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

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Felix Sanchez Helsinki 2005.jpg
Félix Sánchez (2005)
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates23–26 August
Competitors35 from 24 nations
Winning time47.63
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Félix Sánchez
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Silver medal icon.svg Danny McFarlane
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Naman Keïta
Flag of France.svg  France
  2000
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 23 to 26. [1] There were 35 competitors from 24 nations. [2] The event was won by Félix Sánchez of the Dominican Republic, the nation's first medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles. Silver went to Danny McFarlane of Jamaica, returning to the podium in the event for the first time since 1992. Naman Keïta's bronze was France's first medal in the event in over 100 years; the last Frenchman to medal in the long hurdles was Henri Tauzin in 1900. The United States' five-Games gold medal (and podium) streak ended; for only the second time in the history of the event, Americans competed but won no medals (after 1968, with the United States also not on the podium in 1980 due to the boycott).

Background

This was the 23rd 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.

The top four of the eight finalists from the 2000 Games returned: gold medalist Angelo Taylor of the United States, silver medalist Hadi Souan Somayli of Saudi Arabia, bronze medalist Llewellyn Herbert of South Africa, and fourth-place finisher James Carter of the United States. Félix Sánchez of the Dominican Republic had finished 20th in 2000, but had risen to prominence since as he won the 2001 and 2003 World Championships. He was the favorite in Athens. [2] Defending champion Taylor made it to the semifinals but did not qualify for the final.

Belize, Kazakhstan, Mali, and Niger each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Summary

In the final, a false start had been accredited to at least three athletes including Dominican Republic's Félix Sánchez, a solid pre-race favorite in this event. Nonetheless, he sped out of the blocks, and quickly opened his lead over the American and fastest pre-Olympic entrant James Carter on the sixth hurdle. The two had chased against each other towards the final bend with Carter pulling ahead into the lead. As Carter went backwards in the last two hurdles, Sanchez left the field trailing to quickly move again to the front and maintained it to a blazing finish in his seasonal best at 47.63 seconds, extending his winning streak on his forty-third race since the previous defeat in 2001. [3] Behind him, Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane and delighted Frenchman Naman Keïta edged Carter out to a ragged fourth to deny the American supremacy on the podium for the first time at a non-boycotted Games since 1968, giving both of them the silver and bronze respectively. [4] [5]

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres hurdles, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 49.20 seconds or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 49.50 seconds or faster could be entered.

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. 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 5 quarterfinal heats with 7 athletes each. The top 4 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 4 overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 2 in each semifinal and the next 2 fastest overall advancing to the 8-man final. [2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78 Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78 Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  James Carter  (USA)47.68 Sacramento, United States11 July 2004

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

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 23 August 200419:30Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 24 August 200421:05Semifinals
Thursday, 26 August 200422:30Final

Results

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.79Q
26 Jiří Mužík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 48.85Q, SB
33 Chris Rawlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.94Q
45 Boris Gorban Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.25Q
52 Yevgeniy Meleshenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 49.43q
64 Ken Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 50.95
77 Kurt Couto Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 51.18 NR

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.53Q, SB
23 Bennie Brazell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.57Q
35 Marek Plawgo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 48.67Q, SB
44 Llewellyn Herbert Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.70Q
56 Štěpán Tesařík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 49.44q
67 Alaa Motar Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 51.97
8 Yacnier Luis Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DSQ

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 James Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.64Q
26 Periklis Iakovakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 48.69Q, SB
37 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 48.80Q
44 Eduardo Iván Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 49.25Q
52 Bayano Kamani Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 49.37q
63 Ibrahima Maïga Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 50.63
75 Michael Aguilar Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 51.21

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 48.51Q
25 Alwyn Myburgh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.84Q
34 Mikhail Lipsky Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.00Q
43 Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.15Q, SB
57 Dean Griffiths Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.41q
66 Cédric El-Idrissi Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 49.44
78 Mowen Boino Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 50.97 NR

Quarterfinal 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 Kemel Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.66Q, SB
23 Naman Keïta Flag of France.svg  France 48.88Q
32 Ockert Cilliers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.12Q
44 Edivaldo Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 49.53Q
56 Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.64
65 Matthew Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.77
77Ibrahim TondiFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 52.62

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall runners (q) moved on to the final. [7]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 47.93Q
23 Marek Plawgo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 48.16Q, NR
36 Alwyn Myburgh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.21q, SB
44 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.72
57 Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 48.98SB
62 Mikhail Lipskiy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.10
71 Edivaldo Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 49.26
88 Dean Griffiths Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.51

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.00Q, PB
25 Bennie Brazell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.19Q
34 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 48.46SB
46 Periklis Iakovakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 48.47SB
52 Llewellyn Herbert Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.57
68 Eduardo Iván Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 49.77
77 Štěpán Tesařík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 49.87
81 Chris Rawlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.89

Semifinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 James Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.18Q
27 Bayano Kamani Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 48.23Q, NR
36 Naman Keïta Flag of France.svg  France 48.24q
44 Kemel Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.25SB
55 Jiří Mužík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 48.88
61 Ockert Cilliers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.01
72 Boris Gorban Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.46
88 Yevgeniy Meleshenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 49.48

Final

[8]

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 47.63SB
Silver medal icon.svg5 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.11
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Naman Keïta Flag of France.svg  France 48.26
44 James Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.58
52 Bayano Kamani Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 48.74
63 Marek Plawgo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 49.00
71 Alwyn Myburgh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.07
88 Bennie Brazell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.51

Results summary

RankAthleteNationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 48.5147.9347.63SB
Silver medal icon.svg Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.5348.0048.11PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Naman Keïta Flag of France.svg  France 48.8848.2448.26
4 James Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.6448.1848.58
5 Bayano Kamani Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 49.3748.2348.74 NR
6 Marek Plawgo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 48.6748.1649.00 NR
7 Alwyn Myburgh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.8448.2149.07SB
8 Bennie Brazell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.5748.1949.51
9 Kemel Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.6648.25Did not advanceSB
10 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 48.8048.46SB
11 Periklis Iakovakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 48.6948.47SB
12 Llewellyn Herbert Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.7048.57
13 Angelo Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.7948.72
14 Jiří Mužík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 48.8548.88SB
15 Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.1548.98SB
16 Ockert Cilliers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.1249.01
17 Mikhail Lipskiy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.0049.10
18 Edivaldo Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 49.5349.26
19 Boris Gorban Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 49.2549.46
20 Yevgeniy Meleshenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 49.4349.48
21 Dean Griffiths Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 49.4149.51
22 Eduardo Iván Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 49.2549.77
23 Štěpán Tesařík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 49.4449.87
24 Chris Rawlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.9450.89
25 Cédric El-Idrissi Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 49.44Did not advance
26 Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 49.64
27 Matthew Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.77
28 Ibrahima Maïga Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 50.63
29 Ken Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 50.95
30 Mowen Boino Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 50.97 NR
31 Kurt Couto Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 51.18 NR
32 Michael Aguilar Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 51.21
33 Alaa Motar Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 51.97
34Ibrahim TondiFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 52.62
35 Yacnier Luis Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DSQ

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