivan Jean-Marie Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 47.13
48 Eugene Farrell Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 47.18
49 Carl Oliver Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 47.41
50 Mpho Morobe Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 47.54
51 Subul Babo Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 48.15
52 Kimitene Biyago Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 48.88
53 Martial Biguet Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 48.92
54 Emmanuel Rubayiza Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 49.20
55 Mohamed Amir Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 49.67
56 Casimiro Asumu Nze Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 50.14
57Hassan AbdouFlag of the Comoros (1992-1996).svg  Comoros 50.17
58 Anwar Mohamed Ali Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 50.81
Ibrahim Hassan Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana DNF
Francis Ogola Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda DNF
Moustafa Abdel Naser Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya DSQ
Amar Hecini Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DSQ
Ibrahim Ouédraogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso DNS
Justice Dipeba Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana DNS

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 27 July 1996. The top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 44.88Q
24 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.98Q
36 Samson Kitur Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.03Q
42 Troy Douglas Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 45.26Q
55 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.26
67 Tawanda Chiwira Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 45.38
78 Mathias Rusterholz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 45.72
81 Piotr Rysiukiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.19

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Roger Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.72Q
24 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 44.96Q
35 Butch Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.21Q
48 Štefan Balošák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 45.32Q
57 Alejandro Cárdenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.33
61 Bobang Phiri Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.51
76 Sanderlei Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 45.72
82 Kennedy Ochieng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.72

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.62Q
27 Roxbert Martin Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.74Q
38 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 44.82Q
44 Neil de Silva Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.02Q
53 Clement Chukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.24
62 Du'aine Ladejo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.62
75 Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45.78
81 Paul Greene Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.22

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.79Q
26 Iwan Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.04Q
37 Michael McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.26Q
45 Eswort Coombs Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.43Q
53 Jean-Louis Rapnouil Flag of France.svg  France 45.74
61 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.48
2 Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNF
8 Charles Gitonga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNS

Eliminated in quarterfinals

Ranks are unofficial.

RankAthleteNationTime
17 Clement Chukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.24
18 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.26
19 Alejandro Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.33
20 Tawanda Chiwira Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 45.38
21 Bobang Phiri Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.51
22 Du'aine Ladejo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.62
23 Sanderlei Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 45.72
24 Mathias Rusterholz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 45.72
25 Kennedy Ochieng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.72
26 Jean-Louis Rapnouil Flag of France.svg  France 45.74
27 Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45.78
28 Piotr Rysiukiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.19
29 Paul Greene Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.22
30 Hendrik Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.48
31 Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNF
32 Charles Gitonga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 28 July 1996. The top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Roger Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.69Q
23 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.87Q
36 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 45.02Q
45 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.04Q
52 Samson Kitur Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.17
67 Štefan Balošák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 45.59
78 Troy Douglas Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 46.33
1 Butch Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.59Q
26 Roxbert Martin Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.81Q
31 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 44.85Q
43 Iwan Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.01Q
54 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.30
68 Eswort Coombs Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.36
72 Michael McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.48
87 Neil de Silva Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.56

Eliminated in semifinals

Ranks are unofficial.

RankAthleteNationTime
9 Samson Kitur Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.17
10 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.30
11 Eswort Coombs Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.36
12 Michael McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.48
13 Neil de Silva Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.56
14 Štefan Balošák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 45.59
15 Troy Douglas Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 46.33
16 Butch Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF

Final

The final was held on 29 July 1996.

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43.49 OR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Roger Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.41
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 44.53
41 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.62
58 Iwan Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.70
65 Roxbert Martin Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.83
76 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.99
7 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar DNF

See also

Women's 400 metres

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