Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place in early August. The final was won by American Archie Williams.[1]
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
| Dates | August 6 (heats and quarterfinals) August 7 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
Heats
The fastest three runners in each of the eight heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Roberts |  | 48.1 | |
| 2 | Olle Danielsson |  | 48.6 | |
| 3 | Johnny Loaring | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.1 | |
| 4 | Albert Jud |  | 49.4 | |
| 5 | Tibor Ribényi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.1 | |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges Henry |  | 49.2 | |
| 2 | Karel Kněnický |  | 49.6 | |
| 3 | Dennis Shore | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.9 | |
| 4 | Sven Strömberg | | 50.0 | |
| 5 | Johann Baptist Gudenus |  | 52.9 | |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godfrey Brown | | 48.8 | |
| 2 | Mario Lanzi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.3 | |
| 3 | Adolf Metzner | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.2 | |
| 4 | Mohamed Ebeid | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.5 | |
| 5 | Jean Verhaert | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.7 | |
| 6 | Leonard Tay |  | 52.4 | |
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Smallwood | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.0 | |
| 2 | Marshall Limon | | 49.2 | |
| 3 | József Vadas | | 49.2 | |
| 4 | Rolf Schønheyder |  | 49.4 | |
| 5 | Antônio de Carvalho | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.4 | |
| 6 | Hiroyoshi Kubota | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.8 | |
Heat five
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy LuValle | | 49.1 | |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Anderson |  | 49.4 | |
| 3 | Zoltán Zsitva | | 49.8 | |
| 4 | Francisc Nemeş |  | 50.9 | |
| 5 | Keiji Imai | | 51.0 | |
Heat six
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermann Blazejezak | | 47.9 | |
| 2 | Godfrey Rampling | | 48.6 | |
| 3 | Börje Strandvall |  | 49.3 | |
| 4 | Raymond Boisset | | 49.5 | |
| 5 | Jean Krombach |  | 50.4 | |
Heat seven
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Williams | | 47.8 | |
| 2 | William Fritz | | 49.0 | |
| 3 | Gunnar Christensen |  | 49.3 | |
| 4 | Toyoyi Aihara | | 50.2 | |
| 5 | Raúl Muñoz |  | 50.5 | |
Heat eight
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Skawinski | | 48.9 | |
| 2 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt | | 49.0 | |
| 3 | Rudolf Klupsch | | 49.1 | |
| 4 | Alfred König | | 49.4 | |
| 5 | Gyan Bhalla |  | 52.4 | |
Quarterfinals
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Roberts | | 47.7 | |
| 2 | Harold Smallwood | | 48.6 | |
| 3 | Mario Lanzi | | 48.8 | |
| 4 | Zoltán Zsitva | | 49.4 | |
| 5 | Dennis Shore | | 49.6 | |
| 6 | Gunnar Christensen | | 51.0 | |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermann Blazejezak | | 48.2 | |
| 2 | Godfrey Brown | | 48.3 | |
| 3 | William Fritz | | 48.4 | |
| 4 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt | | 48.5 | |
| 5 | Georges Henry | | 49.4 | |
| 6 | Börje Strandvall | | 49.9 | |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Williams | | 48.0 | |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Anderson | | 48.7 | |
| 3 | Johnny Loaring | | 49.3 | |
| 4 | Olle Danielsson | | 49.6 | |
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy LuValle | | 47.6 | |
| 2 | Pierre Skawinski | | 48.0 | |
| 3 | Godfrey Rampling | | 48.0 | |
| 4 | Rudolf Klupsch | | 48.8 | |
| 5 | Marshall Limon | | 48.9 | |
| 6 | Karel Kněnický | | 49.6 | |
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Williams | | 47.2 | |
| 2 | Bill Roberts | | 48.0 | |
| 3 | Johnny Loaring | | 48.1 | |
| 4 | Mario Lanzi | | 48.2 | |
| 5 | Pierre Skawinski | | 52.0 | |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy LuValle | | 47.1 | |
| 2 | Godfrey Brown | | 47.3 | |
| 3 | William Fritz | | 47.4 | |
| 4 | Godfrey Rampling | | 47.5 | |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Anderson | | 48.5 | |
| 6 | Hermann Blazejezak | | 49.2 | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Archie Williams | | 46.5 | |
 | Godfrey Brown | | 46.7 | |
 | James LuValle | | 46.8 | |
| 4 | Bill Roberts | | 46.8 | |
| 5 | William Fritz | | 47.8 | |
| 6 | Johnny Loaring | | 48.2 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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