Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdling event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 2.[1]
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 31 (heats) September 1 (semifinals) September 2 (final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
Results
Heats
The fastest two hurdlers in each of the six heats (blue) and the next two fastest (pink) advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Galliker |  | 51.20 | |
| 2 | Dick Howard |  | 51.32 | |
| 3 | Anubes da Silva | .svg.png){kind=small} | 52.25 | |
| 4 | Max Boyes |  | 52.32 | |
| 5 | Wiesław Król | .svg.png){kind=small} | 52.52 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Zouaki |  | 55.65 | |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Gulbrandsen |  | 52.39 | |
| 2 | Glenn Davis | | 52.41 | |
| 3 | Arnold Matsulevich | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.00 | |
| 4 | George Shepherd | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.05 | |
| 5 | Marcel Lambrechts | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.67 | |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliff Cushman | | 51.98 | |
| 2 | Willi Matthias | .svg.png){kind=small} | 52.23 | |
| 3 | Keiji Ogushi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 52.58 | |
| 4 | Chris Goudge | | 52.75 | |
| 5 | Muhammad Yaqub |  | 52.91 | |
| 6 | Mongi Soussi Zarrouki | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.34 | |
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgy Chevychalov | | 51.97 | |
| 2 | Salvatore Morale |  | 52.13 | |
| 3 | Per-Owe Trollsås |  | 52.49 | |
| 4 | Wolfgang Fischer | | 53.35 | |
| 5 | Dimitrios Skourtis | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.85 | |
Heat five
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Janz | | 51.30 | |
| 2 | Bartonjo Rotich | .svg.png){kind=small} | 51.39 | |
| 3 | Jussi Rintamäki |  | 51.70 | |
| 4 | Elio Catola | | 51.94 | |
| 5 | Fahir Özgüden |  | 55.43 | |
| 6 | Nazzar Al-Jamali | .svg.png){kind=small} | 58.0 | |
Heat six
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Metcalf | | 52.24 | |
| 2 | Moreno Martini | | 52.26 | |
| 3 | Boris Kriunov | | 52.66 | |
| 4 | Víctor Maldonado | .png){kind=small} | 52.79 | |
| 5 | Zdzisław Kumiszcze | | 53.47 | |
| 6 | Li Po-Ting |  | 54.23 | |
Semifinals
The fastest three hurdlers in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Davis | | 51.20 | |
| 2 | Jussi Rintamäki | | 51.20 | |
| 3 | Helmut Janz | | 51.55 | |
| 4 | Georgy Chevychalov | | 52.14 | |
| 5 | Elio Catola | | 52.44 | |
| 6 | Jan Gulbrandsen | | 52.56 | |
| 7 | Moreno Martini | | 52.57 | |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliff Cushman | | 50.89 | |
| 2 | Dick Howard | | 50.91 | |
| 3 | Bruno Galliker | | 51.47 | |
| 4 | Salvatore Morale | | 51.48 | |
| 5 | Bartonjo Rotich | | 51.95 | |
| 6 | Willi Matthias | | 51.97 | |
| 7 | John Metcalf | | 52.72 | |
Final
wind = 0.1 m/s.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Glenn Davis | | 49.51 | OR |
 | Cliff Cushman | | 49.77 | |
 | Dick Howard | | 49.90 | |
| 4 | Helmut Janz | | 50.05 | |
| 5 | Jussi Rintamäki | | 50.98 | |
| 6 | Bruno Galliker | | 51.11 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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