- Results Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
- References
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's 400 metres |games = 1936 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany |dates = August 6 (heats and quarterfinals) August 7 (semifinals and final) |competitors = 42 |nations = 25 |longnames = yes |gold = Archie Williams |goldNOC = USA |silver = Godfrey Brown |silverNOC = GBR |bronze = James LuValle |bronzeNOC = USA |prev=1932 |next=1948 }}{{AthleticsAt1936SummerOlympics}}The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place in early August. The final was won by American Archie Williams.[1] ResultsHeatsThe fastest three runners in each of the eight heats advanced to the quarterfinal round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bill Roberts | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 48.1 | 2 | Olle Danielsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 48.6 | 3 | Johnny Loaring | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 49.1 | 4 | Albert Jud | {{flagIOC|SUI|1936 Summer}} | 49.4 | 5 | Tibor Ribényi | {{flagIOC|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 50.1 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Georges Henry | {{flagIOC|FRA|1936 Summer}} | 49.2 | 2 | Karel Kněnický | {{flagIOC|TCH|1936 Summer}} | 49.6 | 3 | Dennis Shore | {{flagIOC|RSA|1936 Summer}} | 49.9 | 4 | Sven Strömberg | {{flagIOC|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 50.0 | 5 | Johann Baptist Gudenus | {{flagIOC|AUT|1936 Summer}} | 52.9 | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Godfrey Brown | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 48.8 | 2 | Mario Lanzi | {{flagIOC|ITA|1936 Summer}} | 49.3 | 3 | Adolf Metzner | {{flagIOC|GER|1936 Summer}} | 50.2 | 4 | Mohamed Ebeid | {{flagIOC|EGY|1936 Summer}} | 50.5 | 5 | Jean Verhaert | {{flagIOC|BEL|1936 Summer}} | 50.7 | 6 | Leonard Tay | {{flagIOC|ROC|1936 Summer}} | 52.4 | |
Heat four Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Harold Smallwood | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 49.0 | 2 | Marshall Limon | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 49.2 | 3 | József Vadas | {{flagIOC|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 49.2 | 4 | Rolf Schønheyder | {{flagIOC|NOR|1936 Summer}} | 49.4 | 5 | Antônio de Carvalho | {{flagIOC|BRA|1936 Summer}} | 50.4 | 6 | Hiroyoshi Kubota | {{flagIOC|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 50.8 | |
Heat five Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jimmy LuValle | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 49.1 | 2 | Juan Carlos Anderson | {{flagIOC|ARG|1936 Summer}} | 49.4 | 3 | Zoltán Zsitva | {{flagIOC|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 49.8 | 4 | Francisc Nemeş | {{flagIOC|ROU|1936 Summer}} | 50.9 | 5 | Keiji Imai | {{flagIOC|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 51.0 | |
Heat six Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hermann Blazejezak | {{flagIOC|GER|1936 Summer}} | 47.9 | 2 | Godfrey Rampling | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 48.6 | 3 | Börje Strandvall | {{flagIOC|FIN|1936 Summer}} | 49.3 | 4 | Raymond Boisset | {{flagIOC|FRA|1936 Summer}} | 49.5 | 5 | Jean Krombach | {{flagIOC|LUX|1936 Summer}} | 50.4 | |
Heat seven Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Archie Williams | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 47.8 | 2 | William Fritz | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 49.0 | 3 | Gunnar Christensen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1936 Summer}} | 49.3 | 4 | Toyoyi Aihara | {{flagIOC|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 50.2 | 5 | Raúl Muñoz | {{flagIOC|CHI|1936 Summer}} | 50.5 | |
Heat eight Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pierre Skawinski | {{flagIOC|FRA|1936 Summer}} | 48.9 | 2 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt | {{flagIOC|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 49.0 | 3 | Rudolf Klupsch | {{flagIOC|GER|1936 Summer}} | 49.1 | 4 | Alfred König | {{flagIOC|AUT|1936 Summer}} | 49.4 | 5 | Gyan Bhalla | {{flagIOC|IND|1936 Summer}} | 52.4 | |
QuarterfinalsThe fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bill Roberts | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 47.7 | 2 | Harold Smallwood | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 48.6 | 3 | Mario Lanzi | {{flagIOC|ITA|1936 Summer}} | 48.8 | 4 | Zoltán Zsitva | {{flagIOC|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 49.4 | 5 | Dennis Shore | {{flagIOC|RSA|1936 Summer}} | 49.6 | 6 | Gunnar Christensen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1936 Summer}} | 51.0 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hermann Blazejezak | {{flagIOC|GER|1936 Summer}} | 48.2 | 2 | Godfrey Brown | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 48.3 | 3 | William Fritz | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 48.4 | 4 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt | {{flagIOC|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 48.5 | 5 | Georges Henry | {{flagIOC|FRA|1936 Summer}} | 49.4 | 6 | Börje Strandvall | {{flagIOC|FIN|1936 Summer}} | 49.9 | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Archie Williams | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 48.0 | 2 | Juan Carlos Anderson | {{flagIOC|ARG|1936 Summer}} | 48.7 | 3 | Johnny Loaring | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 49.3 | 4 | Olle Danielsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 49.6 | |
Heat four Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jimmy LuValle | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 47.6 | 2 | Pierre Skawinski | {{flagIOC|FRA|1936 Summer}} | 48.0 | 3 | Godfrey Rampling | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 48.0 | 4 | Rudolf Klupsch | {{flagIOC|GER|1936 Summer}} | 48.8 | 5 | Marshall Limon | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 48.9 | 6 | Karel Kněnický | {{flagIOC|TCH|1936 Summer}} | 49.6 | |
SemifinalsThe fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Archie Williams | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 47.2 | 2 | Bill Roberts | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 48.0 | 3 | Johnny Loaring | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 48.1 | 4 | Mario Lanzi | {{flagIOC|ITA|1936 Summer}} | 48.2 | 5 | Pierre Skawinski | {{flagIOC|FRA|1936 Summer}} | 52.0 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jimmy LuValle | {{flagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 47.1 | 2 | Godfrey Brown | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 47.3 | 3 | William Fritz | {{flagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 47.4 | 4 | Godfrey Rampling | {{flagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 47.5 | 5 | Juan Carlos Anderson | {{flagIOC|ARG|1936 Summer}} | 48.5 | 6 | Hermann Blazejezak | {{flagIOC|GER|1936 Summer}} | 49.2 | |
Final Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | Archie Williams | {{FlagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 46.5 | | {{silver2}} | Godfrey Brown | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 46.7 | | {{Bronze3}} | James LuValle | {{FlagIOC|USA|1936 Summer}} | 46.8 | 4 | Bill Roberts | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 46.8 | 5 | William Fritz | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 47.8 | | 6 | Johnny Loaring | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 48.2 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/mens-400-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 400 metres |accessdate=23 July 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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