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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Finish of the event
VenueFrancis Field
DateAugust 31
Competitors4 from 1 nation
Winning time53.0 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harry Hillman
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Waller
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Poage
 United States
← 1900
1908 →

The men's 400 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. Four athletes from the United States participated. The competition was held on August 31, 1904.[1] The event was won by Harry Hillman, with Frank Waller taking silver and George Poage bronze.

Background

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This was the second time the event was held. Introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, the men's 400 metres hurdles was the only one of the two new hurdles events in 1900–1904 that would stay on the programme long-term, joining the 110 metres hurdles that had been contested in 1896. The 400 metres version would be held in 1900, 1904, and 1908 before being left off for one Games in 1912; when the Olympics returned after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter.[2]

The United States was the only nation competing, making its second appearance.

Competition format

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The competition consisted of a single round, with only four hurdlers competing. The hurdles used were the low (2.5 feet high) hurdles typical of the 200 metres hurdles event rather than the 3-foot hurdles standard for the 400 metres hurdles event.[2]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World record  Jerome Buck (USA) 56.4* New York City, United States 19 September 1896
Olympic record  Walter Tewksbury (USA) 57.6** Paris, France 15 July 1900

* unofficial 440 yards (= 402.34 m)

** This track was 500 metres in circumference.

Harry Hillman's time of 53.0 seconds was ineligible for world record consideration because he knocked down a hurdle.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Wednesday, 31 August 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harry Hillman  United States 53.0 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Waller  United States 53.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Poage  United States 56.8
4 George Varnell  United States Unknown
Charles Bacon  United States DNS
Edward Cairns  United States DNS
Frank Castleman  United States DNS
Edwin Clapp  United States DNS
Will Gunn  New Zealand DNS
Harry Halleck  United States DNS
Leslie McPherson  Australia DNS
Frederick Schule  United States DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

Sources

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