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400 metres, Men

Date26 – 29 July 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationCentennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants62 from 42 countries

Michael Johnson was the favorite, having won the 1993 and 1995 World Championships, Harry )Butch) Reynolds finishing second both times. They were two-thirds of the American team, with Alvin Harrison taking the third spot. Johnson’s had rarely lost at 400 meters since 1989. Running in the final wearing gold shoes, Johnson defeated Britain’s Roger Black, 1986 and 1990 European Champion, by almost 10 metres, the largest margin of victory in the event since the 1896 Olympics, when things were a bit different. Reynolds was injured in Atlanta and did not finish his semi-final.

PosNrAthleteNOCR1QFSFFinal
12370Michael JohnsonUSA45.80 (2 h5)44.62 (1 h3)44.59 (1 h2)43.49 (1)GoldOR
21469Roger BlackGBR45.28 (1 h1)44.72 (1 h2)44.69 (1 h1)44.41 (2)Silver
32300Davis KamogaUGA45.56 (3 h8)44.82 (3 h3)44.85 (3 h2)44.53 (3)Bronze
42357Alvin HarrisonUSA44.69 (1 h3)44.79 (1 h4)45.04 (4 h1)44.62 (4)
51512Iwan ThomasGBR45.22 (2 h8)45.04 (2 h4)45.01 (4 h2)44.70 (5)
61745Roxbert MartinJAM46.01 (4 h8)44.74 (2 h3)44.81 (2 h2)44.83 (6)
71737Davian ClarkeJAM45.54 (1 h2)44.98 (2 h1)44.87 (2 h1)44.99 (7)
AC r4/42095Ibrahim IsmailQAT45.61 (2 h3)44.96 (2 h2)45.02 (3 h1)– (DNF)
5 h1 r3/41805Samson KiturKEN45.39 (2 h7)45.03 (3 h1)45.17 (5 h1)
5 h2 r3/41983Sunday BadaNGR45.19 (1 h8)44.88 (1 h1)45.30 (5 h2)
6 h1 r3/42234Štefan BalošákSVK45.86 (3 h1)45.32 (4 h2)45.59 (6 h1)
6 h2 r3/42429Eswort CoombsVIN45.84 (1 h4)45.43 (4 h4)45.36 (6 h2)
7 h1 r3/41119Troy DouglasBER45.61 (3 h2)45.26 (4 h1)46.33 (7 h1)
7 h2 r3/41746Michael McDonaldJAM45.50 (3 h7)45.26 (3 h4)45.48 (7 h2)
8 h2 r3/42289Neil de SilvaTTO45.34 (2 h1)45.02 (4 h3)45.56 (8 h2)
AC h1 r3/42392Butch ReynoldsUSA45.42 (1 h6)45.21 (3 h2)– (DNF h1)
5 h1 r2/42114Arnaud MalherbeRSA45.75 (2 h6)45.26 (5 h1)
5 h2 r2/41928Alejandro CárdenasMEX45.85 (3 h5)45.33 (5 h2)
5 h3 r2/41985Clement ChukwuNGR45.18 (1 h7)45.24 (5 h3)
5 h4 r2/41448Jean-Louis RapnouilFRA45.93 (2 h4)45.74 (5 h4)
6 h1 r2/42452Tawanda ChiwiraZIM45.89 (3 h6)45.38 (6 h1)
6 h2 r2/42119Bobang PhiriRSA45.94 (4 h5)45.51 (6 h2)
6 h3 r2/41494Du'aine LadejoGBR46.27 (3 h4)45.62 (6 h3)
6 h4 r2/42116Hendrick MokganyetsiRSA45.89 (4 h7)46.48 (6 h4)
7 h1 r2/42229Mathias RusterholzSUI45.92 (4 h6)45.72 (7 h1)
7 h2 r2/41170Sanderlei ParrelaBRA45.60 (2 h2)45.72 (7 h2)
7 h3 r2/42213Sugath ThilakaratneSRI45.79 (1 h5)45.78 (7 h3)
8 h1 r2/42056Piotr RysiukiewiczPOL46.07 (5 h2)46.19 (8 h1)
8 h2 r2/41811Kennedy OchiengKEN45.99 (5 h5)45.72 (8 h2)
8 h3 r2/41046Paul GreeneAUS46.12 (3 h3)46.22 (8 h3)
AC h4 r2/41992Jude MonyeNGR46.10 (4 h1)– (DNF h4)
4 h2 r1/41794Charles GitongaKEN45.62 (4 h2)– (DNS h4)
4 h3 r1/41767Shigekazu OmoriJPN46.30 (4 h3)
4 h4 r1/41087Troy McIntoshBAH46.42 (4 h4)
5 h1 r1/41050Michael JoubertAUS46.30 (5 h1)
5 h3 r1/42221Laurent ClercSUI46.42 (5 h3)
5 h4 r1/41177Valdinei da SilvaBRA46.61 (5 h4)
5 h6 r1/41460Dawda JallowGAM46.73 (5 h6)
5 h7 r1/41163Osmar dos SantosBRA46.16 (5 h7)
5 h8 r1/41051Mark LadbrookAUS46.28 (5 h8)
6 h1 r1/42278Kossi AkotoTOG46.94 (6 h1)
6 h2 r1/41839Mohamed Hamed Al-BishiKSA46.82 (6 h2)
6 h3 r1/41834Son Ju-IlKOR46.74 (6 h3)
6 h4 r1/41633Richard JonesGUY46.99 (6 h4)
6 h5 r1/41292Evripidis DimosthenousCYP46.76 (6 h5)
6 h6 r1/41668Eugene FarrellIRL47.18 (6 h6)
6 h7 r1/42290Robert GuyTTO46.80 (6 h7)
6 h8 r1/41089Carl OliverBAH47.41 (6 h8)
7 h2 r1/41880Ivan Jean-MarieLCA47.13 (7 h2)
7 h3 r1/42039Subul BaboPNG48.15 (7 h3)
7 h4 r1/41885Mpho MorobeLES47.54 (7 h4)
7 h5 r1/42174Emmanuel RubayizaRWA49.20 (7 h5)
7 h6 r1/41525Casimiro Asumu NzeGEQ50.14 (7 h6)
7 h7 r1/41189Martial BiguetCAF48.92 (7 h7)
7 h8 r1/41218Kimitene BiyagoCHA48.88 (7 h8)
8 h2 r1/41255Hassan AbdouCOM50.17 (8 h2)
8 h4 r1/41924Mohamed AmirMDV49.67 (8 h4)
8 h7 r1/42438Anwar Mohamed AliYEM50.81 (8 h7)
AC h1 r1/41010Amar HeciniALG– (DQ h1)
AC h1 r1/41869Moustafa Abdel NaserLBA– (DQ h1)
AC h5 r1/42301Francis OgolaUGA– (DNF h5)
AC h6 r1/41590Ibrahim HassanGHA– (DNF h6)
DNS1186Ibrahim OuédraogoBUR– (DNS h8)
DNS1141Justice DipebaBOT– (DNS h3)

Round One (26 July 1996)

Top three in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1 (19:00)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
13Roger BlackGBR45.280.250Q
22Neil de SilvaTTO45.340.278Q
31Štefan BalošákSVK45.860.241Q
46Jude MonyeNGR46.100.417q
57Michael JoubertAUS46.300.338
65Kossi AkotoTOG46.940.306
DQ8Moustafa Abdel NaserLBA[0.378]
DQ4Amar HeciniALG[0.284]

Heat #2 (19:05)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
15Davian ClarkeJAM45.540.325Q
27Sanderlei ParrelaBRA45.600.382Q
31Troy DouglasBER45.610.168Q
46Charles GitongaKEN45.620.291q
52Piotr RysiukiewiczPOL46.070.244q
63Mohamed Hamed Al-BishiKSA46.820.261
78Ivan Jean-MarieLCA47.130.419
84Hassan AbdouCOM50.170.267

Heat #3 (19:10)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
16Alvin HarrisonUSA44.690.343Q
25Ibrahim IsmailQAT45.610.356Q
32Paul GreeneAUS46.120.192Q
48Shigekazu OmoriJPN46.300.417
53Laurent ClercSUI46.420.255
64Son Ju-IlKOR46.740.263
77Subul BaboPNG48.150.339
DNS1Justice DipebaBOT

Heat #4 (19:15)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
16Eswort CoombsVIN45.840.270Q
25Jean-Louis RapnouilFRA45.930.305Q
33Du'aine LadejoGBR46.270.216Q
42Troy McIntoshBAH46.420.227
57Valdinei da SilvaBRA46.610.377
61Richard JonesGUY46.990.199
74Mpho MorobeLES47.540.325
88Mohamed AmirMDV49.670.307

Heat #5 (19:20)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
18Sugath ThilakaratneSRI45.790.303Q
23Michael JohnsonUSA45.800.197Q
36Alejandro CárdenasMEX45.850.305Q
41Bobang PhiriRSA45.940.212q
55Kennedy OchiengKEN45.990.313q
62Evripidis DimosthenousCYP46.760.2111
74Emmanuel RubayizaRWA49.200.345
DNF7Francis OgolaUGA0.337

Heat #6 (19:25)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
17Butch ReynoldsUSA45.420.257Q
23Arnaud MalherbeRSA45.750.228Q
36Tawanda ChiwiraZIM45.890.364Q
45Mathias RusterholzSUI45.920.240q
51Dawda JallowGAM46.730.258
64Eugene FarrellIRL47.180.262
72Casimiro Asumu NzeGEQ50.140.220
DNF8Ibrahim HassanGHA0.343

Heat #7 (19:30)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
11Clement ChukwuNGR45.180.179Q
28Samson KiturKEN45.390.341Q
35Michael McDonaldJAM45.500.331Q
46Hendrick MokganyetsiRSA45.890.334q
54Osmar dos SantosBRA46.160.300
62Robert GuyTTO46.800.260
77Martial BiguetCAF48.920.335
83Anwar Mohamed AliYEM50.810.268

Heat #8 (19:35)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
12Sunday BadaNGR45.190.236Q
27Iwan ThomasGBR45.220.328Q
31Davis KamogaUGA45.560.208Q2
45Roxbert MartinJAM46.010.306q
58Mark LadbrookAUS46.280.256
66Carl OliverBAH47.410.340
73Kimitene BiyagoCHA48.880.353
DNS4Ibrahim OuédraogoBUR

Quarter-Finals (27 July 1996)

Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1 (19:55)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
13Sunday BadaNGR44.880.269Q
24Davian ClarkeJAM44.980.294Q
36Samson KiturKEN45.030.246Q
42Troy DouglasBER45.260.188Q
55Arnaud MalherbeRSA45.260.240
67Tawanda ChiwiraZIM45.380.342
78Mathias RusterholzSUI45.720.199
81Piotr RysiukiewiczPOL46.190.261

Heat #2 (20:00)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
13Roger BlackGBR44.720.165Q
24Ibrahim IsmailQAT44.960.301Q
35Butch ReynoldsUSA45.210.227Q
48Štefan BalošákSVK45.320.220Q
57Alejandro CárdenasMEX45.330.181
61Bobang PhiriRSA45.510.195
76Sanderlei ParrelaBRA45.720.299
82Kennedy OchiengKEN45.720.194

Heat #3 (20:05)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
16Michael JohnsonUSA44.620.234Q
27Roxbert MartinJAM44.740.175Q
38Davis KamogaUGA44.820.249Q
44Neil de SilvaTTO45.020.283Q
53Clement ChukwuNGR45.240.189
62Du'aine LadejoGBR45.620.179
75Sugath ThilakaratneSRI45.780.307
81Paul GreeneAUS46.220.194

Heat #4 (20:10)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
14Alvin HarrisonUSA44.790.291Q
26Iwan ThomasGBR45.040.176Q
37Michael McDonaldJAM45.260.327Q
45Eswort CoombsVIN45.430.284Q
53Jean-Louis RapnouilFRA45.740.244
61Hendrick MokganyetsiRSA46.480.242
DNF2Jude MonyeNGR0.315
DNS8Charles GitongaKEN

Semi-Finals (28 July 1996)

Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1 (20:26)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
14Roger BlackGBR44.690.188Q
23Davian ClarkeJAM44.870.291Q
36Ibrahim IsmailQAT45.020.361Q
45Alvin HarrisonUSA45.040.392Q
52Samson KiturKEN45.170.248
67Štefan BalošákSVK45.590.335
78Troy DouglasBER46.330.326
DNF1Butch ReynoldsUSA0.198

Heat #2 (20:32)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
15Michael JohnsonUSA44.590.264Q
26Roxbert MartinJAM44.810.312Q
31Davis KamogaUGA44.850.193Q
43Iwan ThomasGBR45.010.234Q
54Sunday BadaNGR45.300.316
68Eswort CoombsVIN45.360.285
72Michael McDonaldJAM45.480.221
87Neil de SilvaTTO45.560.407

Final (29 July 1996 — 21:10)

PosLaneAthleteNOCTime (A)Reaction Time
14Michael JohnsonUSA43.490.254OR
23Roger BlackGBR44.410.205
32Davis KamogaUGA44.530.264
41Alvin HarrisonUSA44.620.237
58Iwan ThomasGBR44.700.365
65Roxbert MartinJAM44.830.283
76Davian ClarkeJAM44.990.348
DNF7Ibrahim IsmailQAT0.365