Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
April 12, 2024
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 29 & July 30.[1] There were 25 athletes from 13 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[3] The event was won by David Burghley of Great Britain, the first time a hurdler not from the United States had won. Americans Frank Cuhel and Morgan Taylor took silver and bronze. Taylor, who had been the defending champion, was the second man to win multiple medals in the 400 metres hurdles.
This was the sixth time the event was held. It had been introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme. However, when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter.
Two of the six finalists from the 1924 Games returned: gold medalist Morgan Taylor of the United States and silver medalist Erik Wilén of Finland. Taylor had won the 1924, 1925, and 1926 AAU titles and set a new world record at the U.S. Trials; he was favored in the event.[2]
India and Poland each made their debut in the event. The United States made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point.
Competition formatedit
The competition featured the three-round format introduced in 1908: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. The hurdles were 3 feet (91.5 centimetres) tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line, resulting in a 40 metres home stretch after the last hurdle. The 400 metres track was now standard.
There were 6 quarterfinal heats, with between 3 and 6 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. The 12 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 6 athletes each, with the top 3 in each semifinal advancing to the 6-man final.[2]
Recordsedit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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The men s 400 metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 29 amp July 30 1 There were 25 athletes from 13 nations 2 The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4 3 The event was won by David Burghley of Great Britain the first time a hurdler not from the United States had won Americans Frank Cuhel and Morgan Taylor took silver and bronze Taylor who had been the defending champion was the second man to win multiple medals in the 400 metres hurdles Men s 400 metres hurdlesat the Games of the IX OlympiadDavid BurghleyVenueOlympic StadiumDatesJuly 29 heats amp semifinals July 30 final Competitors25 from 13 nationsWinning time53 4 ORMedalistsDavid Burghley Great BritainFrank Cuhel United StatesMorgan Taylor United States 19241932 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Quarterfinals 5 1 1 Quarterfinal 1 5 1 2 Quarterfinal 2 5 1 3 Quarterfinal 3 5 1 4 Quarterfinal 4 5 1 5 Quarterfinal 5 5 1 6 Quarterfinal 6 5 2 Semifinals 5 2 1 Semifinal 1 5 2 2 Semifinal 2 5 3 Final 6 Results summary 7 ReferencesBackground editThis was the sixth time the event was held It had been introduced along with the men s 200 metres hurdles in 1900 with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme However when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I the men s 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter Two of the six finalists from the 1924 Games returned gold medalist Morgan Taylor of the United States and silver medalist Erik Wilen of Finland Taylor had won the 1924 1925 and 1926 AAU titles and set a new world record at the U S Trials he was favored in the event 2 India and Poland each made their debut in the event The United States made its sixth appearance the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point Competition format editThe competition featured the three round format introduced in 1908 quarterfinals semifinals and a final Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course The hurdles were 3 feet 91 5 centimetres tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line resulting in a 40 metres home stretch after the last hurdle The 400 metres track was now standard There were 6 quarterfinal heats with between 3 and 6 athletes each The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals The 12 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 6 athletes each with the top 3 in each semifinal advancing to the 6 man final 2 Records editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in seconds prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Morgan Taylor USA 52 0 Philadelphia United States 4 July 1928Olympic record nbsp Erik Wilen FIN 53 8 Paris France 7 July 1924Morgan Taylor set a new Olympic record with 53 4 seconds in the first semifinal David Burghley matched that time in the final Schedule editDate Time RoundSunday 29 July 1928 14 0017 30 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsMonday 30 July 1928 15 10 FinalResults editQuarterfinals edit The first two finishers in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 David Burghley nbsp Great Britain 57 0 Q2 Robert Maxwell nbsp United States 57 2 Q3 Evangelos Moiropoulos nbsp Greece 58 44 Andre Adelheim nbsp France 59 25 Herman Larsen nbsp Denmark 1 00 0Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Johnny Gibson nbsp United States 57 0 Q2 Frederick Chauncy nbsp Great Britain Unknown Q3 Emile Swinnen nbsp Belgium Unknown Pierre Arnaudin nbsp France DNFQuarterfinal 3 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Roger Viel nbsp France 56 2 Q2 Thomas Livingston Learmonth nbsp Great Britain 56 4 Q3 Jukka Matilainen nbsp Finland 56 74 Alf Watson nbsp Australia 57 8Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Morgan Taylor nbsp United States 55 2 Q2 Erkka Wilen nbsp Finland 56 5 Q3 Erik Kjellstrom nbsp Sweden 56 6Quarterfinal 5 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Sten Pettersson nbsp Sweden 55 8 Q2 Stefan Kostrzewski nbsp Poland 56 0 Q3 Lance Percival nbsp Great Britain UnknownQuarterfinal 6 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Frank Cuhel nbsp United States 54 6 Q2 Luigi Facelli nbsp Italy 55 1 Q3 Louis Lundgren nbsp Denmark 55 94 Warren Montabone nbsp Canada 56 55 Edouard Max Robert nbsp France Unknown6 S Abdul Hamid nbsp India UnknownSemifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Morgan Taylor nbsp United States 53 4 Q OR2 Frank Cuhel nbsp United States 53 6 Q3 David Burghley nbsp Great Britain 53 9 Q4 Roger Viel nbsp France 57 65 Stefan Kostrzewski nbsp Poland 58 06 Frederick Chauncy nbsp Great Britain UnknownSemifinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Thomas Livingston Learmonth nbsp Great Britain 54 0 Q2 Luigi Facelli nbsp Italy 54 2 Q3 Sten Pettersson nbsp Sweden 54 3 Q4 Johnny Gibson nbsp United States 54 45 Erkka Wilen nbsp Finland 54 56 Robert Maxwell nbsp United States UnknownFinal edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes nbsp David Burghley nbsp Great Britain 53 4 OR nbsp Frank Cuhel nbsp United States 53 6 nbsp Morgan Taylor nbsp United States 53 64 Sten Pettersson nbsp Sweden 53 85 Thomas Livingston Learmonth nbsp Great Britain 54 26 Luigi Facelli nbsp Italy 55 8Results summary editRank Athlete Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Notes nbsp David Burghley nbsp Great Britain 57 0 53 9 53 4 OR nbsp Frank Cuhel nbsp United States 54 6 53 6 53 6 nbsp Morgan Taylor nbsp United States 55 2 53 4 53 6 OR4 Sten Pettersson nbsp Sweden 55 8 54 3 53 85 Thomas Livingston Learmonth nbsp Great Britain 56 4 54 0 54 26 Luigi Facelli nbsp Italy 55 1 54 2 55 87 Johnny Gibson nbsp United States 57 0 54 4 Did not advance8 Erkka Wilen nbsp Finland 56 5 54 59 Roger Viel nbsp France 56 2 57 610 Stefan Kostrzewski nbsp Poland 56 0 58 011 Frederick Chauncy nbsp Great Britain Unknown Unknown 6th in semifinalRobert Maxwell nbsp United States 57 2 Unknown 6th in semifinal13 Louis Lundgren nbsp Denmark 55 9 Did not advance14 Warren Montabone nbsp Canada 56 515 Erik Kjellstrom nbsp Sweden 56 616 Jukka Matilainen nbsp Finland 56 717 Alf Watson nbsp Australia 57 818 Evangelos Moiropoulos nbsp Greece 58 419 Andre Adelheim nbsp France 59 220 Herman Larsen nbsp Denmark 1 00 021 Lance Percival nbsp Great Britain Unknown 3rd in quarterfinalEmile Swinnen nbsp Belgium Unknown 3rd in quarterfinal23 Edouard Max Robert nbsp France Unknown 5th in quarterfinal24 S Abdul Hamid nbsp India Unknown 6th in quarterfinal25 Pierre Arnaudin nbsp France DNFReferences edit Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Men s 400 metres Hurdles sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 1 October 2017 a b c 400 metres Hurdles Men Olympedia Retrieved 8 January 2021 Official Report p 374 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men 27s 400 metres hurdles amp oldid 1094366862, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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