| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | ||
 | 1972 Munich | 4x400 metre relay |
Roger Daniel Velasques (born 11 December 1943) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Gilles Bertould, Francis Kerbiriou and Jacques Carette.
Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who takes part in the 400 m hurdles and 4 x 400m relay, competing internationally for France. He won the 4x400m relay gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. He was the bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Besides, he won a gold medal and a bronze medal in the 4x400 m relay at the European Athletics Championships.
Leslie Djhone is a French track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.
Marc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who competes in the 400 metres and 4x400m relay. He won the 4x400m relay gold medal and the 400m silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. In 2004, his 4x400m relay team was retroactively awarded gold medals after the United States 4x400m relay team was stripped of its gold medals due to the failed drug tests of two members of the relay. Since Jerome Young had also finished first in the 400m at the 2003 World Championships, the failed drug test also resulted in Raquil being retroactively awarded a silver medal in the 400m. Raquil has also won three gold medals and one bronze medal at the European Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing.
The swimming competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place from 17 to 26 October at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez. Swimming featured a record total of 29 events. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 possible medals. 15-year-old American phenom Debbie Meyer from Maryland won three gold medals.
Marita Payne-Wiggins is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics. She is the co-Canadian record holder in the 400 metres, along with Jillian Richardson, and previously held the Canadian record in the 200 metres.
John Hugh Cooper was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.
Ivan Harris Riley was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal.
Edward James Toms was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Richard Nicholson Ripley was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Jacques Lunis was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Robert Claude Henri Chef d'Hôtel was a track and field athlete from France, who competed mainly in the men's 400 metres during his career. He was born in Nouméa, Sud, New Caledonia in February 1922.
Gilles Bertould is a former French athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Jacques Carette is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Mohamed Farhat Chida is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.
Phara Anacharsis is a French athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.
Yasmani Copello Escobar is a Cuban-born track and field hurdler who represents Turkey internationally. His personal best for the 400 metres hurdles is 47.81 seconds, set in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Matthew Hudson-Smith is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He holds, as of July 2024, the British and European record, running a personal best of 43.74 seconds for the distance at the London Diamond League. He was the 2018 European Champion in 400 metres, and a member of the gold-winning teams in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, with Great Britain and 2014 Commonwealth Games with England.
Dylan Borlée is a Belgian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres. He is a member of the Borlée family.
Alexander Doom is a Belgian sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. In 2024, he became the first male athlete to win the individual 400 metres and 4×400 metres relay at the same World Athletics Indoor Championships He has won several medals in international competitions with the Belgian 4 × 400 metres relay team and holds a personal best of 44.15 over the 400 metres.
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