Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Warinerbeijing.jpg
Crossing the finish line
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates18 August
21 August (final)
Competitors55 from 40 nations
Winning time43.75
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg LaShawn Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg David Neville Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2004
2012  

The men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] Fifty-five athletes from 40 nations competed. [2]

The winning margin was an impressive 0.99 seconds which as of 2023 remains the greatest winning margin for the men's Olympic 400 metres since the introduction of fully automatic timing.

The event was won by LaShawn Merritt of the United States, in what would ultimately be the final of seven consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008; it was the 19th overall title in the event by the United States. Jeremy Wariner took silver to become the fourth man to win two medals in the event, though Merritt kept him from matching Michael Johnson's pair of golds. David Neville's bronze completed the American podium sweep, the second consecutive sweep in the event and the fifth overall (1904, 1968, 1988, 2004).

Summary

The defending champion was Jeremy Wariner, who also won World Championship titles in 2005 and 2007 preceding the 2008 Olympics. Wariner made headlines earlier in the season when he dropped long time coach Clyde Hart, in favor of Hart's assistant Michael Ford. All season, Wariner did not show the dominance of the previous three seasons. [3] At the Olympic Trials he was runner up to LaShawn Merritt, the World Championship silver medalist. The semi-finals showed the same two in the same position, Merritt .03 faster than Wariner. [4]

Wariner started fast in the final: running in lane 7, he caught up with Martyn Rooney to his outside making up the stagger before the 200 mark. Further outside but more difficult to calculate, David Neville was also out fast, while Merritt was even relative to the stagger against Chris Brown in lanes 4 and 5. Around the final turn Merritt separated from the others and the three Americans were ahead, with Neville in first as the turn was ending. Once they hit the straightaway, it was Merritt who had the speed, sprinting away with a high knee action that increased his gap over Wariner and Neville. Wariner had no answer, Neville looked depleted, while Brown was steadily gaining. Merritt sped away to a personal best 43.75, Wariner gave up the chase and jogged across the finish line in second, barely ahead of Brown, who looked like he had passed Neville. In the last two steps, Neville leant forward and fell right at the finish line, his hands technically crossing the line ahead of Wariner. But it is the torso that counts and Neville's body crossed the line in third, .04 ahead of Brown and .06 behind Wariner. Merritt had gained just shy of a full second on Wariner over the last 90 metres for the win. Neville completed an American sweep of the event. [5]

Background

This was the 26th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four of the finalists from 2004 returned: gold medalist Jeremy Wariner of the United States, fourth-place finisher Alleyne Francique of Grenada, seventh-place finisher Leslie Djhone of France, and eight-place finisher Michael Blackwood of Jamaica. Wariner also won the 2005 and 2007 world championships, but teammate LaShawn Merritt (runner-up at the 2007 worlds) had beaten Wariner twice in 2008 (including the U.S. Olympic trials). The two were heavy favorites over a field without other significant challengers. [2]

The People's Republic of China, the Czech Republic, São Tomé and Príncipe, and San Marino appeared in this event for the first time. The United States made its 25th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (45.55) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (45.95) in the same qualifying period. [6]

Competition format

The competition used the three-round format introduced in 2004. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was used for the first round and semifinals. There were 7 first-round heats, each with 8 runners (before a withdrawal reduced one heat to 7). The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next three 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. [7] [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.18 Seville, Spain26 August 1999
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.49 Atlanta, United States29 July 1996
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Jeremy Wariner  (USA)43.86 Paris, France18 July 2008

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

The following national records were established during the competition:

NationAthleteRoundTime
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands Tabarie Henry Heat 745.36
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kévin Borlée Semifinal 144.88
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Nery Brenes Semifinal 144.94
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands Tabarie Henry Semifinal 145.19

Schedule

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

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 18 August 200809:00Round 1
Tuesday, 19 August 200821:45Semifinals
Thursday, 21 August 200821:20Final

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next three overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Leslie Djhone Flag of France.svg  France 0.19045.12Q
25 David Neville Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18945.22Q
36 William Collazo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.18045.37Q, SB
48 Kévin Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.14945.43q
59 Denis Alekseyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.29945.52DSQ [8]
63 Young Talkmore Nyongani Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0.24945.89
77 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0.20946.06
82 Gakologelwang Masheto Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0.18346.29SB

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Chris Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.20544.79Q
27 Joel Milburn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.15544.80Q, PB
34 Johan Wissman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.22944.81Q, SB
45 Gary Kikaya Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.18444.89q, SB
58 Sanjay Ayre Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17745.66
69 Arismendy Peguero Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.23646.28
73 Ivano Bucci Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino 0.20948.54SB
82 Liu Xiaosheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.24553.11

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Nery Brenes Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.19645.36Q
23 James Godday Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.20045.49Q
39 Andretti Bain Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.22545.96Q
47 Niko Verekauta Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0.16146.32SB
56 Fernando de Almeida Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.15846.60
62 Lewis Banda Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0.24446.76
74 Vincent Mumo Kiilu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.21246.79
85 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0.24747.12

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Martyn Rooney Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.20745.00Q
28 Sean Wroe Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.18245.17Q, PB
35 Ricardo Chambers Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.21145.22Q
43 Erison Hurtault Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 0.24646.10
59 Andrés Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0.26546.34
62 Rudolf Götz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.15746.38
76 Yuzo Kanemaru Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.22546.39
4 California Molefe Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana DNS

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 LaShawn Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.21444.96Q
27 Saul Weigopwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.17245.19Q
38 Claudio Licciardello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.18645.25Q, PB
43 Jonathan Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.22545.25q, PB
56 Ato Modibo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.19545.63
69 Alleyne Francique Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 0.21546.15
75 Geiner Mosquera Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.26846.59
84 Siraj Williams Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 0.28847.89

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Andrew Steele Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.24844.94Q, PB
25 Renny Quow Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.26645.13Q
36 Michael Mathieu Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.19345.17Q, PB
48 Michael Blackwood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.20445.56
52 Tyler Christopher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.17245.67
63 Joel Phillip Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 0.19846.30
79 Félix Martínez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0.34746.46
84 Daniel Dąbrowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.26047.83

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.25345.23Q
26 Tabarie Henry Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 0.16545.36Q, NR
32 Cedric van Branteghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.20345.54Q
44 David Gillick Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 0.27545.83
55 Maksim Dyldin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.19446.03
63 Myhaylo Knysh Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.26046.28
77 Mathieu Gnanligo Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0.20747.10
88 Naiel Santiago d'Almeida Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.17849.08

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 19 August 2008.

Semifinal 1

The first semifinal was held at 21:45.

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.22444.15Q
25 Chris Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.24444.59Q
36 Kévin Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.16244.88NR
47 Nery Brenes Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.16944.94NR
54 Saul Weigopwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.16845.02SB
62 William Collazo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0.19145.06PB
78 Tabarie Henry Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 0.16545.19NR
82 Claudio Licciardello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.25945.64

Semifinal 2

The second semifinal was held at 21:52.

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Leslie Djhone Flag of France.svg  France 0.15944.79Q, SB
24 David Neville Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19044.91Q
35 Joel Milburn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.18745.06
49 Ricardo Chambers Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.22045.09
53 Jonathan Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.19145.11PB
68 James Godday Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.18545.24
72 Andretti Bain Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.19645.52
87 Andrew Steele Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.21645.59

Semifinal 3

The third semifinal was held at 21:59.

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 LaShawn Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18744.12Q
26 Martyn Rooney Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.12644.60Q, PB
38 Johan Wissman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.21144.64q, SB
45 Renny Quow Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.20444.82q, PB
52 Gary Kikaya Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.18744.94
69 Michael Mathieu Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.20345.56
74 Sean Wroe Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.20545.56
83 Cedric van Branteghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.19945.81

Final

LaShawn Merritt won by a margin of almost a second. Merrittfinish400.jpg
LaShawn Merritt won by a margin of almost a second.

Wariner slowed after Merritt started pulling away from him in the final straight and it became clear that Wariner could not keep pace with Merritt. This resulted in Merritt winning by 0.99 seconds, officially the largest margin of victory in a 400 metres final since 1896 (1.0 seconds).

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 LaShawn Merritt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.31843.75PB
Silver medal icon.svg7 Jeremy Wariner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.20944.74
Bronze medal icon.svg9 David Neville Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.29344.80
45 Chris Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.23144.84
56 Leslie Djhone Flag of France.svg  France 0.16445.11
68 Martyn Rooney Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.20845.12
72 Renny Quow Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.20145.22
83 Johan Wissman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.21845.39

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