Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on the 3rd & 7th of September.[1]
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany | |||||||||
| Date | 3 September 1972 & 7 September 1972 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 64 from 49 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 44.66 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 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 | women |
| 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 | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
On the victory podium, Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett staged a protest, talking to each other and failing to stand at attention during the medal ceremony. On the advice of Avery Brundage, the IOC banned them from further competition. Since the third American competitor, John Smith, had pulled a hamstring while leading 80 metres into the final and had been ruled unfit to run, the United States were left unable to field a 4 x 400 relay team, and were thus forced to scratch from the event.
Bronze medalist Julius Sang became the first black African to win a sprint Olympic medal.
Heats
The top four runners in each of the nine heats (blue) and the next four fastest (green), advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Badeński | .svg.png){kind=small} | 46.21 |
| 2 | Charles Joseph |  | 46.38 |
| 3 | Mulugetta Tadesse | .svg.png){kind=small} | 46.38 |
| 4 | Wickremasinghe Wimaladasa |  | 46.62 |
| 5 | Bjarni Sefánsson |  | 46.76 |
| 6 | Jozo Alebić | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.01 |
| 7 | Silver Ayoo |  | 47.04 |
| 8 | Nusrat Iqbal Sahi |  | 49.57 |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jenkins |  | 46.15 |
| 2 | Anders Faager |  | 46.29 |
| 3 | Munyoro Nyamau |  | 46.33 |
| 4 | Omar Ghizlat |  | 46.37 |
| 5 | Bruce Ijirighwo |  | 46.59 |
| 6 | Samuela Yavala |  | 47.76 |
| 7 | Théophile Nkounkou |  | 47.86 |
| 8 | Francisco Menocal |  | 50.96 |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georg Nückles |  | 46.64 |
| 2 | Yoshiharu Tomonaga | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.01 |
| 3 | Francis Kerbiriou |  | 47.01 |
| 4 | Sam Bugri |  | 47.83 |
| 5 | Thomas N'Ma |  | 49.73 |
| 6 | Jean-Max Faustin | .svg.png){kind=small} | 52.33 |
| - | Marcello Fiasconaro |  | DNS |
| - | Michael Frederiksson | | DNS |
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Juantorena |  | 45.94 |
| 2 | Wayne Collett |  | 46.00 |
| 3 | Claver Kamanya |  | 46.18 |
| 4 | Gilles Bertould | | 46.36 |
| 5 | Eric Phillips | .png){kind=small} | 46.74 |
| 6 | Pedro Ferrer | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.90 |
| 7 | Nicodemus Maipampe | .svg.png){kind=small} | 48.84 |
Heat five
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegegne Bezabeh | | 45.88 |
| 2 | Vince Matthews | | 45.94 |
| 3 | Angelo Hussein |  | 47.01 |
| 4 | Robert Ojo | | 47.03 |
| 5 | Fanahan McSweeney |  | 47.07 |
| 6 | Fernando Silva |  | 47.67 |
| 7 | Kassem Hamzé |  | 49.20 |
Heat six
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Asati | | 45.16 |
| 2 | Leighton Priestley |  | 45.75 |
| 3 | Fernando Acevedo |  | 45.80 |
| 4 | Jan Werner | | 45.93 |
| 5 | Gary Armstrong | | 46.48 |
| 6 | Francisco Rojas | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.46 |
| 7 | Brian MacLaren |  | 47.65 |
| - | Caspar Springer |  | DNF |
Heat seven
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Sang | | 45.24 |
| 2 | Martin Reynolds | | 46.46 |
| 3 | Daniel Velasques | | 46.70 |
| 4 | Karl Honz | | 46.77 |
| 5 | Franklin Rahming | .png){kind=small} | 48.30 |
| 6 | Ibrahima Idrissou | .svg.png){kind=small} | 48.50 |
| 7 | William Msiska |  | 48.81 |
Heat eight
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | | 45.27 |
| 2 | John Smith | | 46.00 |
| 3 | Kyriakos Onisiforou | .svg.png){kind=small} | 46.94 |
| 4 | Reza Entezari | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.89 |
| 5 | Mohamed Saad |  | 49.61 |
| 6 | Mohamed Jaman Al-Dosari | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.67 |
| - | Lucijano Sušanj | | DNS |
Heat nine
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markku Kukkoaho |  | 46.05 |
| 2 | Zbigniew Jaremski | | 46.20 |
| 3 | Arthur Cooper | | 47.15 |
| 4 | Amadou Gakou |  | 47.68 |
| 5 | Tambusamy Krishnan |  | 48.31 |
| 6 | Frédérique Andrianaivo |  | 48.72 |
| 7 | Savin Chem |  | 48.82 |
| - | Jimmy Sierra |  | DNS |
Quarterfinals
The top three runners in each of the five heats and the next fastest, advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Collett | | 45.80 |
| 2 | Alberto Juantorena | | 45.96 |
| 3 | Jan Werner | | 46.02 |
| 4 | Martin Reynolds | | 46.11 |
| 5 | Charles Joseph | | 46.14 |
| 6 | Robert Ojo | | 46.73 |
| 7 | Omar Ghizlat | | 46.84 |
| 8 | Sam Bugri | | 47.34 |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | | 45.41 |
| 2 | Vince Matthews | | 45.62 |
| 3 | Tegegne Bezabeh | | 45.97 |
| 4 | Gilles Bertould | | 46.14 |
| 5 | Wickremasinghe Wimaladasa | | 46.50 |
| 6 | Leighton Priestley | | 47.76 |
| 7 | Arthur Cooper | | 48.29 |
| 8 | Reza Entezari | | 48.69 |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jenkins | | 45.99 |
| 2 | John Smith | | 46.04 |
| 3 | Markku Kukkoaho | | 46.11 |
| 4 | Munyoro Nyamau | | 46.80 |
| 5 | Bruce Ijirighwo | | 46.81 |
| 6 | Daniel Velasques | | 46.91 |
| 7 | Amadou Gakou | | 46.96 |
| 8 | Angelo Hussein | | 47.33 |
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Honz | | 45.87 |
| 2 | Julius Sang | | 45.92 |
| 3 | Zbigniew Jaremski | | 46.52 |
| 4 | Anders Faager | | 46.54 |
| 5 | Francis Kerbiriou | | 46.63 |
| 6 | Yoshiharu Tomonaga | | 46.92 |
| 7 | Gary Armstrong | | 47.10 |
| 8 | Kyriakos Onisiforou | | 47.22 |
Heat five
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Asati | | 46.04 |
| 2 | Andrzej Badeński | | 46.19 |
| 3 | Georg Nückles | | 46.30 |
| 4 | Claver Kamanya | | 46.55 |
| 5 | Mulugetta Tadesse | | 46.85 |
| 6 | Bjarni Stefánsson | | 46.92 |
| 7 | Eric Phillips | | 46.97 |
| - | Fernando Acevedo | | DNS |
Semifinals
Top four in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vince Matthews | | 44.94 |
| 2 | Karl Honz | | 45.32 |
| 3 | John Smith | | 45.46 |
| 4 | Charles Asati | | 45.47 |
| 5 | David Jenkins | | 45.91 |
| 6 | Tegegne Bezabeh | | 45.98 |
| 7 | Georg Nückles | | 46.28 |
| 8 | Andrzej Badeński | | 46.38 |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Sang | | 45.30 |
| 2 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | | 45.62 |
| 3 | Wayne Collett | | 45.77 |
| 4 | Markku Kukkoaho | | 46.02 |
| 5 | Alberto Juantorena | | 46.07 |
| 6 | Jan Werner | | 46.26 |
| 7 | Martin Reynolds | | 46.71 |
| - | Zbigniew Jaremski | | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vince Matthews | | 44.66 |
 | Wayne Collett | | 44.80 |
 | Julius Sang | | 44.92 |
| 4 | Charles Asati | | 45.13 |
| 5 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | | 45.31 |
| 6 | Markku Kukkoaho | | 45.49 |
| 7 | Karl Honz | | 45.68 |
| - | John Smith | | DNF |
References
- "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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