Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France [1]
Dates
  • 5 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 6 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 7 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 9 August 2024 (final)
Competitors39
Winning time46.46
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rai Benjamin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Alison dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
  2020
2028  

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, from 5 to 9 August 2024. This was 28th time that the men's 400 metres hurdles was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Summary

This was the most anticipated event at these Olympics because the top three in history were all scheduled to be here. Karsten Warholm set the world record winning in Tokyo, .23 ahead of the second best in history Rai Benjamin. Another half second behind in that race, Alison dos Santos #3 won the 2022 World Championships just .12 slower than Benjamin's Olympic time and beating Benjamin straight up in the race. Warholm was slowed by injury that year but returned to take his third the 2023 World Championship in 2023, while Kyron McMaster #8 of all time, edged out Benjamin. Also in the field is #5 of all time, Abderrahman Samba, #17 Roshawn Clarke, =#19 Trevor Bassitt, #21 Wilfried Happio, #22 Malik James-King and #25 Alessandro Sibilio. After the US Trials, #11 Caleb Dean was already left at home. There wasn't enough room for all of them in the final.

Rain on the day of the final may have precluded the possibility of a world record. In the final, Warholm typically went out to a fast start. Immediately to his outside, Benjamin was running relaxed. On the far outside, Clark was pacing with Benjamin. On the inside dos Santos was chasing Ducos, edging ahead of him by the fourth hurdle. Clark began to fade as Benjamin started to accelerate after the halfway point. Warholm began to strain as Benjamin cruised by, clearly ahead by hurdle 8. Under pressure, Warholm took hurdle 9 awkwardly. Benjamin was free, gliding over the final hurdle and in for gold. Warholm strained to get over the finish line ahead of dos Santos to retain silver. [2]

Background

The men's 400 m hurdles has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, with a sole gap at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)45.94 [3] Tokyo, Japan3 August 2021
Olympic record
World leadingFlag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)46.46 [4] Eugene, United States30 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [5]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)
Africa ( records )Flag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)47.10
Asia ( records )Flag of Qatar.svg  Abderrahman Samba  (QAT)46.98
Europe ( records )Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)45.94 WR
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)46.17
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rohan Robinson  (AUS)48.28
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg  Alison dos Santos  (BRA)46.29

Qualification

For the men's 400 metres hurdles event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [6] Forty athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 48.70 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [6]

Results

Round 1

Round 1 was held on 5 August, starting at 10:05 (UTC+2) in the morning. [1]

Qualification Rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. All others advance to Repechage round (except DNS, DNF, DQ). [7]

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Rai Benjamin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19048.82 Q
26 Jaheel Hyde Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.17549.08 Q
32 Kyron McMaster Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 0.16649.24 Q
44 Carl Bengtström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.17249.34
55 Bassem Hemeida Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 0.14149.82 SB
68 Daiki Ogawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.17450.21
73 Matic Ian Guček Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.14750.30

[8]

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0.14847.57 Q
29 Clément Ducos Flag of France.svg  France 0.15747.69 Q, PB
37 Abderrahman Samba Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 0.18248.35 Q
48 Yeral Nuñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.18748.67
54 Trevor Bassitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18549.38
62 Vít Müller Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.15049.44
76 Oskar Edlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.18849.74
83 Xie Zhiyu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.19149.90

[9]

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Rasmus Mägi Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.19648.62 Q
26 CJ Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14448.64 Q
32 Alison dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.16548.75 Q
49 Emil Agyekum Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.20749.38
53 Victor Ntweng Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0.13849.59
68 Julien Bonvin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0.16749.82
77 Kaito Tsutsue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.14950.50
84 Yasmani Copello Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.22450.72

[10]

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Roshawn Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.19148.17 Q
23 Ezekiel Nathaniel Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.18148.38 Q
37 Wilfried Happio Flag of France.svg  France 0.15248.42 Q
44 Alessandro Sibilio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.15748.43 q
55 Wiseman Were Mukhobe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.19848.58 q
69 Nick Smidt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.16848.64 q, SB
76 Gerald Drummond Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.21348.80
82 Constantin Preis Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.22149.99

[11]

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 Malik James-King Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15048.21 Q
26 Matheus Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.18048.90 Q, SB
39 Alastair Chalmers Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.17948.98 Q
47 Joshua Abuaku Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.15149.00
53 Berke Akçam Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.14349.48
64 Ken Toyoda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.13653.62
8 Ismail Doudai Abakar Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 0.177 DNF
5 Peng Ming-yang Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0.209 DNF

[12]

Repechage round

The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 12:00 (UTC+2) in the afternoon. [1]

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Trevor Bassitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.17748.64 Q
24 Emil Agyekum Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.19448.67 Q
37 Vít Müller Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.15748.96
48 Oskar Edlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.16848.99
53 Daiki Ogawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.13649.25
62 Bassem Hemeida Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 0.14649.64 SB
5 Yasmani Copello Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DNS

[13]

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Carl Bengtström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.17148.63 Q
24 Gerald Drummond Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.21648.78 Q
35 Victor Ntweng Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0.16848.88
47 Matic Ian Guček Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.14649.06
53 Constantin Preis Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.21851.02
3 Kaito Tsutsue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan DNS

[14]

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Berke Akçam Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.14648.72 Q
26 Joshua Abuaku Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.15948.87 Q, SB
33 Julien Bonvin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0.16549.08
48 Xie Zhiyu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.22449.59
57 Yeral Nuñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.20453.68
4 Ken Toyoda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan DNS

[15]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 7 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 47.67 Q
26 Clément Ducos Flag of France.svg  France 47.85 Q
39 Alison dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 47.95 q
42 Trevor Bassitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.29
55 Ezekiel Nathaniel Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 48.65
64 Nick Smidt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 49.61
78 Jaheel Hyde Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.03
83 Joshua Abuaku Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 50.19

[16]

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Kyron McMaster Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 48.15 Q
27 Rasmus Mägi Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 48.16 Q
35 Abderrahman Samba Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 48.20 q
48 CJ Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.44
53 Emil Agyekum Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 48.78
69 Alessandro Sibilio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.79
76 Malik James-King Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.85
82 Berke Akçam Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 49.12

[17]

Semifinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Rai Benjamin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.85 Q
28 Roshawn Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.34 Q
37 Wilfried Happio Flag of France.svg  France 48.66
46 Matheus Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 49.08
54 Wiseman Mukhobe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 49.22
63 Carl Bengtström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.56
72 Gerald Drummond Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 49.68
89 Alastair Chalmers Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 56.52

[18]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 21:45 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg8 Rai Benjamin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.46=SB
Silver medal icon.svg7 Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 47.06
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Alison dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 47.26
45 Clément Ducos Flag of France.svg  France 47.76
56 Kyron McMaster Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 47.79 SB
62 Abderrahman Samba Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 47.98
74 Rasmus Mägi Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 52.53
-9 Roshawn Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF

[19]

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