| | Event type
400 metres, Professionals, Men
| Date | 1 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
| Participants | 8 from 4 countries |
Great Britain’s Edgar Bredin was the heavy favorite in the 400 metres for professionals. As an amateur, he had set the world record for 400 metres at a meet in London in June 1895, and that mark still stood at the time of the 1900 Olympics. Bredin won easily over France’s Victor Legrain, with Legrain’s countryman Jules Bouchoux in third. Bredin also won the 100 metres and th4 1,500 metres in the 1900 professional events, while Bouchoux finished second to him in the former event, and also placed third in the long jump.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Prize Money | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Bredin |  GBR | 53.2 | 250 FFr | |||
| 2 | Victor Legrain |  FRA | – | 80 FFr | |||
| 3 | Jules Bouchoux | FRA | – | 40 FFr | |||
| G. L. Gerarden |  USA | – | – | ||||
| Otto Schoenfeld | USA | – | – | ||||
| Emile Goupil | FRA | – | – | ||||
| Pierre Charbonnel |  BEL | – | – | ||||
| Auguste Trante | FRA | – | – | ||||
| Flambeau | FRA | – | – | ||||
| Alfred Downer | GBR | – | – | ||||
| Charlie Harper | GBR | – | – | ||||
| George Tincler | GBR | – | – | ||||
| Harry Cullum | GBR | – | – | ||||
| J. F. Keane | USA | – | – |