Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 31 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 4 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
60 m | men |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
200 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
2590 m steeplechase | men |
4 mile team race | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Standing long jump | men |
Standing triple jump | men |
Standing high jump | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
56 pound weight throw | men |
Combined events | |
Triathlon | men |
All-around | men |
The men's 400 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. 4 athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on August 31, 1904.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 56.4(*) | New York (USA) | September 19, 1896 | |
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Olympic Record | 57.6(**) | Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1900 |
(*) unofficial 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
Harry Hillman ran 53.0, but this was rejected as a record as he knocked over a hurdle, and the hurdles were only 30 inches (76 cm) high.
Results
Final
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | 53.0 | |
2 | 53.2 | |
3 | (56.8) | |
4 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.
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