Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
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Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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![]() Crossing the finish line
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 18 August 21 August (final) |
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Competitors | 56 from 40 nations | ||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
5000 m | men | women | ||
10,000 m | men | women | ||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | women | ||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
The Men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 45.55 s (A standard) and 45.95 s (B standard).[2]
Contents
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
43.18 s | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
43.49 s | Atlanta, USA | 29 July 1996 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Round 1
The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next three overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 4 | Leslie Djhone | ![]() |
45.12 | Q | 0.190 |
2 | 5 | David Neville | ![]() |
45.22 | Q | 0.189 |
3 | 6 | William Collazo | ![]() |
45.37 | Q, SB | 0.180 |
4 | 8 | Kévin Borlée | ![]() |
45.43 | q | 0.149 |
5 | 9 | Denis Alekseyev | ![]() |
45.52 | 0.299 | |
6 | 3 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | ![]() |
45.89 | 0.249 | |
7 | 7 | Eric Milazar | ![]() |
46.06 | 0.209 | |
8 | 2 | Gakologelwang Masheto | ![]() |
46.29 | SB | 0.183 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 6 | Chris Brown | ![]() |
44.79 | Q | 0.205 |
2 | 7 | Joel Milburn | ![]() |
44.80 | Q, PB | 0.155 |
3 | 4 | Johan Wissman | ![]() |
44.81 | Q, SB | 0.229 |
4 | 5 | Gary Kikaya | ![]() |
44.89 | q, SB | 0.184 |
5 | 8 | Sanjay Ayre | ![]() |
45.66 | 0.177 | |
6 | 9 | Arismendy Peguero | ![]() |
46.28 | 0.236 | |
7 | 3 | Ivano Bucci | ![]() |
48.54 | SB | 0.209 |
8 | 2 | Liu Xiaosheng | ![]() |
53.11 | 0.245 |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 8 | Nery Brenes | ![]() |
45.36 | Q | 0.196 |
2 | 3 | James Godday | ![]() |
45.49 | Q | 0.200 |
3 | 9 | Andretti Bain | ![]() |
45.96 | Q | 0.225 |
4 | 7 | Niko Verekauta | ![]() |
46.32 | SB | 0.161 |
5 | 6 | Fernando de Almeida | ![]() |
46.60 | 0.158 | |
6 | 2 | Lewis Banda | ![]() |
46.76 | 0.244 | |
7 | 4 | Vincent Mumo Kiilu | ![]() |
46.79 | 0.212 | |
8 | 5 | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr | ![]() |
47.12 | 0.247 |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 7 | Martyn Rooney | ![]() |
45.00 | Q | 0.207 |
2 | 8 | Sean Wroe | ![]() |
45.17 | Q, PB | 0.182 |
3 | 5 | Ricardo Chambers | ![]() |
45.22 | Q | 0.211 |
4 | 3 | Erison Hurtault | ![]() |
46.10 | 0.246 | |
5 | 9 | Andrés Silva | ![]() |
46.34 | 0.265 | |
6 | 2 | Rudolf Götz | ![]() |
46.38 | 0.157 | |
7 | 6 | Yuzo Kanemaru | ![]() |
46.39 | 0.225 | |
4 | California Molefe | ![]() |
DNS |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 2 | LaShawn Merritt | ![]() |
44.96 | Q | 0.214 |
2 | 7 | Saul Weigopwa | ![]() |
45.19 | Q | 0.172 |
3 | 8 | Claudio Licciardello | ![]() |
45.25 | Q, PB | 0.186 |
4 | 3 | Jonathan Borlée | ![]() |
45.25 | q, PB | 0.225 |
5 | 6 | Ato Modibo | ![]() |
45.63 | 0.195 | |
6 | 9 | Alleyne Francique | ![]() |
46.15 | 0.215 | |
7 | 5 | Geiner Mosquera | ![]() |
46.59 | 0.268 | |
8 | 4 | Siraj Williams | ![]() |
47.89 | 0.288 |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 7 | Andrew Steele | ![]() |
44.94 | Q, PB | 0.248 |
2 | 5 | Renny Quow | ![]() |
45.13 | Q | 0.266 |
3 | 6 | Michael Mathieu | ![]() |
45.17 | Q, PB | 0.193 |
4 | 8 | Michael Blackwood | ![]() |
45.56 | 0.204 | |
5 | 2 | Tyler Christopher | ![]() |
45.67 | 0.172 | |
6 | 3 | Joel Phillip | ![]() |
46.30 | 0.198 | |
7 | 9 | Félix Martínez | ![]() |
46.46 | 0.347 | |
8 | 4 | Daniel Dąbrowski | ![]() |
47.83 | 0.260 |
Heat 7
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 9 | Jeremy Wariner | ![]() |
45.23 | Q | 0.253 |
2 | 6 | Tabarie Henry | ![]() |
45.36 | Q, NR | 0.165 |
3 | 2 | Cedric van Branteghem | ![]() |
45.54 | Q | 0.203 |
4 | 4 | David Gillick | ![]() |
45.83 | 0.275 | |
5 | 5 | Maksim Dyldin | ![]() |
46.03 | 0.194 | |
6 | 3 | Myhaylo Knysh | ![]() |
46.28 | 0.260 | |
7 | 7 | Mathieu Gnanligo | ![]() |
47.10 | 0.207 | |
8 | 8 | Naiel Santiago d'Almeida | ![]() |
49.08 | 0.178 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
19 August 2008 - 21:45
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 6 | Jeremy Wariner | ![]() |
44.15 | Q | 0.224 |
2 | 5 | Chris Brown | ![]() |
44.59 | Q | 0.244 |
3 | 6 | Kévin Borlée | ![]() |
44.88 | NR | 0.162 |
4 | 7 | Nery Brenes | ![]() |
44.94 | NR | 0.169 |
5 | 4 | Saul Weigopwa | ![]() |
45.02 | SB | 0.168 |
6 | 2 | William Collazo | ![]() |
45.06 | PB | 0.191 |
7 | 8 | Tabarie Henry | ![]() |
45.19 | NR | 0.165 |
8 | 2 | Claudio Licciardello | ![]() |
45.64 | 0.259 |
Semifinal 2
19 August 2008 - 21:52
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 6 | Leslie Djhone | ![]() |
44.79 | Q, SB | 0.159 |
2 | 4 | David Neville | ![]() |
44.91 | Q | 0.190 |
3 | 5 | Joel Milburn | ![]() |
45.06 | 0.187 | |
4 | 9 | Ricardo Chambers | ![]() |
45.09 | 0.220 | |
5 | 3 | Jonathan Borlée | ![]() |
45.11 | PB | 0.191 |
6 | 8 | James Godday | ![]() |
45.24 | 0.185 | |
7 | 2 | Andretti Bain | ![]() |
45.52 | 0.196 | |
8 | 7 | Andrew Steele | ![]() |
45.59 | 0.216 |
Semifinal 3
19 August 2008 - 21:59
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | React |
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1 | 7 | LaShawn Merritt | ![]() |
44.12 | Q | 0.187 |
2 | 6 | Martyn Rooney | ![]() |
44.60 | Q, PB | 0.126 |
3 | 8 | Johan Wissman | ![]() |
44.64 | q, SB | 0.211 |
4 | 5 | Renny Quow | ![]() |
44.82 | q, PB | 0.204 |
5 | 2 | Gary Kikaya | ![]() |
44.94 | 0.187 | |
6 | 9 | Michael Mathieu | ![]() |
45.56 | 0.203 | |
7 | 4 | Sean Wroe | ![]() |
45.56 | 0.205 | |
8 | 3 | Cedric van Branteghem | ![]() |
45.81 | 0.199 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Reaction time |
Notes |
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4 | LaShawn Merritt | ![]() |
43.75 | 0.318 | PB |
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7 | Jeremy Wariner | ![]() |
44.74 | 0.209 | |
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9 | David Neville | ![]() |
44.80 | 0.293 | |
4 | 5 | Chris Brown | ![]() |
44.84 | 0.231 | |
5 | 6 | Leslie Djhone | ![]() |
45.11 | 0.164 | |
6 | 8 | Martyn Rooney | ![]() |
45.12 | 0.208 | |
7 | 2 | Renny Quow | ![]() |
45.22 | 0.201 | |
8 | 3 | Johan Wissman | ![]() |
45.39 | 0.218 |