Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 27 July 1996 (quarter-finals) 28 July 1996 (semi-finals) 29 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 62 from 42 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 43.49 OR | |||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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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.
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.
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]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() | 43.29 | Zürich, Switzerland | 17 August 1988 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 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.
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)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 26 July 1996 | 19:00 | Round 1 |
Saturday, 27 July 1996 | 19:55 | Quarterfinals |
Sunday, 28 July 1996 | 20:26 | Semifinals |
Monday, 29 July 1996 | 21:10 | Final |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Roger Black | ![]() | 45.28 | Q |
2 | 2 | Neil de Silva | ![]() | 45.34 | Q |
3 | 1 | Štefan Balošák | ![]() | 45.86 | Q |
4 | 6 | Jude Monye | ![]() | 46.10 | q |
5 | 7 | Michael Joubert | ![]() | 46.30 | |
6 | 5 | Kossi Akoto | ![]() | 46.94 | |
— | 8 | Moustafa Abdel Naser | ![]() | DSQ | |
4 | Amar Hecini | ![]() | DSQ |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Davian Clarke | ![]() | 45.54 | Q |
2 | 7 | Sanderlei Parrela | ![]() | 45.60 | Q |
3 | 1 | Troy Douglas | ![]() | 45.61 | Q |
4 | 6 | Charles Gitonga | ![]() | 45.62 | q |
5 | 2 | Piotr Rysiukiewicz | ![]() | 46.07 | q |
6 | 3 | Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi | ![]() | 46.82 | |
7 | 8 | Ivan Jean-Marie | ![]() | 47.13 | |
8 | 4 | Hassan Abdou | ![]() | 50.17 |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Alvin Harrison | ![]() | 44.69 | Q |
2 | 5 | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah | ![]() | 45.61 | Q |
3 | 2 | Paul Greene | ![]() | 46.12 | Q |
4 | 8 | Shigekazu Omori | ![]() | 46.30 | |
5 | 3 | Laurent Clerc | ![]() | 46.42 | |
6 | 4 | Shon Ju-Il | ![]() | 46.74 | |
7 | 7 | Subul Babo | ![]() | 48.15 | |
— | 1 | Justice Dipeba | ![]() | DNS |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Eswort Coombs | ![]() | 45.84 | Q |
2 | 5 | Jean-Louis Rapnouil | ![]() | 45.93 | Q |
3 | 3 | Du'aine Ladejo | ![]() | 46.27 | Q |
4 | 2 | Troy McIntosh | ![]() | 46.42 | |
5 | 7 | Valdinei da Silva | ![]() | 46.61 | |
6 | 1 | Richard Jones | ![]() | 46.99 | |
7 | 4 | Mpho Morobe | ![]() | 47.54 | |
8 | 8 | Mohamed Amir | ![]() | 49.67 |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Sugath Thilakaratne | ![]() | 45.79 | Q |
2 | 3 | Michael Johnson | ![]() | 45.80 | Q |
3 | 6 | Alejandro Cárdenas | ![]() | 45.85 | Q |
4 | 1 | Bobang Phiri | ![]() | 45.94 | q |
5 | 5 | Kennedy Ochieng | ![]() | 45.99 | q |
6 | 2 | Euripidis Dimosthenous | ![]() | 46.76 | |
7 | 4 | Emmanuel Rubayiza | ![]() | 49.20 | |
— | 7 | Francis Ogola | ![]() | DNF |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Butch Reynolds | ![]() | 45.42 | Q |
2 | 3 | Arnaud Malherbe | ![]() | 45.75 | Q |
3 | 6 | Tawanda Chiwira | ![]() | 45.89 | Q |
4 | 5 | Mathias Rusterholz | ![]() | 45.92 | q |
5 | 1 | Dawda Jallow | ![]() | 46.73 | |
6 | 4 | Eugene Farrell | ![]() | 47.18 | |
7 | 2 | Casimiro Asumu Nze | ![]() | 50.14 | |
— | 8 | Ibrahim Hassan | ![]() | DNF |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Clement Chukwu | ![]() | 45.18 | Q |
2 | 8 | Samson Kitur | ![]() | 45.39 | Q |
3 | 5 | Michael McDonald | ![]() | 45.50 | Q |
4 | 6 | Hendrick Mokganyetsi | ![]() | 45.89 | q |
5 | 4 | Osmar dos Santos | ![]() | 46.16 | |
6 | 2 | Robert Guy | ![]() | 46.80 | |
7 | 7 | Martial Biguet | ![]() | 48.92 | |
8 | 3 | Anwar Mohamed Ali | ![]() | 50.81 |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Sunday Bada | ![]() | 45.19 | Q |
2 | 7 | Iwan Thomas | ![]() | 45.22 | Q |
3 | 1 | Davis Kamoga | ![]() | 45.56 | Q |
4 | 5 | Roxbert Martin | ![]() | 46.01 | q |
5 | 8 | Mark Ladbrook | ![]() | 46.28 | |
6 | 6 | Carl Oliver | ![]() | 47.41 | |
7 | 3 | Kimitene Biyago | ![]() | 48.88 | |
— | 4 | Ibrahim Ouédraogo | ![]() | DNS |
Ranks are unofficial.
The quarterfinals were held on 27 July 1996. The top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Sunday Bada | ![]() | 44.88 | Q |
2 | 4 | Davian Clarke | ![]() | 44.98 | Q |
3 | 6 | Samson Kitur | ![]() | 45.03 | Q |
4 | 2 | Troy Douglas | ![]() | 45.26 | Q |
5 | 5 | Arnaud Malherbe | ![]() | 45.26 | |
6 | 7 | Tawanda Chiwira | ![]() | 45.38 | |
7 | 8 | Mathias Rusterholz | ![]() | 45.72 | |
8 | 1 | Piotr Rysiukiewicz | ![]() | 46.19 |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Roger Black | ![]() | 44.72 | Q |
2 | 4 | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah | ![]() | 44.96 | Q |
3 | 5 | Butch Reynolds | ![]() | 45.21 | Q |
4 | 8 | Štefan Balošák | ![]() | 45.32 | Q |
5 | 7 | Alejandro Cárdenas | ![]() | 45.33 | |
6 | 1 | Bobang Phiri | ![]() | 45.51 | |
7 | 6 | Sanderlei Parrela | ![]() | 45.72 | |
8 | 2 | Kennedy Ochieng | ![]() | 45.72 |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Michael Johnson | ![]() | 44.62 | Q |
2 | 7 | Roxbert Martin | ![]() | 44.74 | Q |
3 | 8 | Davis Kamoga | ![]() | 44.82 | Q |
4 | 4 | Neil de Silva | ![]() | 45.02 | Q |
5 | 3 | Clement Chukwu | ![]() | 45.24 | |
6 | 2 | Du'aine Ladejo | ![]() | 45.62 | |
7 | 5 | Sugath Thilakaratne | ![]() | 45.78 | |
8 | 1 | Paul Greene | ![]() | 46.22 |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Alvin Harrison | ![]() | 44.79 | Q |
2 | 6 | Iwan Thomas | ![]() | 45.04 | Q |
3 | 7 | Michael McDonald | ![]() | 45.26 | Q |
4 | 5 | Eswort Coombs | ![]() | 45.43 | Q |
5 | 3 | Jean-Louis Rapnouil | ![]() | 45.74 | |
6 | 1 | Hendrick Mokganyetsi | ![]() | 46.48 | |
— | 2 | Jude Monye | ![]() | DNF | |
— | 8 | Charles Gitonga | ![]() | DNS |
Ranks are unofficial.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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17 | Clement Chukwu | ![]() | 45.24 |
18 | Arnaud Malherbe | ![]() | 45.26 |
19 | Alejandro Cardenas | ![]() | 45.33 |
20 | Tawanda Chiwira | ![]() | 45.38 |
21 | Bobang Phiri | ![]() | 45.51 |
22 | Du'aine Ladejo | ![]() | 45.62 |
23 | Sanderlei Parrela | ![]() | 45.72 |
24 | Mathias Rusterholz | ![]() | 45.72 |
25 | Kennedy Ochieng | ![]() | 45.72 |
26 | Jean-Louis Rapnouil | ![]() | 45.74 |
27 | Sugath Thilakaratne | ![]() | 45.78 |
28 | Piotr Rysiukiewicz | ![]() | 46.19 |
29 | Paul Greene | ![]() | 46.22 |
30 | Hendrik Mokganyetsi | ![]() | 46.48 |
31 | Jude Monye | ![]() | DNF |
32 | Charles Gitonga | ![]() | DNS |
The semifinals were held on 28 July 1996. The top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Roger Black | ![]() | 44.69 | Q |
2 | 3 | Davian Clarke | ![]() | 44.87 | Q |
3 | 6 | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah | ![]() | 45.02 | Q |
4 | 5 | Alvin Harrison | ![]() | 45.04 | Q |
5 | 2 | Samson Kitur | ![]() | 45.17 | |
6 | 7 | Štefan Balošák | ![]() | 45.59 | |
7 | 8 | Troy Douglas | ![]() | 46.33 | |
— | 1 | Butch Reynolds | ![]() | DNF |
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Michael Johnson | ![]() | 44.59 | Q |
2 | 6 | Roxbert Martin | ![]() | 44.81 | Q |
3 | 1 | Davis Kamoga | ![]() | 44.85 | Q |
4 | 3 | Iwan Thomas | ![]() | 45.01 | Q |
5 | 4 | Sunday Bada | ![]() | 45.30 | |
6 | 8 | Eswort Coombs | ![]() | 45.36 | |
7 | 2 | Michael McDonald | ![]() | 45.48 | |
8 | 7 | Neil de Silva | ![]() | 45.56 |
Ranks are unofficial.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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9 | Samson Kitur | ![]() | 45.17 |
10 | Sunday Bada | ![]() | 45.30 |
11 | Eswort Coombs | ![]() | 45.36 |
12 | Michael McDonald | ![]() | 45.48 |
13 | Neil de Silva | ![]() | 45.56 |
14 | Štefan Balošák | ![]() | 45.59 |
15 | Troy Douglas | ![]() | 46.33 |
16 | Butch Reynolds | ![]() | DNF |
The final was held on 29 July 1996.
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Michael Johnson | ![]() | 43.49 | OR |
![]() | 3 | Roger Black | ![]() | 44.41 | |
![]() | 2 | Davis Kamoga | ![]() | 44.53 | |
4 | 1 | Alvin Harrison | ![]() | 44.62 | |
5 | 8 | Iwan Thomas | ![]() | 44.70 | |
6 | 5 | Roxbert Martin | ![]() | 44.83 | |
7 | 6 | Davian Clarke | ![]() | 44.99 | |
— | 7 | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah | ![]() | DNF |
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