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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 5 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 6 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 7 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 9 August 2024 (final)
Competitors39
Winning time46.46
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rai Benjamin  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karsten Warholm  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alison dos Santos  Brazil
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, from 5 to 9 August 2024. This was 28th time that the men's 400 metres hurdles was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Summary

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This was the most anticipated event at these Olympics because the top three in history were all scheduled to be here. Karsten Warholm set the world record winning in Tokyo, .23 ahead of the second best in history Rai Benjamin. Another half second behind in that race, Alison dos Santos #3 won the 2022 World Championships just .12 slower than Benjamin's Olympic time and beating Benjamin straight up in the race. Warholm was slowed by injury that year but returned to take his third the 2023 World Championship in 2023, while Kyron McMaster #8 of all time, edged out Benjamin. Also in the field is #5 of all time, Abderrahman Samba, #17 Roshawn Clarke, =#19 Trevor Bassitt, #21 Wilfried Happio, #22 Malik James-King and #25 Alessandro Sibilio. After the US Trials, #11 Caleb Dean was already left at home. There wasn't enough room for all of them in the final.

Rain on the day of the final may have precluded the possibility of a world record. In the final, Warholm typically went out to a fast start. Immediately to his outside, Benjamin was running relaxed. On the far outside, Clark was pacing with Benjamin. On the inside dos Santos was chasing Ducos, edging ahead of him by the fourth hurdle. Clark began to fade as Benjamin started to accelerate after the halfway point. Warholm began to strain as Benjamin cruised by, clearly ahead by hurdle 8. Under pressure, Warholm took hurdle 9 awkwardly. Benjamin was free, gliding over the final hurdle and in for gold. Warholm strained to get over the finish line ahead of dos Santos to retain silver.[2]

Background

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The men's 400 m hurdles has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, with a sole gap at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94[3] Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021
Olympic record
World leading  Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.46[4] Eugene, United States 30 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[5]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Samuel Matete (ZAM) 47.10
Asia (records)  Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 46.98
Europe (records)  Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94 WR
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.17
Oceania (records)  Rohan Robinson (AUS) 48.28
South America (records)  Alison dos Santos (BRA) 46.29

Qualification

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For the men's 400 metres hurdles event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[6] Forty athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 48.70 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[6]

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 was held on 5 August, starting at 10:05 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Qualification Rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. All others advance to Repechage round (except DNS, DNF, DQ).[7]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Rai Benjamin  United States 0.190 48.82 Q
2 6 Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica 0.175 49.08 Q
3 2 Kyron McMaster  British Virgin Islands 0.166 49.24 Q
4 4 Carl Bengtström  Sweden 0.172 49.34
5 5 Bassem Hemeida  Qatar 0.141 49.82 SB
6 8 Daiki Ogawa  Japan 0.174 50.21
7 3 Matic Ian Guček  Slovenia 0.147 50.30

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Karsten Warholm  Norway 0.148 47.57 Q
2 9 Clément Ducos  France 0.157 47.69 Q, PB
3 7 Abderrahman Samba  Qatar 0.182 48.35 Q
4 8 Yeral Nuñez  Dominican Republic 0.187 48.67
5 4 Trevor Bassitt  United States 0.185 49.38
6 2 Vít Müller  Czech Republic 0.150 49.44
7 6 Oskar Edlund  Sweden 0.188 49.74
8 3 Xie Zhiyu  China 0.191 49.90

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia 0.196 48.62 Q
2 6 CJ Allen  United States 0.144 48.64 Q
3 2 Alison dos Santos  Brazil 0.165 48.75 Q
4 9 Emil Agyekum  Germany 0.207 49.38
5 3 Victor Ntweng  Botswana 0.138 49.59
6 8 Julien Bonvin  Switzerland 0.167 49.82
7 7 Kaito Tsutsue  Japan 0.149 50.50
8 4 Yasmani Copello  Turkey 0.224 50.72

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Roshawn Clarke  Jamaica 0.191 48.17 Q
2 3 Ezekiel Nathaniel  Nigeria 0.181 48.38 Q
3 7 Wilfried Happio  France 0.152 48.42 Q
4 4 Alessandro Sibilio  Italy 0.157 48.43 q
5 5 Wiseman Were Mukhobe  Kenya 0.198 48.58 q
6 9 Nick Smidt  Netherlands 0.168 48.64 q, SB
7 6 Gerald Drummond  Costa Rica 0.213 48.80
8 2 Constantin Preis  Germany 0.221 49.99

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Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Malik James-King  Jamaica 0.150 48.21 Q
2 6 Matheus Lima  Brazil 0.180 48.90 Q, SB
3 9 Alastair Chalmers  Great Britain 0.179 48.98 Q
4 7 Joshua Abuaku  Germany 0.151 49.00
5 3 Berke Akçam  Turkey 0.143 49.48
6 4 Ken Toyoda  Japan 0.136 53.62
8 Ismail Doudai Abakar  Qatar 0.177 DNF
5 Peng Ming-yang  Chinese Taipei 0.209 DNF

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Repechage round

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The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 12:00 (UTC+2) in the afternoon.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Trevor Bassitt  United States 0.177 48.64 Q
2 4 Emil Agyekum  Germany 0.194 48.67 Q
3 7 Vít Müller  Czech Republic 0.157 48.96
4 8 Oskar Edlund  Sweden 0.168 48.99
5 3 Daiki Ogawa  Japan 0.136 49.25
6 2 Bassem Hemeida  Qatar 0.146 49.64 SB
5 Yasmani Copello  Turkey DNS

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Carl Bengtström  Sweden 0.171 48.63 Q
2 4 Gerald Drummond  Costa Rica 0.216 48.78 Q
3 5 Victor Ntweng  Botswana 0.168 48.88
4 7 Matic Ian Guček  Slovenia 0.146 49.06
5 3 Constantin Preis  Germany 0.218 51.02
3 Kaito Tsutsue  Japan DNS

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Berke Akçam  Turkey 0.146 48.72 Q
2 6 Joshua Abuaku  Germany 0.159 48.87 Q, SB
3 3 Julien Bonvin  Switzerland 0.165 49.08
4 8 Xie Zhiyu  China 0.224 49.59
5 7 Yeral Nuñez  Dominican Republic 0.204 53.68
4 Ken Toyoda  Japan DNS

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were held on 7 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Karsten Warholm  Norway 47.67 Q
2 6 Clément Ducos  France 47.85 Q
3 9 Alison dos Santos  Brazil 47.95 q
4 2 Trevor Bassitt  United States 48.29
5 5 Ezekiel Nathaniel  Nigeria 48.65
6 4 Nick Smidt  Netherlands 49.61
7 8 Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica 50.03
8 3 Joshua Abuaku  Germany 50.19

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Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Kyron McMaster  British Virgin Islands 48.15 Q
2 7 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia 48.16 Q
3 5 Abderrahman Samba  Qatar 48.20 q
4 8 CJ Allen  United States 48.44
5 3 Emil Agyekum  Germany 48.78
6 9 Alessandro Sibilio  Italy 48.79
7 6 Malik James-King  Jamaica 48.85
8 2 Berke Akçam  Turkey 49.12

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Semifinal 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Rai Benjamin  United States 47.85 Q
2 8 Roshawn Clarke  Jamaica 48.34 Q
3 7 Wilfried Happio  France 48.66
4 6 Matheus Lima  Brazil 49.08
5 4 Wiseman Mukhobe  Kenya 49.22
6 3 Carl Bengtström  Sweden 49.56
7 2 Gerald Drummond  Costa Rica 49.68
8 9 Alastair Chalmers  Great Britain 56.52

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Final

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The final is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 21:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 Rai Benjamin  United States 46.46 =SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Karsten Warholm  Norway 47.06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Alison dos Santos  Brazil 47.26
4 5 Clément Ducos  France 47.76
5 6 Kyron McMaster  British Virgin Islands 47.79 SB
6 2 Abderrahman Samba  Qatar 47.98
7 4 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia 52.53
- 9 Roshawn Clarke  Jamaica DNF

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References

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  3. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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  5. ^ "Records - 400 Metres Hurdles men". World Athletics. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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