Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 23.[1]

Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates20–23 August
Competitors63 from 53 nations
Winning time44.00
Medalists
Jeremy Wariner  United States
Otis Harris  United States
Derrick Brew  United States
Athletics at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

The first round had split a full roster of runners into eight heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next eight fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals.

At the start, Otis Harris, Jeremy Wariner, and Derrick Brew stormed out from the blocks to take a powerful lead over the rest of the field. Harris commanded the top position for the Americans throughout the race, but in the final turn he was chased down by Wariner. Slightly behind coming off the turn, Wariner stormed ahead over the last hundred metres to win the race at 44.00 seconds, the fastest time ever recorded in this event since American legend Michael Johnson won the gold in Sydney 2000. Harris held on to take the silver with Brew separating from the pack over the final straight to give the United States a sweep of the medal podium for the third time in the event's Olympic history, having previously managed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[2]

At the end of the final, seven sprinters managed to finish the race under 45 seconds, and five personal bests were recorded.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Michael Johnson (USA)43.18 sSeville, Spain26 August 1999
Olympic record Michael Johnson (USA)43.49 sAtlanta, United States29 July 1996

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 45.95 seconds or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Friday, 20 August 200421:10Round 1
Saturday, 21 August 200421:15Semifinals
Monday, 23 August 200421:05Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The top two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next eight fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals.[3]

Heat 1
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
12Alleyne Francique Grenada45.32Q
25Davian Clarke Jamaica45.54Q
34Marcus La Grange South Africa45.95
43Piotr Klimczak Poland46.23
56Jun Osakada Japan46.39
67Lloyd Zvasiya Zimbabwe47.19
71David Canal Spain47.23
88Danilson Ricciuli Guinea-Bissau49.27

Heat 2
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
11Chris Brown Bahamas45.09Q, SB
26Otis Harris United States45.11Q
35Eric Milazar Mauritius45.34q
48Casey Vincent Australia46.09
52Vincent Mumo Kiilu Kenya46.31
67Andrés Silva Uruguay46.48
74Stilianos Dimotsios Greece46.51SB
83Abdulla Mohamed Hussein Somalia51.52

Heat 3
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
14Anton Galkin Russia45.43Q
22Yeimer López Cuba45.44Q
31Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico45.46q
45Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo45.57q
53Ato Modibo Trinidad and Tobago46.29
67Mitsuhiro Sato Japan46.70
78Takeshi Fujiwara El Salvador48.46
86Youba Hmeida Mauritania49.18

Heat 4
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
16Derrick Brew United States45.41Q
22Brandon Simpson Jamaica45.61Q
37Sofiane Labidi Tunisia46.04Q
45Daniel Caines Great Britain46.15
54Rohan Pradeep Kumara Sri Lanka46.20
63Evans Marie Seychelles48.23PB
8Lezin Ngoyikonda Republic of the CongoDNS

Heat 5
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
18Carlos Santa Dominican Republic45.31Q
25Lewis Banda Zimbabwe45.37Q
33K. Mathews Binu India45.48q, NR
46Cédric van Branteghem Belgium45.70q
51California Molefe Botswana45.88
62Chris Lloyd Dominica47.98
74Fawzi Al-Shammari Kuwait48.25
87Saeed Al-Adhreai Yemen49.39

Heat 6
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
18Jeremy Wariner United States45.56Q
25Ingo Schultz Germany45.88Q
31Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe46.03
44Zsolt Szeglet Hungary46.16
56Malachi Davis Great Britain46.28
67Oleg Mishukov Russia46.41
73Dadi Denis Haiti47.57
2Victor Kibet KenyaDNF

Heat 7
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
18Michael Blackwood Jamaica45.23Q
27Hamdan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia45.31Q
36Saul Weigopwa Nigeria45.59q
45Matija Šestak Slovenia45.88q
53Yuki Yamaguchi Japan46.16
61Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Sudan46.32
72Muhammad Sajid Ahmad Pakistan47.45SB
84Moses Kamut Vanuatu48.14SB

Heat 8
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
14Leslie Djhone France45.40Q
22Ezra Sambu Kenya45.59Q
33Timothy Benjamin Great Britain45.69q
45Clinton Hill Australia45.89
56Adem Hecini Algeria46.50
67Luis Luna Venezuela47.92
71Jonnie Lowe Honduras48.06
88Anderson Jorge dos Santos Brazil48.77

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The top two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the final.[4]

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
13Jeremy Wariner United States44.87Q
25Michael Blackwood Jamaica45.00Q
36Leslie Djhone France45.01q
44Lewis Banda Zimbabwe45.23
52Eric Milazar Mauritius45.23
68Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo45.58
71Ezra Sambu Kenya45.84
87Cédric van Branteghem Belgium46.03

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
14Derrick Brew United States45.05Q
28Davian Clarke Jamaica45.27Q
35Chris Brown Bahamas45.31
46Yeimer López Cuba45.52
57Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico45.64
62K. Mathews Binu India45.97
71Matija Šestak Slovenia46.54
3Anton Galkin Russia45.34DSQ[5]

Semifinal 3
RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
18Brandon Simpson Jamaica44.97Q
25Otis Harris United States44.99Q
36Alleyne Francique Grenada45.08q
44Carlos Santa Dominican Republic45.58
53Hamdan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia45.59
62Saul Weigopwa Nigeria45.67
71Ingo Schultz Germany46.23
87Timothy Benjamin Great Britain46.28

Final

[6]

RankLaneNameNationalityResultNotes
4Jeremy Wariner United States44.00PB
5Otis Harris United States44.16PB
3Derrick Brew United States44.42SB
48Alleyne Francique Grenada44.66
56Brandon Simpson Jamaica44.76PB
67Davian Clarke Jamaica44.83PB
72Leslie Djhone France44.94
81Michael Blackwood Jamaica45.55

References
  1. "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. "Wariner wins 400m final". BBC Sport. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 400m Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 400m Semifinals". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. "IOC sanctions 400m runner Anton Galkin for failing anti-doping test". Olympics. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 400m Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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