Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
January 06, 2023
The men's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia took place on November 23–24 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1] There were 28 competitors from 18 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Glenn Davis of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and ninth overall victory in the men's 400 metres hurdles. Eddie Southern (silver) and Josh Culbreath (bronze) completed the American sweep, the third time (after 1904 and 1920) that the United States had swept the medals in the event.
This was the 11th 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 1952 Games returned: silver medalist Yuriy Lituyev and fourth-place finisher Anatoliy Yulin, both of the Soviet Union. Earlier in the year, at the U.S. trials, American Glenn Davis had demolished Lituyev's three year old world record, knocking almost a full second off the mark and taking the time under 50 seconds for the first time ever. Eddie Southern was also under 50 seconds in that race. The two young Americans joined Josh Culbreath, the 1953 to 1955 AAU and 1955 Pan American champion, on a strong United States team. Lituyev, as in 1952, was the strongest challenger to the Americans.[2]
Romania made its debut in the event. The United States made its 11th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point.
Summary
During the final, the six lanes were fairly even, with Lituyev pushing the backstretch to gain a slight advantage going in to the final turn. That was swallowed up during the turn as Davis surged, leading Eddie Southern and Gert Potgieter off the turn. Davis expanded his lead over Southern from 2 meters to 5 meters down the home stretch for the win. Over the final barrier, Potgieter caught his trail leg on the hurdle which knocked him off balance. He was able to take two more strides then did a face plant in the middle of the track. On the inside, Josh Culbreath was able to cruise by for bronze, completing the American sweep.
Competition format
The competition returned to the three-round format used since 1908 (except the four-round competition in 1952): 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 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
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
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The men s 400 metres hurdles competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia took place on November 23 24 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1 There were 28 competitors from 18 nations 2 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The event was won by Glenn Davis of the United States the nation s fourth consecutive and ninth overall victory in the men s 400 metres hurdles Eddie Southern silver and Josh Culbreath bronze completed the American sweep the third time after 1904 and 1920 that the United States had swept the medals in the event Men s 400 metres hurdlesat the Games of the XVI OlympiadVenueMelbourne Cricket GroundDateNovember 23 24Competitors28 from 18 nationsWinning time50 1 ORMedalistsGlenn Davis United StatesEddie Southern United StatesJosh Culbreath United States 19521960 Video on YouTube Official Video 11 15 Contents 1 Background 2 Summary 3 Competition format 4 Records 5 Schedule 6 Results 6 1 Quarterfinals 6 1 1 Quarterfinal 1 6 1 2 Quarterfinal 2 6 1 3 Quarterfinal 3 6 1 4 Quarterfinal 4 6 1 5 Quarterfinal 5 6 1 6 Quarterfinal 6 6 2 Semifinals 6 2 1 Semifinal 1 6 2 2 Semifinal 2 6 3 Final 7 Results summary 8 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the 11th 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 1952 Games returned silver medalist Yuriy Lituyev and fourth place finisher Anatoliy Yulin both of the Soviet Union Earlier in the year at the U S trials American Glenn Davis had demolished Lituyev s three year old world record knocking almost a full second off the mark and taking the time under 50 seconds for the first time ever Eddie Southern was also under 50 seconds in that race The two young Americans joined Josh Culbreath the 1953 to 1955 AAU and 1955 Pan American champion on a strong United States team Lituyev as in 1952 was the strongest challenger to the Americans 2 Romania made its debut in the event The United States made its 11th appearance the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point Summary EditDuring the final the six lanes were fairly even with Lituyev pushing the backstretch to gain a slight advantage going in to the final turn That was swallowed up during the turn as Davis surged leading Eddie Southern and Gert Potgieter off the turn Davis expanded his lead over Southern from 2 meters to 5 meters down the home stretch for the win Over the final barrier Potgieter caught his trail leg on the hurdle which knocked him off balance He was able to take two more strides then did a face plant in the middle of the track On the inside Josh Culbreath was able to cruise by for bronze completing the American sweep Competition format EditThe competition returned to the three round format used since 1908 except the four round competition in 1952 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 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 EditPrior to the competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record Glenn Davis USA 49 5 Los Angeles United States 29 June 1956Olympic record Charles Moore USA 50 8 Helsinki Finland 20 July 1952Eddie Southern set a new Olympic record with 50 1 seconds in the first semifinal Glenn Davis matched that time in the final Schedule EditAll times are Australian Eastern Standard Time UTC 10 Date Time RoundFriday 23 November 1956 14 3017 40 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsSaturday 24 November 1956 17 10 FinalResults EditQuarterfinals Edit Quarterfinal 1 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Glenn Davis United States 51 3 Q2 David Lean Australia 51 4 Q3 Keiji Ogushi Japan 53 24 Ovidio de Jesus Puerto Rico 54 05 Pablo Somblingo Philippines 54 5Quarterfinal 2 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Eddie Southern United States 51 3 Q2 Harry Kane Great Britain 51 8 Q3 Geoff Goodacre Australia 52 54 Kalim Khawaja Ghani Pakistan 55 15 Jagdev Singh India 55 2Quarterfinal 3 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Josh Culbreath United States 50 9 Q2 Guy Cury France 51 6 Q3 Jaime Aparicio Colombia 52 04 Tom Farrell Great Britain 52 75 Muhammad Yaqub Pakistan 53 16 Tsai Cheng Fu Republic of China 54 6Quarterfinal 4 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Ross Parker Australia 53 5 Q2 Ioannis Kambadelis Greece 53 7 Q3 Amadeo Francis Puerto Rico 54 3Quarterfinal 5 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union 51 6 Q2 Gert Potgieter South Africa 52 0 Q3 Ossi Mildh Finland 52 14 Alexandre Yankoff France 53 15 Marcel Lambrechts Belgium 54 0Quarterfinal 6 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Anatoliy Yulin Soviet Union 52 1 Q2 Ilie Savel Romania 52 2 Q3 Bob Shaw Great Britain 52 54 Ulisses dos Santos Brazil 53 8Semifinals Edit Semifinal 1 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Eddie Southern United States 50 1 Q OR2 Glenn Davis United States 50 7 Q3 Gert Potgieter South Africa 51 3 Q4 Guy Cury France 51 55 Anatoliy Yulin Soviet Union 51 76 Ross Parker Australia 52 6Semifinal 2 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Josh Culbreath United States 50 9 Q2 David Lean Australia 51 4 Q3 Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union 51 8 Q4 Ilie Savel Romania 52 05 Harry Kane Great Britain 52 76 Ioannis Kambadelis Greece 53 8Final Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes Glenn Davis United States 50 1 OR Eddie Southern United States 50 8 Josh Culbreath United States 51 64 Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union 51 75 David Lean Australia 51 86 Gert Potgieter South Africa 56 0Results summary EditRank Athlete Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Notes Glenn Davis United States 51 3 50 7 50 1 OR Eddie Southern United States 51 3 50 1 50 8 OR Josh Culbreath United States 50 9 50 9 51 64 Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union 51 6 51 8 51 75 David Lean Australia 51 4 51 4 51 86 Gert Potgieter South Africa 52 0 51 3 56 07 Guy Cury France 51 6 51 5 Did not advance8 Anatoliy Yulin Soviet Union 52 1 51 79 Ilie Savel Romania 52 2 52 010 Ross Parker Australia 53 5 52 611 Harry Kane Great Britain 51 8 52 712 Ioannis Kambadelis Greece 53 7 53 813 Jaime Aparicio Colombia 52 0 Did not advance14 Ossi Mildh Finland 52 115 Geoff Goodacre Australia 52 5Bob Shaw Great Britain 52 517 Tom Farrell Great Britain 52 718 Alexandre Yankoff France 53 1Muhammad Yaqub Pakistan 53 120 Keiji Ogushi Japan 53 221 Ulisses dos Santos Brazil 53 822 Ovidio de Jesus Puerto Rico 54 0Marcel Lambrechts Belgium 54 024 Amadeo Francis Puerto Rico 54 325 Pablo Somblingo Philippines 54 526 Tsai Cheng Fu Republic of China 54 627 Kalim Khawaja Ghani Pakistan 55 128 Jagdev Singh India 55 2References Edit Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games Men s 400 metres Hurdles sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 3 October 2017 a b c 400 metres Hurdles Men Olympedia Retrieved 12 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics Men 27s 400 metres hurdles amp oldid 1117866775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
