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{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's 400 metres |games = 1924 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |dates = July 10 (heats and quarterfinals) July 11 (semifinals and final) |competitors = 60 |nations = 27 |longnames = yes |gold = Eric Liddell |goldNOC = GBR |silver = Horatio Fitch |silverNOC = USA |bronze = Guy Butler |bronzeNOC = GBR |prev=1920 |next=1928 }}{{AthleticsAt1924SummerOlympics}}The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. This race was depicted in the film Chariots of Fire. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and on Friday, July 11, 1924.[1] As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference. Sixty runners from 27 nations competed. RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. World Record | 47.4(*) | USA}} Ted Meredith | Cambridge, MA (USA) | May 27, 1916 |
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Olympic Record | 48.2 | USA}} Charles Reidpath | Stockholm (SWE) | July 13, 1912 |
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(*) 440 yards (= 402.34 m) In the quarter-finals, Josef Imbach set a new Olympic record with 48.0 seconds. In the semi-finals Horatio Fitch improved the Olympic record with 47.8 seconds. In the final, Eric Liddell set a new world record with 47.6 seconds; this time was ratified as a 400 metres world record as Ted Meredith ran his record over 440 yards. ResultsRound 1All heats were held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and started at 2 p.m. The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the quarter-finals. Heat 1Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Horace Aylwin|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 54.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erik Wilén|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 54.8 | Q | Heat 2Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Robertson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 50.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kai Jensen|DEN|1924 Summer}} | 50.9 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jules Migeot|BEL|1924 Summer}} | 51.0 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Reinhold Kesküll|EST|1924 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Christophe Mirgain|LUX|1924 Summer}} | Heat 3Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gustaf Wejnarth|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 50.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lajos Kurunczy|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 52.6 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Richard Honner|AUS|1924 Summer}} | 53.1 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kiril Petrunov|BUL|1924 Summer}} | Heat 4Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Wilson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 49.6 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Roy Norman|AUS|1924 Summer}} | 50.6 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Fuller|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 51.5 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Édouard Armand|HAI|1924 Summer}} | Heat 5Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Imbach|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 51.8 | Q | Heat 6Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|David Johnson|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 51.8 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Hoff|NOR|1924 Summer}} | 53.0 | Q | Heat 7Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|J. Coard Taylor|USA|1924 Summer}} | 50.8 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Tokushige Noto|JPN|1924 Summer}} | 51.7 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Wim Bolten|NED|1924 Summer}} | 53.0 | Heat 8Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Toby Betts|RSA|1924 Summer}} | 49.8 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Sean Lavan|IRL|1924 Summer}} | 51.2 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Wim Kat|NED|1924 Summer}} | 51.8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Guillermo Amparan|MEX|1924 Summer}} | 52.0 | Heat 9Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Artur Svensson|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 50.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Raymond Fritz|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 51.0 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Lane|AUS|1924 Summer}} | 51.4 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Menso Menso|NED|1924 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Juan Escutia|MEX|1924 Summer}} | Heat 10Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Clarence Oldfield|RSA|1924 Summer}} | 49.6 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Edward Toms|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 49.9 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Carlos Garces|MEX|1924 Summer}} | 51.0 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Emilio Casanovas|ARG|1924 Summer}} | Heat 11Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Nils Engdahl|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 49.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|George Renwick|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 50.3 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Francisco Dova|ARG|1924 Summer}} | 51.0 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|José Martínez|MEX|1924 Summer}} | Heat 12Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Terence Pitt|IND|1924 Summer}} | 49.8 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alan Christie|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 50.5 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Félix Escobar|ARG|1924 Summer}} | 51.4 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Raymond Jamois|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Karel Přibyl|TCH|1924 Summer}} | 52.8 | Heat 13Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Luigi Facelli|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 51.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Federico Brewster|ARG|1924 Summer}} | 51.8 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Stefan Ołdak|POL|1924 Summer}} | 55.0 | Heat 14Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Liddell|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 50.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alfredo Gargiullo|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 50.4 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erik Byléhn|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 50.6 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Stanisław Świętochowski|POL|1924 Summer}} | 55.4 | Heat 15Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Horatio Fitch|USA|1924 Summer}} | 52.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erik Åström|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 52.1 | Q | Heat 16Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Guy Butler|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 50.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gaston Féry|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 51.1 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Narciso Costa|BRA|1924 Summer}} | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ennio Maffiolini|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Christian Simmen|SUI|1924 Summer}} | Heat 17Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Barthélémy Favodon|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 51.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adriaan Paulen|NED|1924 Summer}} | 52.0 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Hammer|LUX|1924 Summer}} | 53.1 |
QuarterfinalsAll semi-finals were held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and started at 4 p.m. The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the semifinals. Horace Aylwin, Lajos Kurunczy, George Renwick, and Erik Åström qualified for the quarterfinals but withdrew. Quarterfinal 1Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Horatio Fitch|USA|1924 Summer}} | 49.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Artur Svensson|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 50.0 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alan Christie|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 50.8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Edward Toms|GBR|1924 Summer}} | Quarterfinal 2Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Toby Betts|RSA|1924 Summer}} | 49.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Hoff|NOR|1924 Summer}} | 49.2 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gustaf Wejnarth|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 50.2 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gaston Féry|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 50.7 | Quarterfinal 3Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Guy Butler|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 49.8 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|J. Coard Taylor|USA|1924 Summer}} | 50.4 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Barthélémy Favodon|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 50.9 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Terence Pitt|IND|1924 Summer}} | 51.6 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kai Jensen|DEN|1924 Summer}} | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Federico Brewster|ARG|1924 Summer}} | Quarterfinal 4Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adriaan Paulen|NED|1924 Summer}} | 49.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Liddell|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 49.3 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Robertson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 49.5 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Luigi Facelli|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 50.5 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Raymond Fritz|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 50.5 | Quarterfinal 5Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Clarence Oldfield|RSA|1924 Summer}} | 49.0 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|David Johnson|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 49.3 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erik Wilén|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 49.6 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Roy Norman|AUS|1924 Summer}} | 50.2 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alfredo Gargiullo|ITA|1924 Summer}} | Quarterfinal 6Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Imbach|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 48.0 | Q OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Nils Engdahl|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 48.4 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Wilson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 48.8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Sean Lavan|IRL|1924 Summer}} | 49.8 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Tokushige Noto|JPN|1924 Summer}} | 50.7 |
SemifinalsAll semi-finals were held on Friday, July 11, 1924 and started at 2:45 p.m. The best three finishers of each heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Horatio Fitch|USA|1924 Summer}} | 47.8 | Q OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Guy Butler|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 47.9 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|David Johnson|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 48.0 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adriaan Paulen|NED|1924 Summer}} | 48.2 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Toby Betts|RSA|1924 Summer}} | 48.4 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Nils Engdahl|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 48.6 | Semifinal 2Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Liddell|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 48.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Imbach|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 48.3 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|J. Coard Taylor|USA|1924 Summer}} | 48.7 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Hoff|NOR|1924 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Clarence Oldfield|RSA|1924 Summer}} | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Artur Svensson|SWE|1924 Summer}} |
FinalThe final was held on Friday, July 11, 1924 and started at 5:30 p.m. Place | Athlete | Time | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Liddell|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 47.6 OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Horatio Fitch|USA|1924 Summer}} | 48.4 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Guy Butler|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 48.6 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|David Johnson|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 48.8 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|J. Coard Taylor|USA|1924 Summer}} | 1:07.0 est | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Imbach|SUI|1924 Summer}} | DNF |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ATH/mens-400-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 400 metres |accessdate=22 July 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Olympic Report]
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