Athletics - Men's 400 m

400 m

1936

London 1948

  1. (6400=7400) Arthur Wint (JAM/1948-52)
  2. (4000=8000) Herb McKenley (JAM/1948-52)
  3. (2560=3200) Mal Whitfield (USA/1948-52)
  4. (1600) Dave Bolen (USA/1948)
  5. (1000=1015) Morris Curotta (AUS/1948-52)
  6. (640) George Guida (USA/1948)
    fourth in semi-finals
  7. (328=330.3) Dennis Shore (RSA/1936-48)
  8. (328=6728) George Rhoden (JAM/1948-52)
    fifth in semi-finals
  9. (130) Rosalvo Ramos (BRA/1948)
  10. (130) Jimmy Reardon (IRL/1948)
    sixth in semi-finals
  11. (52) Bob McFarlane (CAN/1948)
  12. (52) Rune Larsson (SWE/1948-52)
    fourth in quarter-finals
  13. (14.5=1615) Bill Roberts (GBR/1936-48)
  14. (14.5=16.79) Les Lewis (GBR/1948-52)
  15. (14.5) John Bartram (AUS/1948)
  16. (14.5) Kurt Lundquist (SWE/1948)
    fifth in quarter-finals
  17. (2.29) Francis Schewetta (FRA/1948)
  18. (2.29) Derek Pugh (GBR/1948)
  19. (2.29) Bjørn Vade (NOR/1948)
  20. (2.29) Zvonko Sabolović (yug-SRB/1948)
    sixth in quarter-finals
  21. (0.364) Jacques Lunis (FRA/1948)
  22. (0.364) Folke Alnevik (SWE/1948)
  23. (0.364) Marko Račič (yug-SLO/1948)
  24. (0.364) Herman Kunnen (BEL/1948)
    third in round one (25-36)
  25. (0.023) Chen Yinglang (chn-TPE/1948)
  26. (0.023=0.023) Bánhalmi Ferenc (HUN/1948-52)
  27. (0.023) Antonio Pocoví (ARG/1948)
  28. (0.023) Oskar Hardmeier (SUI/1948)
  29. (0.023) Carlos Monges (MEX/1948)
  30. (0.023) Hazzard Dill (BER/1948)
  31. (0.023) Ernie McCullough (CAN/1948)
  32. (0.023) Don McFarlane (CAN/1948)
  33. (0.023) John de Saram (SRI/1948)
  34. (0.023) Raymond Crapet (FRA/1948)
  35. (0.023) Gustavo Ehlers (CHI/1948)
  36. (0.023) Reynir Sigurðsson (ISL/1948)
    fourth in round one (37-46)
  37. (-3.11) Georgios Karageorgos (GRE/1948)
  38. (-3.11=-2.12) Jaime Aparicio (COL/1948,56)
  39. (-3.11) Mario Rosas (COL/1948)
  40. (-3.11=-3.2) Ángel García (CUB/1948-52)
  41. (-3.11) Walter Keller (SUI/1948)
  42. (-3.11) Olavi Talja (FIN/1948-52)
  43. (-3.11) Tauno Suvanto (FIN/1948)
  44. (-3.11) Kemal Horulu (TUR/1948-52)
  45. (-3.11) Stefanos Petrakis (GRE/1948-52)
  46. (-3.11) Jaime Hitelman (CHI/1948)
    fifth in round one (47-53)
  47. (-5.15) Guillermo Evans (ARG/1948)
  48. (-5.15) L. Hasso (IRQ/1948)
  49. (-5.15) Bill Ramsay (AUS/1948)
  50. (-5.15) Runar Holmberg (FIN/1948)
  51. (-5.15) Max Trepp (SUI/1948)
  52. (-5.15=-5.19) Doğan Acarbay (TUR/1948-52)
  53. (-5.15) Stylianos Stratakos (GRE/1948)

Helsinki 1952

  1. (6400=6728) George Rhoden (JAM/1948-52)
  2. (4000=8000) Herb McKenley (JAM/1948-52)
  3. (2560) Ollie Matson (USA/1952)
  4. (1600=5600) Karl-Friedrich Haas (GER/1952-56)
  5. (1000=7400) Arthur Wint (JAM/1948-52)
  6. (640=3200) Mal Whitfield (USA/1948-52)
    fourth in semifinal
  7. (328) Gene Cole (USA/1952)
  8. (328) Hans Geister (GER/1952)
    fifth in semifinal
  9. (130=2690) Ardalion Ignatyev (urs-RUS/1952-56)
  10. (130) Jack Carroll (CAN/1952)
    sixth in semifinal
  11. (52) James Lavery (CAN/1952)
  12. (52) Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt (SWE/1948-52)
    fourth in quarterfinal (13th-16th)
  13. (14.5) Guillermo Gutiérrez (VEN/1952)
  14. (14.5=1015) Morris Curotta (AUS/1948-52)
  15. (14.5) Louis van Biljon (RSA/1952)
  16. (14.5) Yves Camus (FRA/1952-56)
    fifth in quarterfinal (17th-20th)
  17. (2.29=16.79) Les Lewis (GBR/1948-52)
  18. (2.29) Rolf Back (FIN/1952)
  19. (2.29=4.58) Jacques Degats (FRA/1952-56)
  20. (2.29) Terry Higgins (GBR/1952)
    sixth in quarterfinal (21st-24th)
  21. (0.364) Hans Ernst Schneider (SUI/1952)
  22. (0.364) Alan Dick (GBR/1952)
  23. (0.364) Gerard Mach (POL/1952)
  24. (0.364) Yury Lituyev (urs-RUS/1952-56)
    third in round one (25th-36th)
  25. (0.023) Edwin Carr, Jr. (AUS/1952)
  26. (0.023) Rubert Blöch (AUT/1952)
  27. (0.023) Solymossy Egon (HUN/1952)
  28. (0.023) Matoba Junkichi (JPN/1952)
  29. (0.023) Roger Moens (BEL/1952,60)
  30. (0.023) Gianni Rocca (ITA/1948-52)
  31. (0.023) Vincenzo Lombardo (ITA/1952-56)
  32. (0.023) Milan Fillo (tch-SVK/1952)
  33. (0.023) Edmunds Pīlāgs (urs-EST/1952)
  34. (0.023) Paul Dolan (IRL/1948-52)
  35. (0.023) Francisco Rivera (PUR/1952-56)
  36. (0.023) Argemiro Roque (BRA/1952)
    fourth in round one (37th-48th)
  37. (-4.90) Adamik Zoltán (HUN/1952)
  38. (-4.90=0.033) Gérard Rasquin (LUX/1952-56)
  39. (-4.90) Sepp Steger (SUI/1952)
  40. (-4.90=-3.22) Vasilios Sillis (GRE/1952,60)
  41. (-4.90=0.023) Bánhalmi Ferenc (HUN/1948-52)
  42. (-4.90) Gösta Brännström (SWE/1952)
  43. (-4.90) Rudolf Haidegger (AUT/1952)
  44. (-4.90) Guðmundur Lárusson (ISL/1952)
  45. (-4.90=-3.2) Ángel García (CUB/1948-52)
  46. (-4.90) Jean-Pierre Goudeau (FRA/1952-56)
  47. (-4.90) Antonio Siddi (ITA/1948-52)
  48. (-4.90) Schalk Booysen (RSA/1952)
    fifth in round one (49th-59th)
  49. (-6.39) Evelio Planas (CUB/1952)
  50. (-6.39) John Anderton (RSA/1952)
  51. (-6.39) Jaakko Suikkari (FIN/1952)
  52. (-6.39=-5.19) Doğan Acarbay (TUR/1948-52)
  53. (-6.39) Arie Gill (ISR/1952)
  54. (-6.39) Javier Souza (MEX/1952)
  55. (-6.39) Albert Lowagie (BEL/1952)
  56. (-6.39) Sompop Svadanandana (THA/1952)
  57. (-6.39) Antoine Uytterhoeven (BEL/1952)
  58. (-6.39) Doug Clement (CAN/1952-56)
  59. (-6.39) Jiří David (tch-CZE/1952)
    seventh in round one (60th-68th)
  60. (-8.30) Abdul Rehman (PAK/1952)
  61. (-8.30) Pongummart Ummarttayakul (THA/1952)
  62. (-8.30) Aurang Zeb (PAK/1952)
  63. (-8.30) Ivan Jacob (IND/1952)
  64. (-8.30) Ernst von Gunten (SUI/1952)
  65. (-8.30) Emin Doybak (TUR/1952)
  66. (-8.30) Jeremías Stokes (GUA/1952)
  67. (-8.30) Jean Hamilius (LUX/1952)
  68. (-8.30) Fred Hammer (LUX/1952-56)
    seventh in round one (69th-71st)
  69. (-9.11) Fernando Casimiro (POR/1952)
  70. (-9.11) Ossi Mildh (FIN/1952-56)
  71. (-9.11) Tage Ekfeldt (SWE/1952)

Melbourne 1956

  1. (6400) Charlie Jenkins (USA/1956)
  2. (4000=5600) Karl-Friedrich Haas (GER/1952-56)
  3. (2560=2690) Ardalion Ignatyev (urs-RUS/1952-56)
  4. (2560=2560) Voitto Hellstén (FIN/1952-60)
  5. (1000) Lou Jones (USA/1956)
  6. (640=3200) Malcolm Spence (RSA/1956-60)
    fourth in semifinal (7-8)
  7. (328) Mel Spence (JAM/1956,64)
  8. (328=380) Kevan Gosper (AUS/1956-60)
    fifth in semifinal (9-10)
  9. (130) Peter Higgins (GBR/1956)
  10. (130) John Salisbury (GBR/1956)
    sixth in semifinal (11-12)
  11. (52=52.00) Iván Rodríguez (PUR/1956-60)
  12. (52=182) Mal Spence (win-JAM/1956-64)
    fourth in quarterfinal (13-16)
  13. (14.5=29) Terry Tobacco (CAN/1956-60)
  14. (14.5) Graham Gipson (AUS/1956)
  15. (14.5) Pierre Haarhoff (FRA/1956)
  16. (14.5) George Kerr (JAM/1956-64)
    fifth in quarterfinal (17-20)
  17. (2.29) Jürgen Kühl (GER/1956)
  18. (2.29=4.58) Jacques Degats (FRA/1952-56)
  19. (2.29) Jim Lea (USA/1956)
  20. (2.29) Mike Wheeler (GBR/1956)
    sixth in quarterfinal (21-24)
  21. (0.364) Murray Cockburn (CAN/1956)
  22. (0.364) Kibet Boit (KEN/1956)
  23. (0.364) Jean-Paul Martin du Gard (FRA/1952-56)
  24. (0.364) Abdullah Khan (PAK/1956)
    fourth in round one (25-32)
  25. (0.033=0.397) Konstantin Grachov (urs-RUS/1956-60)
  26. (0.033=0.101) Bartonjo Rotich (KEN/1956-60)
  27. (0.033) Abebe Hailou (ETH/1956)
  28. (0.033) Laird Sloan (CAN/1956)
  29. (0.033=1600) Milkha Singh (IND/1956-64)
  30. (0.033) Kamau Wanyoke (KEN/1956)
  31. (0.033=0.033) Gérard Rasquin (LUX/1952-56)
  32. (0.033) John Goodman (AUS/1956)
    fifth in round one (33-38)
  33. (-2.11) Beyene Legesse (ETH/1956)
  34. (-2.11=-2.12) Jaime Aparicio (COL/1948,56)
  35. (-2.11=328.0) Abdul Karim Amu (NGR/1956-64)
  36. (-2.11) Somsak Thonf Ar-Ram (THA/1956-60)
  37. (-2.11) Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed (mal-MAS/1956)
  38. (-2.11) Ajanew Bayene (ETH/1956)
    sixth in round one (39-42)
  39. (-3.11) Pablo Somblingo (PHI/1956)
  40. (-3.11=-3.11) George Johnson (LBR/1956-60)
    seventh in round one (43)
  41. (-4.40) Kenneth Perera (mal-MAS/1956)
  42. (-4.40) Akagi Kanji (JPN/1956)
  43. (-4.40) Horst Mann (GER/1956)

Roma 1960

  1. (6400) Otis Davis (USA/1960)
  2. (4000) Carl Kaufmann (GER/1960)
  3. (2560=3200) Malcolm Spence (RSA/1956-60)
  4. (1600=1600) Milkha Singh (IND/1956-64)
  5. (1000=1000) Manfred Kinder (frg-GER/1960-68)
  6. (640) Earl Young (USA/1960)
    fourth in semifinal (7-8)
  7. (328=1928) Robbie Brightwell (GBR/1960-64)
  8. (328=328.0) Abdul Karim Amu (NGR/1956-64)
    fifth in semifinal (9-10)
  9. (130) Gordon Day (RSA/1960)
  10. (130=182) Mal Spence (win-JAM/1956-64)
    sixth in semifinal (11-12)
  11. (52=380) Kevan Gosper (AUS/1956-60)
  12. (52) Jack Yerman (USA/1960)
    fourth in quarter-finals (13-16)
  13. (14.5=29) Terry Tobacco (CAN/1956-60)
  14. (14.5) Jim Wedderburn (wif-BAR/1960)
  15. (14.5) Jochen Reske (GER/1960)
  16. (14.5) Jerzy Kowalski (POL/1960)
    fifth in quarter-finals (17-20)
  17. (2.29) Edgar Davis (RSA/1960)
  18. (2.29) Germán Guenard (PUR/1960)
  19. (2.29=2.293) Stanisław Swatowski (POL/1960-64)
  20. (2.29) Giuseppe Bommarito (ITA/1960)
    sixth in quarter-finals (21-24)
  21. (0.364) Malcolm Yardley (GBR/1960)
  22. (0.364) John Wrighton (GBR/1960)
  23. (0.364=0.397) Konstantin Grachov (urs-RUS/1956-60)
  24. (0.364) Barry Robinson (NZL/1960)
    seventh in quarter-finals (25-27)
  25. (0.068=0.101) Bartonjo Rotich (KEN/1956-60)
  26. (0.068) Louis De Clerck (BEL/1960)
    did not start in quarter-final
  27. (0.068) Alf Petersson (SWE/1960)
    fourth in round one (28-36)
  28. (-2.75=2.298) Josef Trousil (tch-CZE/1956-64)
  29. (-2.75) Felix Heuertz (LUX/1960)
  30. (-2.75) Anubes da Silva (BRA/1960)
  31. (-2.75) Gadi Ado (UGA/1960)
  32. (-2.75) Li Po-Ting (TPE/1960)
  33. (-2.75) Mani Jegathesan (mal-MAS/1960-68)
  34. (-2.75) Zdeněk Váňa (tch-CZE/1960)
  35. (-2.75=2560) Voitto Hellstén (FIN/1952-60)
  36. (-2.75) René Weber (SUI/1960)
    fifth in round one (37-44)
  37. (-3.13) John Asare-Antwi (GHA/1960)
  38. (-3.13) Csutorás Csaba (HUN/1960-64)
  39. (-3.13) Marcel Lambrechts (BEL/1956-60)
  40. (-3.13) Clayton Glasgow (GUY/1960)
  41. (-3.13=52.00) Iván Rodríguez (PUR/1956-60)
  42. (-3.13=-3.22) Vasilios Sillis (GRE/1952,60)
  43. (-3.13=-3.14) Jassim Karim Kuraishi (IRQ/1960-64)
  44. (-3.13) Moussa Said (ETH/1960)
    sixth in round one (45-52)
  45. (-5.33=-4.29) Hayase Hirotada (JPN/1960-64)
  46. (-5.33) Hugh Bullard (BAH/1960)
  47. (-5.33) Jorge Terán (MEX/1960)
  48. (-5.33=-3.11) George Johnson (LBR/1956-60)
  49. (-5.33) Claro Pellosis (PHI/1960-64)
  50. (-5.33) Manut Bumrungphuk (THA/1956-64)
  51. (-5.33) Fahir Özgüden (TUR/1960)
  52. (-5.33) Amos Grodzinowsky (ISR/1960)
    seventh in round one (53-54)
  53. (-6.21) Habib Sayed (AFG/1960)
  54. (-6.21) Brahim Karabi (TUN/1960)
    did not start
  55. (-=14.5) George Kerr (JAM/1956-64)

Tokyo 1964

  1. (6400) Mike Larrabee (USA/1964)
  2. (4000) Wendell Mottley (TTO/1964)
  3. (2560=3208) Andrzej Badeński (POL/1964-72)
  4. (1600=1928) Robbie Brightwell (GBR/1960-64)
  5. (1000) Ulis Williams (USA/1964)
  6. (640) Tim Graham (GBR/1964)
  7. (400) Peter Vassella (AUS/1964)
  8. (256) Edwin Skinner (TTO/1964)
    fifth in semifinal (9-10)
  9. (130) Jörg Jüttner (GER/1964)
  10. (130) Ollan Cassell (USA/1964)
    sixth in semifinal (11-12)
  11. (52) Laurie Khan (JAM/1964)
  12. (52) Bill Crothers (CAN/1964-68)
    seventh in semifinal (13-14)
  13. (20.8=712.8) Tegegne Bezabeh (ETH/1964-72)
  14. (20.8) Kent Bernard (TTO/1964)
    eighth in semifinal (15-16)
  15. (8.2) Jean-Pierre Boccardo (FRA/1964-68)
  16. (8.2) James Addy (GHA/1960-72)
    fifth in quarterfinal (17-20)
  17. (2.29) Peter Laeng (SUI/1960-64)
  18. (2.29=2.298) Josef Trousil (tch-CZE/1956-64)
  19. (2.29) Rupert Hoilette (JAM/1964)
  20. (2.29) Adrian Metcalfe (GBR/1964)
    sixth in quarterfinal (21-24)
  21. (0.364=0.373) Sergio Bello (ITA/1964-68)
  22. (0.364) Johannes Schmitt (GER/1964)
  23. (0.364) Gary Eddy (AUS/1964)
  24. (0.364=0.373) Pedro Grajales (COL/1964-68)
    seventh in quarterfinal (25-28)
  25. (0.057) Ebenezer Quartey (GHA/1964)
  26. (0.057) Ken Roche (AUS/1964)
  27. (0.057) Wilson Kiprugut (KEN/1964-68)
  28. (0.057) Viktor Bychkov (urs-RUS/1964)
    eighth in quarterfinal (29-32)
  29. (-2.91) Muhamad Sadiq (PAK/1964)
  30. (-2.91) Hrihoriy Sverbetov (urs-UKR/1964)
  31. (-2.91) Vadim Arkhipchuk (urs-UKR/1960-64)
  32. (-2.91) Ireneusz Kluczek (POL/1964)
    ran in heats (ranked on time)
  33. (-2.26=2.293) Stanisław Swatowski (POL/1960-64)
  34. (-2.26=256.0) Amos Omolo (UGA/1964-68)
  35. (-2.10) Jürgen Kalfelder (GER/1964)
  36. (-2.10) Víctor Maldonado (VEN/1960-68)
  37. (-2.10=-2.10) Jacques Pennewaert (BEL/1964-68)
  38. (-3.26=-3.26) Yoyaga Dit Coulibaly (CIV/1964)
  39. (-3.16) Hortensio Fucil (VEN/1964)
  40. (-3.10) Gyulai István (HUN/1964)
  41. (-4.64) Didier Mejía (MEX/1964)
  42. (-4.40=0.057) Juan Carlos Dyrzka (ARG/1964-68)
  43. (-4.26=-4.29) Hayase Hirotada (JPN/1960-64)
  44. (-4.16) William Hill (HKG/1964)
  45. (-4.10) Somsak Thongsuk (THA/1964)
  46. (-5.64=-3.14) Jassim Karim Kuraishi (IRQ/1960-64)
  47. (-5.40) Arsenio Jazmin (PHI/1964)
  48. (-5.26=1600) Amadou Gakou (SEN/1964-72)
  49. (-5.16) Daniel Thomas (TAN/1964)
  50. (-5.10) Hossein Ghafourizadeh (IRI/1964)
    did not start:
  51. Chang Jong-Kil (KOR)
  52. Brobbey Mensah (GHA/1964)
  53. (-=14.5) George Kerr (JAM/1956-64)
  54. Wesley Johnson (LBR/1964)
  55. Dulamyn Amarsanaa (MGL/1964)

1968


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