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

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France [1]
Dates
  • 4 August 2024 (heats)
  • 5 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 6 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 7 August 2024 (final)
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The men's 400 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4 and 7 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the men's 400 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background

The men's 400 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in1896. The reigning Olympic champion is Steven Gardiner from the Bahamas.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record Flag of South Africa.svg  Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)43.03 [2] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil14 August 2016
Olympic record
World leadingFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Hudson-Smith  (GBR)43.74 [3] London, United Kingdom20 July 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [4]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)
Africa ( records )Flag of South Africa.svg  Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)43.03 WR
Asia ( records )Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Yousef Masrahi  (KSA)43.93
Europe ( records )Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Hudson-Smith  (GBR)44.07
North, Central America

and Caribbean ( records )

Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.18
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Darren Clark  (AUS)44.38
South America ( records )Flag of Colombia.svg  Anthony Zambrano  (COL)43.93

Qualification

For the men's 400 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [5] 48 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 45.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [5]

Rounds

Heats

The heats are scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 19:05 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

RankHeatLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Steven Gardiner Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Rusheen Mcdonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Christopher Morales Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Matthew Hudson-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bayapo Ndori Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Alexander Doom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Quincy Hall Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Michael Norman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Christopher Bailey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Kirani James Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Lythe Pillay Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Charlie Dobson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Sean Bailey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Deandre Watkin Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Matheus Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Samuel Ogazi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Jereem Richards Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Leungo Scotch Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Muzala Samukonga Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Zablon Ekwam Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Zakithi Nene Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Luca Sito Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Kentaro Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Liemarvin Bonevacia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Lucas Carvalho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
João Coelho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Reece Holder Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Busang Kebinatshipi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Attila Molnár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Fuga Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Michael Joseph Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
Alexander Ogando Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Elián Larregina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Oleksandr Pohorilko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Jean Paul Bredau Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Chidi Okezie Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Jonathan Sacoor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Gilles Biron Flag of France.svg  France
Yuki Joseph Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Dylan Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Cheikh Touradou Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Lionel Spitz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Matěj Krsek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Davide Re Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Aruna Darshana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Ammar Ibrahim Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Anthony Zambrano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Repechage round

The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 11:20 (UTC+2) in the morning. [1]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 7 August, starting at 21:20 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres men", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 400 Metres men", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Records – 400 Metres men". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com , 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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