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

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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Derrick Adkins (2018)
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates29 July 1996 (quarterfinals)
31 July 1996 (semifinals)
1 August 1996 (final)
Competitors55 from 35 nations
Winning time47.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Derrick Adkins
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Samuel Matete
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Bronze medal icon.svg Calvin Davis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1992
2000  

The men's 400 metres hurdles was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 55 competitors from 35 nations. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Derrick Adkins of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and 16th overall victory in the event. Samuel Matete of Zambia earned that nation's first medal in the event with his silver. American Calvin Davis took bronze.

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Background

This was the 21st 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.

One of the eight finalists from the 1992 Games returned: silver medalist (and 1988 finalist) Winthrop Graham of Jamaica. Samuel Matete of Zambia, the favorite in 1992 before a hamstring injury kept him out of the final, was favored again after adding two World Championship silver medals (1993 and 1995) to his 1991 victory. American Derrick Adkins had won the 1995 World Championship and was also a serious contender. [2]

Guyana, Latvia, Mauritius, Moldova, Panama, Qatar, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Zimbabwe each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the three-round format used every Games since 1908 (except the four-round competition in 1952): 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 standard.

There were 7 quarterfinal heats with 7 or 8 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 2 overall. The 16 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 4 in each semifinal advancing to the 8-man final. [2]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78 Barcelona, Spain 6 August 1992
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78 Barcelona, Spain 6 August 1992

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 29 July 199611:45Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 31 July 199619:15Semifinals
Thursday, 1 August 199620:25Final

Results

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Ibou Faye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 48.84Q
28 Fabrizio Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.90Q
35 Kazuhiko Yamazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 49.07
46 Dinsdale Morgan Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.16
54 Kehinde Aladefa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 49.60
63 Peter Crampton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.78
71 Gilbert Hashan Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 49.94
82 Salvador Vila Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 50.55

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Eronilde de Araujo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.52Q
21 Laurent Ottoz Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.92Q
37 Carlos Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 49.09
43 Mubarak Faraj Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 49.27
54 Miro Kocuvan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 49.66
68 Jean-Paul Bruwier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49.69
75 Barnabas Kinyor Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.82
86 Mugur Mateescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 49.97

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Samuel Matete Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 48.21Q
22 Rohan Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.89Q
33 Erick Keter Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.03
46 Vadim Zadoynov Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 49.73
57 Hadi Somayli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.94
68 Hamadou Mbaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 50.30
74 Llewellyn Herbert Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 51.13

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Bryan Bronson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.06Q
26 Dusan Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 49.23Q
33 Pawel Januszewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 49.63
44 Hideaki Kawamura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 49.88
58 Julius Masvanise Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 50.16
62 Jozef Kucej Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 50.31
71 Amadou Sy Savane Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 50.90
87 Simon Hollingsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.16

Quarterfinal 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Jon Ridgeon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.31Q
28 Marc Dollendorf Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49.49Q
33 Ruslan Mashchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.94
45 Egīls Tēbelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 50.73
56 Domingo Cordero Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 51.20
64 Marcel Schelbert Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 51.20
72 Curt Young Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 55.20
7 Winthrop Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF

Quarterfinal 6

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Calvin Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.94Q
28 Sven Nylander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.54Q
36 Ashraf Saber Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49.71
45 Gideon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.74
51 Tom McGuirk Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 50.76
67 Cleverson Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 51.23
74 Óscar Pitillas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 51.35
83 Lancelot Gittens Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 54.79

Quarterfinal 7

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Derrick Adkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.46Q
28 Everson Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.52Q
33 Ken Harnden Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 48.54q
47 Neil Gardner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.30q
51 Shunji Karube Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 48.96
64 Gary Jennings Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.41
72 Inigo Monreal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 52.23
85 Ivan Wakit Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 53.42

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Derrick Adkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.76Q
21 Sven Nylander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 48.21Q
32 Fabrizio Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.43Q
46 Eronilde de Araujo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.45Q
58 Dusan Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 48.57
67 Ken Harnden Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 48.61
74 Jon Ridgeon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.43
85 Bryan Bronson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.32

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Calvin Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.91Q
24 Everson Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.28Q
36 Samuel Matete Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 48.28Q
47 Rohan Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.28Q
51 Neil Gardner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.30
62 Laurent Ottoz Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.52
75 Ibou Faye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 48.84
88 Marc Dollendorf Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 48.91

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg6 Derrick Adkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.54
Silver medal icon.svg1 Samuel Matete Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 47.78
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Calvin Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.96
44 Sven Nylander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.98
58 Rohan Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.30
67 Fabrizio Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.41
73 Everson Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.57
82 Eronilde de Araujo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.78

Results summary

RankAthleteNationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Gold medal icon.svg Derrick Adkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.4647.7647.54
Silver medal icon.svg Samuel Matete Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 48.2148.2847.78
Bronze medal icon.svg Calvin Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.9447.9147.96
4 Sven Nylander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.5448.2147.98
5 Rohan Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.8948.2848.30
6 Fabrizio Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.9048.4348.41
7 Everson Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.5248.2848.57
8 Eronilde de Araujo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.5248.4548.78
9 Neil Gardner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.5948.30Did not advance
10 Laurent Ottoz Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.9248.52
11 Dusan Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 49.2348.57
12 Ken Harnden Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 48.5448.61
13 Ibou Faye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 48.8448.84
14 Marc Dollendorf Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49.4948.91
15 Jon Ridgeon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.3149.43
16 Bryan Bronson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.0650.32
17 Shunji Karube Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 48.96Did not advance
18 Erick Keter Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.03
19 Kazuhiko Yamazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 49.07
20 Carlos Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 49.09
21 Dinsdale Morgan Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.16
22 Mubarak Faraj Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 49.27
23 Kehinde Aladefa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 49.60
24 Pawel Januszewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 49.63
25 Miro Kocuvan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 49.66
26 Jean-Paul Bruwier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49.69
27 Ashraf Saber Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49.71
28 Vadim Zadoynov Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 49.73
29 Gideon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.74
30 Peter Crampton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.78
31 Barnabas Kinyor Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.82
32 Hideaki Kawamura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 49.88
33 Gilbert Hashan Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 49.94
Hadi Somayli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.94
Ruslan Mashchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.94
36 Mugur Mateescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 49.97
37 Julius Masvanise Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 50.16
38 Hamadou Mbaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 50.30
39 Jozef Kucej Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 50.31
40 Gary Jennings Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.41
41 Salvador Vila Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 50.55
42 Egīls Tēbelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 50.73
43 Tom McGuirk Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 50.76
44 Amadou Sy Savane Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 50.90
45 Llewellyn Herbert Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 51.13
46 Domingo Cordero Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 51.20
Marcel Schelbert Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 51.20
48 Cleverson Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 51.23
49 Óscar Pitillas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 51.35
50 Simon Hollingsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.16
51 Inigo Monreal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 52.23
52 Ivan Wakit Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 53.42
53 Lancelot Gittens Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 54.79
54 Curt Young Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 55.20
55 Winthrop Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF

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