Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place on August 3 and August 4. There were 32 competitors from 20 nations.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by AmericanGlenn Hardin.[2] After two Games of silver and bronze medals, it was the United States' first victory since 1920 and sixth overall. However, it was the first time since 1900 that the Americans had only one medalist in the event. John Loaring took Canada's first 400 metres hurdles medal since 1900 with his silver. Miguel White gave the Philippines a bronze in its 400 metres hurdles debut.
This was the eighth 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.
Three of the six finalists from the 1932 Games returned: silver medalist Glenn Hardin of the United States, fifth-place finisher Luigi Facelli of Italy, and sixth-place finisher Kell Areskoug of Sweden. Hardin held the Olympic record, as the 1932 winner (Bob Tisdall) had knocked over a hurdle, as well as the world record which he had dropped from 52.0 seconds to 51.8 and then to 50.6 seconds in 1934. Hardin had not lost a 400 metres hurdles race since being beaten by Tisdall in that Los Angeles 1932 final.[1]
Austria, the Philippines, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. The United States made its eighth 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 standard.
There were 6 quarterfinal heats, with between 4 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.[1]
Recordsedit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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The men s 400 metres hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place on August 3 and August 4 There were 32 competitors from 20 nations 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The final was won by American Glenn Hardin 2 After two Games of silver and bronze medals it was the United States first victory since 1920 and sixth overall However it was the first time since 1900 that the Americans had only one medalist in the event John Loaring took Canada s first 400 metres hurdles medal since 1900 with his silver Miguel White gave the Philippines a bronze in its 400 metres hurdles debut Men s 400 metres hurdlesat the Games of the XI OlympiadGlenn HardinVenueOlympiastadionDatesAugust 3 quarterfinals August 4 semifinals final Competitors32 from 20 nationsWinning time52 4MedalistsGlenn Hardin United StatesJohn Loaring CanadaMiguel White Philippines 19321948 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 eighth 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 Three of the six finalists from the 1932 Games returned silver medalist Glenn Hardin of the United States fifth place finisher Luigi Facelli of Italy and sixth place finisher Kell Areskoug of Sweden Hardin held the Olympic record as the 1932 winner Bob Tisdall had knocked over a hurdle as well as the world record which he had dropped from 52 0 seconds to 51 8 and then to 50 6 seconds in 1934 Hardin had not lost a 400 metres hurdles race since being beaten by Tisdall in that Los Angeles 1932 final 1 Austria the Philippines and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event The United States made its eighth 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 standard There were 6 quarterfinal heats with between 4 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 1 Records editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in seconds prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Glenn Hardin USA 50 6 Stockholm Sweden 26 July 1934Olympic record nbsp Glenn Hardin USA 52 0 Los Angeles United States 1 August 1932No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition Schedule editThe semifinals were held on the day of the final instead of the day of the quarterfinals Date Time RoundMonday 3 August 1936 15 00 Round 1Tuesday 4 August 1936 15 0017 30 SemifinalsFinalResults editThe fastest two runners in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round Quarterfinals edit Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Jozsef Kovacs nbsp Hungary 53 7 Q2 Juul Bosmans nbsp Belgium 53 8 Q3 Prudent Joye nbsp France 54 14 Tokio Fukuda nbsp Japan 56 8Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Fritz Nottbrock nbsp Germany 54 7 Q2 Dale Schofield nbsp United States 54 8 Q3 Luigi Facelli nbsp Italy 55 14 Jim Worrall nbsp Canada 55 55 Louis Gailliard nbsp France 56 46 August Banscak nbsp Yugoslavia 1 01 5Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Miguel White nbsp Philippines 53 4 Q2 Johnny Loaring nbsp Canada 54 3 Q3 Alf Watson nbsp Australia 54 54 Masao Ichihara nbsp Japan 54 75 Ioannis Skiadas nbsp Greece 55 36 Emilio Mori nbsp Italy 55 6Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Joe Patterson nbsp United States 54 4 Q2 Juan Lavenas nbsp Argentina 54 5 Q3 Hans Scheele nbsp Germany 54 64 Umberto Ridi nbsp Italy 55 55 Teodoro Malasig nbsp Philippines 56 1Quarterfinal 5 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Khristos Mantikas nbsp Greece 53 8 Q2 Sylvio Padilha nbsp Brazil 54 2 Q3 Vane Ivanovic nbsp Yugoslavia 54 74 Frank Rushton nbsp South Africa 55 25 Kell Areskoug nbsp Sweden 55 76 Walter Fritsch nbsp Chile 58 3Quarterfinal 6 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Glenn Hardin nbsp United States 53 9 Q2 Willi Kurten nbsp Germany 54 6 Q3 Ernst Leitner nbsp Austria 54 94 Ernst Berndt nbsp Czechoslovakia 57 65 John Sheffield nbsp Great Britain 58 1Semifinals edit The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round Semifinal 1 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Glenn Hardin nbsp United States 53 2 Q2 Miguel White nbsp Philippines 53 4 Q3 Khristos Mantikas nbsp Greece 53 5 Q4 Dale Schofield nbsp United States 53 55 Juan Lavenas nbsp Argentina 54 56 Willi Kurten nbsp Germany 54 5Semifinal 2 edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Joe Patterson nbsp United States 52 8 Q2 Johnny Loaring nbsp Canada 53 1 Q3 Sylvio de Magalhaes Padilha nbsp Brazil 53 3 Q4 Juul Bosmans nbsp Belgium 53 45 Jozsef Kovacs nbsp Hungary 54 06 Fritz Nottbrock nbsp Germany 54 8Final edit Rank Athlete Nation Time nbsp Glenn Hardin nbsp United States 52 4 nbsp John Loaring nbsp Canada 52 7 nbsp Miguel White nbsp Philippines 52 84 Joe Patterson nbsp United States 53 05 Sylvio de Magalhaes Padilha nbsp Brazil 54 06 Khristos Mantikas nbsp Greece 54 2Results summary editRank Athlete Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final nbsp Glenn Hardin nbsp United States 53 9 53 2 52 4 nbsp John Loaring nbsp Canada 54 3 53 1 52 7 nbsp Miguel White nbsp Philippines 53 4 53 4 52 84 Joe Patterson nbsp United States 54 4 52 8 53 05 Sylvio de Magalhaes Padilha nbsp Brazil 54 2 53 3 54 06 Khristos Mantikas nbsp Greece 53 8 53 5 54 27 Juul Bosmans nbsp Belgium 53 8 53 4 Did not advance8 Dale Schofield nbsp United States 54 8 53 59 Jozsef Kovacs nbsp Hungary 53 7 54 010 Juan Lavenas nbsp Argentina 54 5 54 511 Willi Kurten nbsp Germany 54 6 54 512 Fritz Nottbrock nbsp Germany 54 7 54 813 Prudent Joye nbsp France 54 1 Did not advance14 Alf Watson nbsp Australia 54 515 Hans Scheele nbsp Germany 54 616 Masao Ichihara nbsp Japan 54 7Vane Ivanovic nbsp Yugoslavia 54 718 Ernst Leitner nbsp Austria 54 919 Luigi Facelli nbsp Italy 55 120 Frank Rushton nbsp South Africa 55 221 Ioannis Skiadas nbsp Greece 55 322 Umberto Ridi nbsp Italy 55 5Jim Worrall nbsp Canada 55 524 Emilio Mori nbsp Italy 55 625 Kell Areskoug nbsp Sweden 55 726 Teodoro Malasig nbsp Philippines 56 127 Louis Gailliard nbsp France 56 428 Tokio Fukuda nbsp Japan 56 829 Ernst Berndt nbsp Czechoslovakia 57 630 John Sheffield nbsp Great Britain 58 131 Walter Fritsch nbsp Chile 58 332 August Banscak nbsp Yugoslavia 1 01 5References edit a b c 400 metres Hurdles Men Olympedia Retrieved 11 January 2021 Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games Men s 400 metres Hurdles sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 2 October 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men 27s 400 metres hurdles amp oldid 1056024517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
