Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Men's 400m took place. | |||||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates |
12 August 2016 (Heats) 13 August 2016 (semi-final) 14 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 53 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 43.03 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12 and 14 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1]
Summary
Kirani James was the Olympic champion in 2012 and was in good form before the competition with a run of 44.08 seconds placing him second on the global rankings. The 2008 Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt topped the lists for the season as the only man under 44 seconds. Wayde van Niekerk ranked third and was the 2015 World Championships winner. At that competition the trio had all run under 44 seconds for medals (a first for the sport) and were the principal challengers to the Olympic title. Two younger athletes, Baboloki Thebe and Machel Cedenio, were the next fastest athletes to enter.[2][3] James was the fastest in the first round with 44.93 and Cedenio was the other heat winner under 45 seconds. The 2016 World Indoor Champion Pavel Maslák, David Verburg and Rafał Omelko qualified as fastest losers. Former European champions Martyn Rooney and Kevin Borlée were eliminated. [4]
In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt. Cedenio won the 2nd semi final ahead with van Niekerk second. Bralon Taplin won the third semi final. Fastest loser qualifiers Karabo Sibanda, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Ali Khamis all set personal bests.[5]
In the final, the three favorites James, van Niekerk and Merritt were drawn in lanes 6, 8 and 5 respectively and led from the start. By the end of the turn, van Niekerk had a clear 2 metre lead, Merritt just slightly ahead of James who had closed the gap during the turn. Cedenio was another four metres back, with Taplin another metre back. In the home straight van Niekerk increased his lead while James overtook Merritt, finishing second and third. Cedenio was fourth, Taplin faded, and in lane 1, 18-year-old Karabo Sibanda finished fifth.
Van Niekerk set a new world record of 43.03 seconds, beating Michael Johnson’s previous record set at the 1999 World Championships by 0.15 seconds. No other athlete had won a major championship from lane 8.[6] Johnson was in the stadium, working in the British commentary booth.[7]
Cedenio set the national record for Trinidad and Tobago and Ali Khamis in sixth set the national record for Bahrain.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 | |
Olympic record | 43.49 | Atlanta, United States | 29 July 1996 | |
Area | |||
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Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa (records) | 43.48 | Wayde van Niekerk | |
Asia (records) | 43.93 | Yousef Ahmed Masrahi | |
Europe (records) | 44.33 | Thomas Schönlebe | |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | |
Oceania (records) | 44.38 | Darren Clark | |
South America (records) | 44.29 | Sanderlei Parrela |
The following new world, Olympic and African record were established during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | WR | OR | AR |
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14 August | Final | 43.03 s | WR | OR | AR |
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country | Athlete | Round | Time | Notes |
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Slovenia | Semifinals | 45.07 s | ||
Bahrain | Semifinals | 44.49 s | ||
South Africa | Final | 43.03 s | WR, OR, AR | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Final | 44.01 s | ||
Bahrain | Final | 44.36 s |
Results
Round 1
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Machel Cedenio | 0.179 | 44.98 | Q | |
2 | 7 | Gil Roberts | 0.168 | 45.27 | Q | |
3 | 4 | Yoandys Lescay | 0.199 | 45.36 | Q, SB | |
4 | 6 | Fitzroy Dunkley | 0.176 | 45.66 | ||
5 | 3 | Kevin Borlée | 0.138 | 45.90 | ||
6 | 5 | Alberth Bravo | 0.205 | 46.15 | ||
7 | 1 | Alex Lerionka Sampao | 0.199 | 46.62 | ||
8 | 8 | Ousseini Djibo Idrissa | 0.173 | 50.06 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Bralon Taplin | 0.162 | 45.15 | Q | |
2 | 2 | Nery Brenes | 0.151 | 45.53 | Q | |
3 | 7 | Karabo Sibanda | 0.166 | 45.56 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Matteo Galvan | 0.154 | 46.07 | ||
5 | 3 | Raymond Kibet | 0.234 | 46.15 | ||
6 | 6 | Mehboob Ali | 0.212 | 48.37 | ||
7 | 8 | Bachir Mahamat | 0.188 | 48.59 | ||
– | 5 | Anas Beshr | 0.141 | DQ | R163.3a |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Wayde van Niekerk | 0.147 | 45.26 | Q | |
2 | 2 | Luguelín Santos | 0.148 | 45.61 | Q | |
3 | 8 | Javon Francis | 0.172 | 45.88 | Q | |
4 | 6 | Jonathan Borlée | 0.162 | 46.01 | ||
5 | 3 | Alphas Kishoyian | 0.147 | 46.74 | ||
6 | 5 | Brandon Valentine-Parris | 0.144 | 47.62 | ||
– | 4 | Alonzo Russell | 0.159 | DQ | R163.3a |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Lalonde Gordon | 0.153 | 45.24 | Q | |
2 | 4 | Luka Janežič | 0.148 | 45.33 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Baboloki Thebe | 0.155 | 45.41 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Chris Brown | 0.147 | 45.56 | SB | |
5 | 2 | Martyn Rooney | 0.154 | 45.60 | ||
6 | 7 | Julian Jrummi Walsh | 0.149 | 46.37 | ||
7 | 8 | Gustavo Cuesta | 0.143 | 46.92 | ||
8 | 3 | James Chiengjiek | 0.213 | 52.89 |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | LaShawn Merritt | 0.235 | 45.28 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Abdelalelah Haroun | 0.190 | 45.76 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Isaac Makwala | 0.242 | 45.91 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Vitaliy Butrym | 0.166 | 45.92 | ||
5 | 4 | Donald Blair-Sanford | 0.163 | 46.06 | ||
6 | 5 | Deon Lendore | 0.201 | 46.15 | ||
7 | 7 | Hederson Estefani | 0.234 | 46.68 |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Kirani James | 0.156 | 44.93 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Rusheen McDonald | 0.179 | 45.22 | Q, SB | |
3 | 2 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | 0.142 | 45.26 | Q | |
4 | 3 | David Verburg | 0.167 | 45.48 | q | |
5 | 7 | Winston George | 0.186 | 45.77 | ||
6 | 8 | Diego Palomeque | 0.159 | 46.48 | ||
– | 4 | Abbas Abubakar Abbas | 0.192 | DQ | R163.3a |
Heat 7
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Ali Khamis | 0.161 | 45.12 | Q | |
2 | 1 | Steven Gardiner | 0.149 | 45.24 | Q | |
3 | 8 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | 0.142 | 45.49 | Q | |
4 | 5 | Rafał Omelko | 0.177 | 45.54 | q | |
5 | 4 | Pavel Maslák | 0.183 | 45.54 | q | |
6 | 6 | Mohammad Anas | 0.158 | 45.95 | ||
7 | 2 | Orukpe Erayokan | 0.180 | 47.42 | SB | |
8 | 3 | Yuzo Kanemaru | 0.144 | 48.38 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Kirani James | 0.144 | 44.02 | Q, SB | |
2 | 6 | LaShawn Merritt | 0.271 | 44.21 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Karabo Sibanda | 0.174 | 44.47 | q, PB | |
4 | 7 | Luguelín Santos | 0.155 | 44.71 | SB | |
5 | 1 | Javon Francis | 0.170 | 44.96 | ||
6 | 5 | Nery Brenes | 0.181 | 45.02 | ||
7 | 8 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | 0.166 | 45.03 | SB | |
8 | 3 | Lalonde Gordon | 0.157 | 45.13 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Machel Cedenio | 0.243 | 44.39 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Wayde van Niekerk | 0.156 | 44.45 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Pavel Maslák | 0.185 | 45.06 | SB | |
4 | 6 | Luka Janežič | 0.154 | 45.07 | NR | |
5 | 1 | David Verburg | 0.159 | 45.61 | ||
6 | 4 | Rusheen McDonald | 0.182 | 46.12 | ||
7 | 7 | Abdelalelah Haroun | 0.173 | 46.66 | ||
– | 8 | Baboloki Thebe | N/A | N/A | DNS |
Semifinal 3
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Bralon Taplin | 0.171 | 44.44 | Q | |
2 | 8 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | 0.143 | 44.48 | Q, PB | |
3 | 3 | Ali Khamis | 0.145 | 44.49 | q, NR | |
4 | 4 | Gil Roberts | 0.151 | 44.65 | SB | |
5 | 5 | Steven Gardiner | 0.156 | 44.72 | ||
6 | 7 | Yoandys Lescay | 0.216 | 45.00 | PB | |
7 | 2 | Rafał Omelko | 0.164 | 45.28 | ||
8 | 1 | Isaac Makwala | 0.173 | 46.60 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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8 | Wayde van Niekerk | 0.181 | 43.03 | WR | ||
6 | Kirani James | 0.134 | 43.76 | SB | ||
5 | LaShawn Merritt | 0.204 | 43.85 | SB | ||
4 | 3 | Machel Cedenio | 0.203 | 44.01 | NR | |
5 | 1 | Karabo Sibanda | 0.164 | 44.25 | PB | |
6 | 2 | Ali Khamis | 0.148 | 44.36 | NR | |
7 | 4 | Bralon Taplin | 0.181 | 44.45 | ||
8 | 7 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | 0.138 | 44.61 |
References
- ↑ "Men's 400m". Rio 2016 Organisation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-10). Preview: men's 400m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-12.
- ↑ senior outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-13). Report: men's 400m heats – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Minshull, Phli (2016-08-14). Report: men's 400m semi-finals – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ South African beats Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m world record for gold
- ↑ "Wayde van Niekerk smashes Michael Johnson's record to claim 400m gold". Guardian. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Start List" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 11 August 2016.