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400 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	3 – 6 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	47 from 35 countries

The favorite in 1992 was Zambia’s Samuel Matete who had won the 1991 World Championships. But a hamstring problem hurt him in the semi-finals and he did not qualify for the final. In the final, Kevin Young (USA) pulled into the lead at the fourth hurdle and continued pushing the pace. Young’s PR going into Barcelona was 47.72 but he had designs on breaking the 47-second barrier and put signs up in his room at the Olympic Village reading “46.89” – the time he was aiming for. Maintaining a 13-stride pattern around the final turn, Young kept putting on the pressure and crossed the line in 46.78, a stunning world record. Behind him Jamaica’s Winthrop Graham won silver, and Britain’s Kriss Akabusi won bronze, as they had at the 1991 World Championships.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1785	Kevin Young	USA	48.76 (1 h1)	47.63 (2 h2)	46.78 (1)	Gold	WR
2	1046	Winthrop Graham	JAM	48.51 (1 h7)	47.62 (1 h2)	47.66 (2)	Silver
3	684	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	48.98 (1 h6)	48.01 (1 h1)	47.82 (3)	Bronze
4	626	Stéphane Diagana	FRA	48.41 (2 h3)	48.28 (2 h1)	48.13 (4)
5	1577	Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	48.71 (2 h7)	48.35 (3 h1)	48.63 (5)
6	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb	EUN	48.68 (3 h3)	49.11 (3 h2)	48.63 (6)
7	619	Stéphane Caristan	FRA	49.16 (2 h1)	49.50 (4 h2)	48.86 (7)
8	1746	David Patrick	USA	49.56 (2 h5)	48.47 (4 h1)	49.26 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	1740	McClinton Neal	USA	49.13 (1 h4)	48.71 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	1119	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	48.90 (3 h7)	49.52 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	1116	Erick Keter	KEN	48.28 (1 h3)	49.01 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	1573	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.49 (1 h5)	49.64 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	821	Carsten Köhrbrück	GER	49.37 (2 h4)	49.41 (7 h1)	–
8 h1 r2/3	151	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	49.10 (2 h6)	49.66 (8 h1)	–
AC h2 r2/3	1815	Samuel Matete	ZAM	49.89 (1 h2)	– (DQ h2)	–
2 h2 r1/3	811	Olaf Hense	GER	49.97 (2 h2)	– (DNS h2)	–
3 h1 r1/3	1145	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.23 (3 h1)	–	–
3 h2 r1/3	1425	Domingo Cordero	PUR	50.19 (3 h2)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	1495	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	49.47 (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	1600	Jozef Kucej	TCH	50.28 (3 h5)	–	–
3 h6 r1/3	1015	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	49.16 (3 h6)	–	–
4 h1 r1/3	879	Athanasios Kalogiannis	GRE	49.52 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	1105	Kazuhiko Yamazaki	JPN	50.30 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	224	Mark Jackson	CAN	49.18 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	1482	Dries Vorster	RSA	49.75 (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	1194	Hubert Rakotombélontsoa	MAD	51.54 (4 h5)	–	–
4 h6 r1/3	49	Simon Hollingsworth	AUS	49.74 (4 h6)	–	–
4 h7 r1/3	1091	Yoshihiko Saito	JPN	49.01 (4 h7)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	971	Aleksey Bazarov	ISR	50.33 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	576	Vadim Zadoinov	EUN	51.21 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	1415	Pedro Rodrigues	POR	49.46 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	1611	Paea Kokohu	TGA	56.99 (5 h5)	–	–
5 h6 r1/3	1384	Paweł Woźniak	POL	50.30 (5 h6)	–	–
5 h7 r1/3	183	Asen Markov	BUL	50.21 (5 h7)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	198	Jacques-Henri Brunet	CAF	52.59 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	1358	Baobo Neuendorf	PNG	53.30 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	1344	Ghulam Abbas	PAK	50.57 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h6 r1/3	1619	Charnon Keanchan	THA	50.60 (6 h6)	–	–
6 h7 r1/3	1507	Giovanni Fanny	SEY	52.63 (6 h7)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	1656	Abdullah Sabt Ghulam	UAE	56.20 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	895	Amadou Sy Savané	GUI	54.26 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	580	Autiko Daunakamakama	FIJ	53.90 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h6 r1/3	898	Richard Bentley	GUM	57.04 (7 h6)	–	–
7 h7 r1/3	327	Alex Foster	CRC	52.93 (7 h7)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	137	Pedro Chiamulera	BRA	– (DNF h4)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	755	Max Robertson	GBR	– (DNF h5)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	1066	Mark Thompson	JAM	– (DQ h5)	–	–
DNS	1650	Fadhel Khayati	TUN	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	1586	Zaid Abou Hamed	SYR	– (DNS h4)	–	–

Round One

Date	3 August 1992 — 12:15
Format	Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1116	Erick Keter	KEN	48.28	Q
2	626	Stéphane Diagana	FRA	48.41	Q
3	1046	Winthrop Graham	JAM	48.51	Q
4	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb	EUN	48.68	q
5	1577	Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	48.71	Q
6	1785	Kevin Young	USA	48.76	Q
7	1119	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	48.90	q
8	684	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	48.98	Q
9	1091	Yoshihiko Saito	JPN	49.01
10	151	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	49.10	Q
11	1740	McClinton Neal	USA	49.13	Q	1
=12	619	Stéphane Caristan	FRA	49.16	Q
=12	1015	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	49.16
14	224	Mark Jackson	CAN	49.18
15	1145	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.23
16	821	Carsten Köhrbrück	GER	49.37	Q
17	1415	Pedro Rodrigues	POR	49.46
18	1495	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	49.47		2
19	1573	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.49	Q
20	879	Athanasios Kalogiannis	GRE	49.52
21	1746	David Patrick	USA	49.56	Q
22	49	Simon Hollingsworth	AUS	49.74
23	1482	Dries Vorster	RSA	49.75
24	1815	Samuel Matete	ZAM	49.89	Q	3
25	811	Olaf Hense	GER	49.97	Q
26	1425	Domingo Cordero	PUR	50.19
27	183	Asen Markov	BUL	50.21
28	1600	Jozef Kucej	TCH	50.28
=29	1105	Kazuhiko Yamazaki	JPN	50.30
=29	1384	Paweł Woźniak	POL	50.30
31	971	Aleksey Bazarov	ISR	50.33
32	1344	Ghulam Abbas	PAK	50.57
33	1619	Charnon Keanchan	THA	50.60
34	576	Vadim Zadoinov	EUN	51.21		4
35	1194	Hubert Rakotombélontsoa	MAD	51.54
36	198	Jacques-Henri Brunet	CAF	52.59
37	1507	Giovanni Fanny	SEY	52.63
38	327	Alex Foster	CRC	52.93
39	1358	Baobo Neuendorf	PNG	53.30
40	580	Autiko Daunakamakama	FIJ	53.90
41	895	Amadou Sy Savané	GUI	54.26
42	1656	Abdullah Sabt Ghulam	UAE	56.20
43	1611	Paea Kokohu	TGA	56.99
44	898	Richard Bentley	GUM	57.04
DNF	137	Pedro Chiamulera	BRA	–
DNF	755	Max Robertson	GBR	–
DQ	1066	Mark Thompson	JAM	–
DNS	1650	Fadhel Khayati	TUN	–
DNS	1586	Zaid Abou Hamed	SYR	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1785	Kevin Young	USA	48.76	Q
2	619	Stéphane Caristan	FRA	49.16	Q
3	1145	Gideon Yego	KEN	49.23
4	879	Athanasios Kalogiannis	GRE	49.52
5	971	Aleksey Bazarov	ISR	50.33
6	198	Jacques-Henri Brunet	CAF	52.59
7	1656	Abdullah Sabt Ghulam	UAE	56.20

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1815	Samuel Matete	ZAM	49.89	Q	5
2	811	Olaf Hense	GER	49.97	Q
3	1425	Domingo Cordero	PUR	50.19
4	1105	Kazuhiko Yamazaki	JPN	50.30
5	576	Vadim Zadoinov	EUN	51.21		6
6	1358	Baobo Neuendorf	PNG	53.30
7	895	Amadou Sy Savané	GUI	54.26

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1116	Erick Keter	KEN	48.28	Q
2	626	Stéphane Diagana	FRA	48.41	Q
3	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb	EUN	48.68	q
4	224	Mark Jackson	CAN	49.18
5	1415	Pedro Rodrigues	POR	49.46
6	1344	Ghulam Abbas	PAK	50.57
7	580	Autiko Daunakamakama	FIJ	53.90

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1740	McClinton Neal	USA	49.13	Q	7
2	821	Carsten Köhrbrück	GER	49.37	Q
3	1495	Amadou Dia Bâ	SEN	49.47		8
4	1482	Dries Vorster	RSA	49.75
DNF	137	Pedro Chiamulera	BRA	–
DNS	1650	Fadhel Khayati	TUN	–
DNS	1586	Zaid Abou Hamed	SYR	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1573	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.49	Q
2	1746	David Patrick	USA	49.56	Q
3	1600	Jozef Kucej	TCH	50.28
4	1194	Hubert Rakotombélontsoa	MAD	51.54
5	1611	Paea Kokohu	TGA	56.99
DNF	755	Max Robertson	GBR	–
DQ	1066	Mark Thompson	JAM	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	684	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	48.98	Q
2	151	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	49.10	Q
3	1015	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	49.16
4	49	Simon Hollingsworth	AUS	49.74
5	1384	Paweł Woźniak	POL	50.30
6	1619	Charnon Keanchan	THA	50.60
7	898	Richard Bentley	GUM	57.04

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1046	Winthrop Graham	JAM	48.51	Q
2	1577	Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	48.71	Q
3	1119	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	48.90	q
4	1091	Yoshihiko Saito	JPN	49.01
5	183	Asen Markov	BUL	50.21
6	1507	Giovanni Fanny	SEY	52.63
7	327	Alex Foster	CRC	52.93

Semi-Finals

Date	5 August 1992 — 19:15
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1046	Winthrop Graham	JAM	47.62	Q
2	1785	Kevin Young	USA	47.63	Q
3	684	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	48.01	Q
4	626	Stéphane Diagana	FRA	48.28	Q
5	1577	Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	48.35	Q
6	1746	David Patrick	USA	48.47	Q
7	1740	McClinton Neal	USA	48.71
8	1116	Erick Keter	KEN	49.01
9	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb	EUN	49.11	Q
10	821	Carsten Köhrbrück	GER	49.41
11	619	Stéphane Caristan	FRA	49.50	Q
12	1119	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	49.52
13	1573	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.64
14	151	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	49.66
DQ	1815	Samuel Matete	ZAM	–
DNS	811	Olaf Hense	GER	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	684	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	48.01	Q
2	626	Stéphane Diagana	FRA	48.28	Q
3	1577	Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	48.35	Q
4	1746	David Patrick	USA	48.47	Q
5	1740	McClinton Neal	USA	48.71
6	1116	Erick Keter	KEN	49.01
7	821	Carsten Köhrbrück	GER	49.41
8	151	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	49.66

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1046	Winthrop Graham	JAM	47.62	Q
2	1785	Kevin Young	USA	47.63	Q
3	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb	EUN	49.11	Q
4	619	Stéphane Caristan	FRA	49.50	Q
5	1119	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	49.52
6	1573	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.64
DQ	1815	Samuel Matete	ZAM	–
DNS	811	Olaf Hense	GER	–

Final Round

Date	6 August 1992 — 19:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1785	Kevin Young	USA	46.78	WR
2	1046	Winthrop Graham	JAM	47.66
3	684	Kriss Akabusi	GBR	47.82
4	626	Stéphane Diagana	FRA	48.13
5	1577	Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	48.63
6	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb	EUN	48.63
7	619	Stéphane Caristan	FRA	48.86
8	1746	David Patrick	USA	49.26