Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates20–23 August
Competitors62 from 48 nations
Winning time44.00
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Otis Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Derrick Brew Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2000
2008  

The men's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 23. [1] Sixty-two athletes from 48 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Jeremy Wariner of the United States, the sixth in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 18th overall title in the event by the United States. The United States swept the podium for the 4th time in the event (1904, 1968, 1988).

Summary

The first round had split a full roster of runners into eight heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next eight fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals.

At the start, Otis Harris, Jeremy Wariner, and Derrick Brew stormed out from the blocks to take a powerful lead over the rest of the field. Harris commanded the top position for the Americans throughout the race, but in the final turn he was chased down by Wariner. Slightly behind coming off the turn, Wariner stormed ahead over the last hundred metres to win the race at 44.00 seconds, the fastest time ever recorded in this event since American legend Michael Johnson won the gold in Sydney 2000. Harris held on to take the silver with Brew separating from the pack over the final straight to give the United States a sweep of the medal podium for the third time in the event's Olympic history, having previously managed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics. [3]

At the end of the final, seven sprinters managed to finish the race under 45 seconds, and five personal bests were recorded.

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from 2000 returned; the only medalist from the 2003 world championships to compete was bronze winner Michael Blackwood of Jamaica. The American team of Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris, and Derrick Brew was strong, even without two-time defending champion Michael Johnson, who had retired. Their top competition was Alleyne Francique of Grenada, the Central American and Caribbean champion and indoor champion. [2]

Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Slovenia, and Uruguay appeared in this event for the first time. The United States made its 24th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 45.95 seconds or faster could be entered.

Competition format

In the first significant change in format since 1964, the competition was reduced from four rounds to three; it was the first time since 1912 that only three rounds were held. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was used for the first round and semifinals (the first time it was used for semifinals, as the shift from four rounds to three meant that there were three semifinals instead of two). There were 8 first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 runners (before a withdrawal reduced one heat to 6). The top two runners in each heat advanced, along with the next eight fastest overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 heats of 8 runners each. The top two runners in each semifinal heat and the next two fastest overall advanced, making an eight-man final. [4] [2]

Records

These were the standing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time (in seconds) prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.18 s Seville, Spain 26 August 1999
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.49 s Atlanta, United States 5 August 1992
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Jeremy Wariner  (USA)44.37 s Sacramento, United States15 July 2004

No world or Olympic records were set in this event.

The following national records were established during the competition:

NationAthleteRoundTime
Flag of India.svg  India K. M. Binu Heat 545.48

Schedule

Since 1984, all rounds have been held on separate days.

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 20 August 200421:10Round 1
Saturday, 21 August 200421:15Semifinals
Monday, 23 August 200421:05Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The top two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next eight fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals. [5]

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Alleyne Francique Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 45.32Q
25 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.54Q
34 Marcus La Grange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 45.95
43 Piotr Klimczak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.23
56 Jun Osakada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46.39
67 Lloyd Zvasiya Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 47.19
71 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47.23
88 Danilson Ricciuli Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 49.27

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Chris Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 45.09Q, SB
26 Otis Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.11Q
35 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 45.34q
48 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.09
52 Vincent Mumo Kiilu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 46.31
67 Andrés Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 46.48
74 Stilianos Dimotsios Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 46.51SB
83Abdulla Mohamed HusseinFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 51.52

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Anton Galkin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45.43Q
22 Yeimer López Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 45.44Q
31 Alejandro Cárdenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.46q
45 Gary Kikaya Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.57q
53 Ato Modibo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.29
67 Mitsuhiro Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46.70
78 Takeshi Fujiwara Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 48.46
86 Youba Hmeida Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 49.18

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Derrick Brew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.41Q
22 Brandon Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.61Q
37 Sofiane Labidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 46.04
45 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.15
54 Rohan Pradeep Kumara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 46.20
63 Evans Marie Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 48.23PB
8 Lezin Ngoyikonda Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo DNS

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Carlos Santa Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 45.31Q
25 Lewis Banda Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 45.37Q
33 K. Mathews Binu Flag of India.svg  India 45.48q, NR
46 Cédric van Branteghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45.70q
51 California Molefe Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 45.88
62 Chris Lloyd Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 47.98
74 Fawzi Al-Shammari Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 48.25
87 Saeed Al-Adhreai Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 49.39

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.56Q
25 Ingo Schultz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 45.88Q
31 Young Talkmore Nyongani Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.03
44 Zsolt Szeglet Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 46.16
56 Malachi Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.28
67 Oleg Mishukov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 46.41
73 Dadi Denis Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 47.57
2 Victor Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Michael Blackwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.23Q
27 Hamdan Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 45.31Q
36 Saul Weigopwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.59q
45 Matija Šestak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 45.88q
53 Yuki Yamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46.16
61 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 46.32
72 Muhammad Sajid Ahmad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 47.45SB
84 Moses Kamut Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 48.14SB

Heat 8

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Leslie Djhone Flag of France.svg  France 45.40Q
22 Ezra Sambu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.59Q
33 Timothy Benjamin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45.69q
45 Clinton Hill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.89
56 Adem Hecini Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 46.50
67 Luis Luna Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 47.92
71 Jonnie Lowe Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 48.06
88 Anderson Jorge dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.77

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The top two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the final. [6]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.87Q
25 Michael Blackwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.00Q
36 Leslie Djhone Flag of France.svg  France 45.01q
44 Lewis Banda Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 45.23
52 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 45.23
68 Gary Kikaya Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.58
71 Ezra Sambu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.84
87 Cédric van Branteghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46.03

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Derrick Brew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.05Q
28 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.27Q
35 Chris Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 45.31
46 Yeimer López Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 45.52
57 Alejandro Cárdenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.64
62 K. Mathews Binu Flag of India.svg  India 45.97
71 Matija Šestak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 46.54
3 Anton Galkin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45.34DSQ [7]

Semifinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Brandon Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.97Q
25 Otis Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.99Q
36 Alleyne Francique Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 45.08q
44 Carlos Santa Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 45.58
53 Hamdan Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 45.59
62 Saul Weigopwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.67
71 Ingo Schultz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 46.23
87 Timothy Benjamin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.28

Final

[8]

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.00PB
Silver medal icon.svg5 Otis Harris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.16PB
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Derrick Brew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.42SB
48 Alleyne Francique Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 44.66
56 Brandon Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.76PB
67 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 44.83PB
72 Leslie Djhone Flag of France.svg  France 44.94
81 Michael Blackwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.55

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