Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
December 20, 2023
The men's 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place between 26 and 29 July. There were 62 competitors from 42 countries.[1][2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The event was won by Michael Johnson of the United States. A few days later, Johnson would become the only man to win both the 400 metres and the 200 metres in the same Olympics. Johnson's 400 metres victory in Atlanta was the first of his two wins; he would become the only man to repeat as gold medalist in the event when he won again in 2000. More generally, his win was the fourth in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 16th overall title in the event by the United States. Roger Black's silver medal was Great Britain's first in the event since 1936; Davis Kamoga's bronze was Uganda's first in the event ever.
This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only two finalists from 1992 to return were bronze medalist Samson Kitur of Kenya and seventh-place finisher Ibrahim Ismail Muftah of Qatar. Michael Johnson of the United States was the clear favorite, having won the last two world championships. His countryman Butch Reynolds had come in second both times, as well as having won silver in the 1988 Olympics. Roger Black of Great Britain, 1991 world championship runner-up, 1986 and 1990 European champion, and 1994 European runner-up, was probably the strongest non-American challenger.[2]
Algeria, Comoros, Cyprus, Saint Lucia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, and Yemen appeared in this event for the first time. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Competition formatedit
The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was used for the first round. There were 8 first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 runners. The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next eight fastest overall (in contrast to previous instances where there were 8 heats, which used a top-four with no-fastest-loser rule). The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into 4 quarterfinals with 8 runners each; the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals, with no "fastest loser" spots. The semifinals featured 2 heats of 8 runners each. The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making an eight-man final.[2][3]
Recordsedit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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The men s 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia took place between 26 and 29 July There were 62 competitors from 42 countries 1 2 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress Men s 400 metresat the Games of the XXVI OlympiadVenueCentennial Olympic StadiumDates26 July 1996 heats 27 July 1996 quarter finals 28 July 1996 semi finals 29 July 1996 final Competitors62 from 42 nationsWinning time43 49 ORMedalistsMichael Johnson United StatesRoger Black Great BritainDavis Kamoga Uganda 19922000 Official Video Highlights 1 50The event was won by Michael Johnson of the United States A few days later Johnson would become the only man to win both the 400 metres and the 200 metres in the same Olympics Johnson s 400 metres victory in Atlanta was the first of his two wins he would become the only man to repeat as gold medalist in the event when he won again in 2000 More generally his win was the fourth in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 16th overall title in the event by the United States Roger Black s silver medal was Great Britain s first in the event since 1936 Davis Kamoga s bronze was Uganda s first in the event ever Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Round 1 5 1 1 Heat 1 5 1 2 Heat 2 5 1 3 Heat 3 5 1 4 Heat 4 5 1 5 Heat 5 5 1 6 Heat 6 5 1 7 Heat 7 5 1 8 Heat 8 5 1 9 Eliminated in heats 5 2 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 Quarterfinal 1 5 2 2 Quarterfinal 2 5 2 3 Quarterfinal 3 5 2 4 Quarterfinal 4 5 2 5 Eliminated in quarterfinals 5 3 Semifinals 5 3 1 Semifinal 1 5 3 2 Semifinal 2 5 3 3 Eliminated in semifinals 5 4 Final 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThis was the 23rd appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics The only two finalists from 1992 to return were bronze medalist Samson Kitur of Kenya and seventh place finisher Ibrahim Ismail Muftah of Qatar Michael Johnson of the United States was the clear favorite having won the last two world championships His countryman Butch Reynolds had come in second both times as well as having won silver in the 1988 Olympics Roger Black of Great Britain 1991 world championship runner up 1986 and 1990 European champion and 1994 European runner up was probably the strongest non American challenger 2 Algeria Comoros Cyprus Saint Lucia Slovakia Sri Lanka and Yemen appeared in this event for the first time The United States made its 22nd appearance most of any nation having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games Competition format editThe competition retained the basic four round format from 1920 The fastest loser system introduced in 1964 was used for the first round There were 8 first round heats each with 7 or 8 runners The top three runners in each heat advanced along with the next eight fastest overall in contrast to previous instances where there were 8 heats which used a top four with no fastest loser rule The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into 4 quarterfinals with 8 runners each the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals with no fastest loser spots The semifinals featured 2 heats of 8 runners each The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced making an eight man final 2 3 Records editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in seconds prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Butch Reynolds USA 43 29 Zurich Switzerland 17 August 1988Olympic record nbsp Quincy Watts USA 43 50 Barcelona Spain 5 August 1992In the final Michael Johnson set a new Olympic record by 0 01 seconds with 43 49 seconds Schedule editFollowing the 1984 schedule the event was held on four separate days with each round being on a different day All times are Eastern Daylight Time UTC 4 Date Time RoundFriday 26 July 1996 19 00 Round 1Saturday 27 July 1996 19 55 QuarterfinalsSunday 28 July 1996 20 26 SemifinalsMonday 29 July 1996 21 10 FinalResults editRound 1 edit Heat 1 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 3 Roger Black nbsp Great Britain 45 28 Q2 2 Neil de Silva nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 45 34 Q3 1 Stefan Balosak nbsp Slovakia 45 86 Q4 6 Jude Monye nbsp Nigeria 46 10 q5 7 Michael Joubert nbsp Australia 46 306 5 Kossi Akoto nbsp Togo 46 94 8 Moustafa Abdel Naser nbsp Libya DSQ4 Amar Hecini nbsp Algeria DSQHeat 2 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 5 Davian Clarke nbsp Jamaica 45 54 Q2 7 Sanderlei Parrela nbsp Brazil 45 60 Q3 1 Troy Douglas nbsp Bermuda 45 61 Q4 6 Charles Gitonga nbsp Kenya 45 62 q5 2 Piotr Rysiukiewicz nbsp Poland 46 07 q6 3 Mohamed Hamed Al Bishi nbsp Saudi Arabia 46 827 8 Ivan Jean Marie nbsp Saint Lucia 47 138 4 Hassan Abdou nbsp Comoros 50 17Heat 3 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 6 Alvin Harrison nbsp United States 44 69 Q2 5 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah nbsp Qatar 45 61 Q3 2 Paul Greene nbsp Australia 46 12 Q4 8 Shigekazu Omori nbsp Japan 46 305 3 Laurent Clerc nbsp Switzerland 46 426 4 Shon Ju Il nbsp South Korea 46 747 7 Subul Babo nbsp Papua New Guinea 48 15 1 Justice Dipeba nbsp Botswana DNSHeat 4 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 6 Eswort Coombs nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 84 Q2 5 Jean Louis Rapnouil nbsp France 45 93 Q3 3 Du aine Ladejo nbsp Great Britain 46 27 Q4 2 Troy McIntosh nbsp Bahamas 46 425 7 Valdinei da Silva nbsp Brazil 46 616 1 Richard Jones nbsp Guyana 46 997 4 Mpho Morobe nbsp Lesotho 47 548 8 Mohamed Amir nbsp Maldives 49 67Heat 5 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 8 Sugath Thilakaratne nbsp Sri Lanka 45 79 Q2 3 Michael Johnson nbsp United States 45 80 Q3 6 Alejandro Cardenas nbsp Mexico 45 85 Q4 1 Bobang Phiri nbsp South Africa 45 94 q5 5 Kennedy Ochieng nbsp Kenya 45 99 q6 2 Euripidis Dimosthenous nbsp Cyprus 46 767 4 Emmanuel Rubayiza nbsp Rwanda 49 20 7 Francis Ogola nbsp Uganda DNFHeat 6 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 7 Butch Reynolds nbsp United States 45 42 Q2 3 Arnaud Malherbe nbsp South Africa 45 75 Q3 6 Tawanda Chiwira nbsp Zimbabwe 45 89 Q4 5 Mathias Rusterholz nbsp Switzerland 45 92 q5 1 Dawda Jallow nbsp The Gambia 46 736 4 Eugene Farrell nbsp Ireland 47 187 2 Casimiro Asumu Nze nbsp Equatorial Guinea 50 14 8 Ibrahim Hassan nbsp Ghana DNFHeat 7 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 1 Clement Chukwu nbsp Nigeria 45 18 Q2 8 Samson Kitur nbsp Kenya 45 39 Q3 5 Michael McDonald nbsp Jamaica 45 50 Q4 6 Hendrick Mokganyetsi nbsp South Africa 45 89 q5 4 Osmar dos Santos nbsp Brazil 46 166 2 Robert Guy nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 46 807 7 Martial Biguet nbsp Central African Republic 48 928 3 Anwar Mohamed Ali nbsp Yemen 50 81Heat 8 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 2 Sunday Bada nbsp Nigeria 45 19 Q2 7 Iwan Thomas nbsp Great Britain 45 22 Q3 1 Davis Kamoga nbsp Uganda 45 56 Q4 5 Roxbert Martin nbsp Jamaica 46 01 q5 8 Mark Ladbrook nbsp Australia 46 286 6 Carl Oliver nbsp Bahamas 47 417 3 Kimitene Biyago nbsp Chad 48 88 4 Ibrahim Ouedraogo nbsp Burkina Faso DNSEliminated in heats edit Ranks are unofficial Rank Athlete Nation Time33 Osmar dos Santos nbsp Brazil 46 1634 Mark Ladbrook nbsp Australia 46 2835 Michael Joubert nbsp Australia 46 30Shigekazu Omori nbsp Japan 46 3037 Troy McIntosh nbsp Bahamas 46 42Laurent Clerc nbsp Switzerland 46 4239 Valdinei da Silva nbsp Brazil 46 6140 Richard Jones nbsp Guyana 46 6941 Dawda Jallow nbsp The Gambia 46 7342 Shon Ju Il nbsp South Korea 46 7443 Evripides Demosthenous nbsp Cyprus 46 7644 Robert Guy nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 46 8045 Mohamed Hamed Al Bishi nbsp Saudi Arabia 46 8246 Kossi Akoto nbsp Togo 46 9447 Ivan Jean Marie nbsp Saint Lucia 47 1348 Eugene Farrell nbsp Ireland 47 1849 Carl Oliver nbsp Bahamas 47 4150 Mpho Morobe nbsp Lesotho 47 5451 Subul Babo nbsp Papua New Guinea 48 1552 Kimitene Biyago nbsp Chad 48 8853 Martial Biguet nbsp Central African Republic 48 9254 Emmanuel Rubayiza nbsp Rwanda 49 2055 Mohamed Amir nbsp Maldives 49 6756 Casimiro Asumu Nze nbsp Equatorial Guinea 50 1457 Hassan Abdou nbsp Comoros 50 1758 Anwar Mohamed Ali nbsp Yemen 50 81 Ibrahim Hassan nbsp Ghana DNFFrancis Ogola nbsp Uganda DNFMoustafa Abdel Naser nbsp Libya DSQAmar Hecini nbsp Algeria DSQ Ibrahim Ouedraogo nbsp Burkina Faso DNSJustice Dipeba nbsp Botswana DNSQuarterfinals edit The quarterfinals were held on 27 July 1996 The top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 3 Sunday Bada nbsp Nigeria 44 88 Q2 4 Davian Clarke nbsp Jamaica 44 98 Q3 6 Samson Kitur nbsp Kenya 45 03 Q4 2 Troy Douglas nbsp Bermuda 45 26 Q5 5 Arnaud Malherbe nbsp South Africa 45 266 7 Tawanda Chiwira nbsp Zimbabwe 45 387 8 Mathias Rusterholz nbsp Switzerland 45 728 1 Piotr Rysiukiewicz nbsp Poland 46 19Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 3 Roger Black nbsp Great Britain 44 72 Q2 4 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah nbsp Qatar 44 96 Q3 5 Butch Reynolds nbsp United States 45 21 Q4 8 Stefan Balosak nbsp Slovakia 45 32 Q5 7 Alejandro Cardenas nbsp Mexico 45 336 1 Bobang Phiri nbsp South Africa 45 517 6 Sanderlei Parrela nbsp Brazil 45 728 2 Kennedy Ochieng nbsp Kenya 45 72Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 6 Michael Johnson nbsp United States 44 62 Q2 7 Roxbert Martin nbsp Jamaica 44 74 Q3 8 Davis Kamoga nbsp Uganda 44 82 Q4 4 Neil de Silva nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 45 02 Q5 3 Clement Chukwu nbsp Nigeria 45 246 2 Du aine Ladejo nbsp Great Britain 45 627 5 Sugath Thilakaratne nbsp Sri Lanka 45 788 1 Paul Greene nbsp Australia 46 22Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 4 Alvin Harrison nbsp United States 44 79 Q2 6 Iwan Thomas nbsp Great Britain 45 04 Q3 7 Michael McDonald nbsp Jamaica 45 26 Q4 5 Eswort Coombs nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 43 Q5 3 Jean Louis Rapnouil nbsp France 45 746 1 Hendrick Mokganyetsi nbsp South Africa 46 48 2 Jude Monye nbsp Nigeria DNF 8 Charles Gitonga nbsp Kenya DNSEliminated in quarterfinals edit Ranks are unofficial Rank Athlete Nation Time17 Clement Chukwu nbsp Nigeria 45 2418 Arnaud Malherbe nbsp South Africa 45 2619 Alejandro Cardenas nbsp Mexico 45 3320 Tawanda Chiwira nbsp Zimbabwe 45 3821 Bobang Phiri nbsp South Africa 45 5122 Du aine Ladejo nbsp Great Britain 45 6223 Sanderlei Parrela nbsp Brazil 45 7224 Mathias Rusterholz nbsp Switzerland 45 7225 Kennedy Ochieng nbsp Kenya 45 7226 Jean Louis Rapnouil nbsp France 45 7427 Sugath Thilakaratne nbsp Sri Lanka 45 7828 Piotr Rysiukiewicz nbsp Poland 46 1929 Paul Greene nbsp Australia 46 2230 Hendrik Mokganyetsi nbsp South Africa 46 4831 Jude Monye nbsp Nigeria DNF32 Charles Gitonga nbsp Kenya DNSSemifinals edit The semifinals were held on 28 July 1996 The top four in each heat advanced to the final Semifinal 1 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 4 Roger Black nbsp Great Britain 44 69 Q2 3 Davian Clarke nbsp Jamaica 44 87 Q3 6 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah nbsp Qatar 45 02 Q4 5 Alvin Harrison nbsp United States 45 04 Q5 2 Samson Kitur nbsp Kenya 45 176 7 Stefan Balosak nbsp Slovakia 45 597 8 Troy Douglas nbsp Bermuda 46 33 1 Butch Reynolds nbsp United States DNFSemifinal 2 edit Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes1 5 Michael Johnson nbsp United States 44 59 Q2 6 Roxbert Martin nbsp Jamaica 44 81 Q3 1 Davis Kamoga nbsp Uganda 44 85 Q4 3 Iwan Thomas nbsp Great Britain 45 01 Q5 4 Sunday Bada nbsp Nigeria 45 306 8 Eswort Coombs nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 367 2 Michael McDonald nbsp Jamaica 45 488 7 Neil de Silva nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 45 56Eliminated in semifinals edit Ranks are unofficial Rank Athlete Nation Time9 Samson Kitur nbsp Kenya 45 1710 Sunday Bada nbsp Nigeria 45 3011 Eswort Coombs nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 3612 Michael McDonald nbsp Jamaica 45 4813 Neil de Silva nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 45 5614 Stefan Balosak nbsp Slovakia 45 5915 Troy Douglas nbsp Bermuda 46 3316 Butch Reynolds nbsp United States DNFFinal edit The final was held on 29 July 1996 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes nbsp 4 Michael Johnson nbsp United States 43 49 OR nbsp 3 Roger Black nbsp Great Britain 44 41 nbsp 2 Davis Kamoga nbsp Uganda 44 534 1 Alvin Harrison nbsp United States 44 625 8 Iwan Thomas nbsp Great Britain 44 706 5 Roxbert Martin nbsp Jamaica 44 837 6 Davian Clarke nbsp Jamaica 44 99 7 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah nbsp Qatar DNFSee also editWomen s 400 metresReferences edit Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Men s 400 metres sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 7 August 2017 a b c 400 metres Men Olympedia Retrieved 5 August 2020 Official Report vol 3 pp 72 73 External links editOfficial Report Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men 27s 400 metres amp oldid 1146309153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,