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400 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	20 – 21 July 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants	40 from 24 countries

Charles Moore had won the AAU title from 1949-52 and won the 1952 US Olympic Trials in 50.7, making him the second man to break 51 seconds. The top European was felt to be Soviet Yury Lituyev, runner-up in the 1950 European Championships. In the final, the field ran evenly thru four hurdles when Moore pulled away. Lituyev was close but Moore eventually won the gold medal by five metres over him, pulling away after the ninth barrier. The sixth place finisher was Armando Filiput (ITA), who had won the 1950 European Championships.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	51.8 (1 h1)	50.8 (1 h1)	52.0 (1 h2)	50.8 (1)	Gold
2	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	53.5 (1 h4)	52.2 (1 h3)	51.8 (1 h1)	51.3 (2)	Silver
3	970	John Holland	NZL	53.3 (1 h6)	52.2 (1 h2)	52.0 (2 h1)	52.2 (3)	Bronze
4	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	53.6 (1 h3)	52.4 (2 h1)	52.1 (3 h1)	52.8 (4)
5	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	53.9 (2 h8)	52.8 (3 h3)	52.9 (2 h2)	53.1 (5)
6	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	53.8 (1 h8)	53.0 (3 h1)	53.0 (3 h2)	54.4 (6)
4 h1 r3/4	190	David Gracie	GBR	54.2 (1 h7)	53.9 (3 h2)	52.4 (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r3/4	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	55.2 (2 h2)	53.3 (2 h2)	53.0 (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r3/4	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	54.8 (3 h3)	52.7 (2 h4)	52.7 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	54.0 (3 h8)	52.7 (2 h3)	53.0 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	55.9 (3 h5)	53.3 (3 h4)	53.9 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	54.3 (1 h2)	52.7 (1 h4)	53.1 (6 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/4	615	Robert Bart	FRA	54.5 (3 h4)	53.0 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r2/4	796	Arvo Hilli	FIN	54.6 (2 h5)	54.0 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r2/4	673	Lars Ylander	SWE	53.7 (2 h1)	53.1 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r2/4	191	Angus Scott	GBR	54.9 (3 h6)	53.4 (4 h4)	–	–
5 h1 r2/4	686	Sven-Olov Eriksson	SWE	54.3 (2 h6)	53.8 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	379	Fotios Kosmas	GRE	53.9 (2 h3)	55.3 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	112	Ron Wilke	RSA	54.5 (1 h5)	54.5 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	779	Rainer Pelkonen	FIN	54.2 (2 h4)	53.9 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	856	Jean Schwarz	SUI	56.3 (3 h7)	54.0 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	60	Wilson Gomes	BRA	56.0 (2 h7)	59.4 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	26	Ken Doubleday	AUS	55.4 (3 h2)	1:00.2 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	303	Eitaro Okano	JPN	54.2 (3 h1)	54.4 (6 h4)	–	–
4 h1 r1/4	274	Rudolf Haidegger	AUT	54.8 (4 h1)	–	–	–
4 h2 r1/4	533	Muhammad Shafi	PAK	56.1 (4 h2)	–	–	–
4 h3 r1/4	795	Ragnar Graeffe	FIN	55.0 (4 h3)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	80	Pedro Yoma	CHI	56.8 (4 h4)	–	–	–
4 h5 r1/4	532	Moshin Mirza Khan	PAK	56.3 (4 h5)	–	–	–
4 h6 r1/4	917	Kemal Horulu	TUR	55.2 (4 h6)	–	–	–
4 h7 r1/4	558	Fernando Fernandes	POR	56.8 (4 h7)	–	–	–
4 h8 r1/4	546	Amadeo Francis	PUR	54.0 (4 h8)	–	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	405	Johnny Fonck	LUX	57.8 (5 h1)	–	–	–
5 h2 r1/4	159	Ingi Þorsteinsson	ISL	56.5 (5 h2)	–	–	–
5 h3 r1/4	79	Jörn Gevert	CHI	56.1 (5 h3)	–	–	–
5 h4 r1/4	976	Paulino Ferrer	VEN	1:02.1 (5 h4)	–	–	–
5 h6 r1/4	855	Karl Schmid	SUI	57.5 (5 h6)	–	–	–
5 h7 r1/4	915	Doğan Acarbay	TUR	1:02.8 (5 h7)	–	–	–
5 h8 r1/4	616	Jean Thureau	FRA	56.7 (5 h8)	–	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	916	Emin Doybak	TUR	56.6 (6 h3)	–	–	–
DNS	97	José Fórmica	ESP	– (DNS h1)	–	–	–
DNS	401	Samuel Andersón	CUB	– (DNS h4)	–	–	–
DNS	328	Zvonko Sabolović	YUG	– (DNS h2)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	20 July 1952 — 16:10
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	51.92	51.8	Q
2	970	John Holland	NZL	53.3	–	Q
3	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	53.56	53.5	Q
4	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	53.6	–	Q
5	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	53.8	–	Q
6	673	Lars Ylander	SWE	53.90	53.7	Q
=7	379	Fotios Kosmas	GRE	53.9	–	Q
=7	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	53.9	–	Q
9	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	54.0	–	Q
10	546	Amadeo Francis	PUR	54.0	–
11	190	David Gracie	GBR	54.2	–	Q
=12	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	54.3	–	Q
=12	686	Sven-Olov Eriksson	SWE	54.3	–	Q
14	779	Rainer Pelkonen	FIN	54.32	54.2	Q
15	303	Eitaro Okano	JPN	54.42	54.2	Q
16	112	Ron Wilke	RSA	54.5	–	Q
17	796	Arvo Hilli	FIN	54.6	–	Q
18	615	Robert Bart	FRA	54.64	54.5	Q
19	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	54.8	–	Q
20	274	Rudolf Haidegger	AUT	54.87	54.8
21	191	Angus Scott	GBR	54.9	–	Q
22	795	Ragnar Graeffe	FIN	55.0	–
=23	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	55.2	–	Q
=23	917	Kemal Horulu	TUR	55.2	–
25	26	Ken Doubleday	AUS	55.4	–	Q
26	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	55.9	–	Q
27	60	Wilson Gomes	BRA	56.0	–	Q
=28	533	Muhammad Shafi	PAK	56.1	–
=28	79	Jörn Gevert	CHI	56.1	–
=30	532	Moshin Mirza Khan	PAK	56.3	–
=30	856	Jean Schwarz	SUI	56.3	–	Q
32	159	Ingi Þorsteinsson	ISL	56.5	–
33	916	Emin Doybak	TUR	56.6	–
34	616	Jean Thureau	FRA	56.7	–
35	558	Fernando Fernandes	POR	56.8	–
36	80	Pedro Yoma	CHI	57.03	56.8
37	855	Karl Schmid	SUI	57.5	–
38	405	Johnny Fonck	LUX	57.93	57.8
39	976	Paulino Ferrer	VEN	1:02.1	–
40	915	Doğan Acarbay	TUR	1:02.8	–
DNS	97	José Fórmica	ESP	–	–
DNS	328	Zvonko Sabolović	YUG	–	–
DNS	401	Samuel Andersón	CUB	–	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	51.8	51.92	Q
2	673	Lars Ylander	SWE	53.7	53.90	Q
3	303	Eitaro Okano	JPN	54.2	54.42	Q
4	274	Rudolf Haidegger	AUT	54.8	54.87
5	405	Johnny Fonck	LUX	57.8	57.93
DNS	97	José Fórmica	ESP	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	54.3	–	Q
2	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	55.2	–	Q
3	26	Ken Doubleday	AUS	55.4	–	Q
4	533	Muhammad Shafi	PAK	56.1	–
5	159	Ingi Þorsteinsson	ISL	56.5	–
DNS	328	Zvonko Sabolović	YUG	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	53.6	–	Q
2	379	Fotios Kosmas	GRE	53.9	–	Q
3	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	54.8	–	Q
4	795	Ragnar Graeffe	FIN	55.0	–
5	79	Jörn Gevert	CHI	56.1	–
6	916	Emin Doybak	TUR	56.6	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	53.5	53.56	Q
2	779	Rainer Pelkonen	FIN	54.2	54.32	Q
3	615	Robert Bart	FRA	54.5	54.64	Q
4	80	Pedro Yoma	CHI	56.8	57.03
5	976	Paulino Ferrer	VEN	1:02.1	–
DNS	401	Samuel Andersón	CUB	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	112	Ron Wilke	RSA	54.5	–	Q
2	796	Arvo Hilli	FIN	54.6	–	Q
3	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	55.9	–	Q
4	532	Moshin Mirza Khan	PAK	56.3	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	970	John Holland	NZL	53.3	–	Q
2	686	Sven-Olov Eriksson	SWE	54.3	–	Q
3	191	Angus Scott	GBR	54.9	–	Q
4	917	Kemal Horulu	TUR	55.2	–
5	855	Karl Schmid	SUI	57.5	–

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	190	David Gracie	GBR	54.2	–	Q
2	60	Wilson Gomes	BRA	56.0	–	Q
3	856	Jean Schwarz	SUI	56.3	–	Q
4	558	Fernando Fernandes	POR	56.8	–
5	915	Doğan Acarbay	TUR	1:02.8	–

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	53.8	–	Q
2	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	53.9	–	Q
3	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	54.0	–	Q
4	546	Amadeo Francis	PUR	54.0	–
5	616	Jean Thureau	FRA	56.7	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	20 July 1952 — 19:25
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	50.98	50.8	QOR
2	970	John Holland	NZL	52.24	52.2	Q
3	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	52.37	52.2	Q
4	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	52.64	52.4	Q
5	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	52.87	52.7	Q
6	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	52.88	52.7	Q
7	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	52.93	52.7	Q
8	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	52.94	52.8	Q
9	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	53.00	53.0	Q
10	673	Lars Ylander	SWE	53.29	53.1
11	615	Robert Bart	FRA	53.33	53.0
12	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	53.35	53.3	Q
13	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	53.40	53.3	Q
14	191	Angus Scott	GBR	53.69	53.4
15	190	David Gracie	GBR	53.94	53.9	Q
16	686	Sven-Olov Eriksson	SWE	53.96	53.8
17	779	Rainer Pelkonen	FIN	54.06	53.9
18	856	Jean Schwarz	SUI	54.09	54.0
19	796	Arvo Hilli	FIN	54.28	54.0
20	303	Eitaro Okano	JPN	54.42	54.4
21	112	Ron Wilke	RSA	54.76	54.5
22	379	Fotios Kosmas	GRE	55.50	55.3
23	60	Wilson Gomes	BRA	59.4	–
24	26	Ken Doubleday	AUS	1:00.2	–

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	50.8	50.98	QOR
2	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	52.4	52.64	Q
3	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	53.0	53.00	Q
4	615	Robert Bart	FRA	53.0	53.33
5	686	Sven-Olov Eriksson	SWE	53.8	53.96
6	856	Jean Schwarz	SUI	54.0	54.09

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	970	John Holland	NZL	52.2	52.24	Q
2	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	53.3	53.40	Q
3	190	David Gracie	GBR	53.9	53.94	Q
4	796	Arvo Hilli	FIN	54.0	54.28
5	379	Fotios Kosmas	GRE	55.3	55.50
6	60	Wilson Gomes	BRA	59.4	–

Heat #3

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	52.2	52.37	Q
2	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	52.7	52.93	Q
3	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	52.8	52.94	Q
4	673	Lars Ylander	SWE	53.1	53.29
5	112	Ron Wilke	RSA	54.5	54.76
6	26	Ken Doubleday	AUS	1:00.2	–

Heat #4

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	52.7	52.87	Q
2	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	52.7	52.88	Q
3	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	53.3	53.35	Q
4	191	Angus Scott	GBR	53.4	53.69
5	779	Rainer Pelkonen	FIN	53.9	54.06
6	303	Eitaro Okano	JPN	54.4	54.42

Semi-Finals

Date	21 July 1952 — 15:00
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	51.90	51.8	Q
2	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	52.08	52.0	Q
3	970	John Holland	NZL	52.22	52.0	Q
4	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	52.28	52.1	Q
5	190	David Gracie	GBR	52.65	52.4
6	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	52.86	52.7
7	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	52.98	52.9	Q
8	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	52.98	53.0	Q
9	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	53.08	53.0
10	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	53.10	53.0
11	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	53.30	53.1
12	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	54.06	53.9

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	51.8	51.90	Q
2	970	John Holland	NZL	52.0	52.22	Q
3	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	52.1	52.28	Q
4	190	David Gracie	GBR	52.4	52.65
5	1005	Roland Blackmon	USA	52.7	52.86
6	685	Rune Larsson	SWE	53.9	54.06

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	52.0	52.08	Q
2	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	52.9	52.98	Q
3	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	53.0	52.98	Q
4	1007	Lee Yoder	USA	53.0	53.08
5	946	Antal Lippay	HUN	53.0	53.10
6	435	Timofey Lunyov	URS	53.1	53.30

Final Round

Date	21 July 1952 — 17:40

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	1006	Charlie Moore	USA	50.8	51.06	=OR
2	417	Yury Lituyev	URS	51.3	51.51
3	970	John Holland	NZL	52.2	52.26
4	433	Anatoly Yulin	URS	52.8	52.81
5	192	Harry Whittle	GBR	53.1	53.36
6	252	Armando Filiput	ITA	54.4	54.49