Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

took place between July 24 and July 25.

Heats

The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	47.58
2	Les Lewis	47.95
3	Edwin Carr, Jr.	48.23
4	Zoltán Adamik	48.70
5	Evelio Planas	49.44
6	Abdul Rehman	51.47

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ardalion Ignatyev Ardalion Ignatyev Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR....	48.22
2	Rolf Back	48.58
3	Rupert Blöch	49.82
4	Gérard Rasquin	50.12
5	John Anderton John Anderton John Anderton is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United in the 1950s....	50.35
6	Pongamat Amatayakul	53.23

Heat three

Rank	Name	Time
1	Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics....	47.42
2	Jack Carroll Jack Carroll Jack Carroll is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....	48.05
3	Egon Solymossy Egon Solymossy Egon Solymossy was a Hungarian sprint athlete who competed in late 1940s and early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he was eliminated in the first round of both the 400 m and 4x400 m relay events.-References:...	49.32
4	Josef Steger	49.35
5	Jaakko Suikkari	50.92
6	Aurang Zeb	51.25

Heat four

Rank	Name	Time
1	Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt	48.57
2	Terry Higgins Terry Higgins Terrence Higgins, known as Terry Higgins, was among the first people known to die of an AIDS-related illness in England. He died on July 4, 1982. He worked as a Hansard reporter in the House of Commons and as a barman in the nightclub Heaven...	48.77
3	Junkichi Matoba	49.57
4	Vasilios Sillis	49.79
5	Doğan Acarbay	50.83
6	Ivan Jacob	51.48

Heat five

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
1	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics....	48.09
2	Louis van Biljon	48.31
3	Roger Moens Roger Moens Roger Moens is a former Belgian middle distance runner. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won a silver medal. He also was the person to break Rudolf Harbig's long-standing world record over 800 m.-References:...	48.71
4	Ferenc Bánhalmi	49.55
5	Arie Gill-Glick	50.27
6	Ernst von Gunten	50.88
-	Tage Ekfeldt		DQ

Heat six

Rank	Name	Time
1	Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...	48.68
2	Guillermo Gutiérrez	48.82
3	Gianni Rocca	49.51
4	Gösta Brännström	50.32
5	Javier Souza	50.47
6	Emin Doybak	51.34
7	Fernando Casimiro	52.33

Heat seven

Rank	Name	Time
1	Jacques Degats	48.60
2	Morris Curotta Morris Curotta Morris Joseph Curotta was an Australian track and field athlete. In the 1948 Summer Olympics he competed in the 100 metres, 400 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. In the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed in the 400 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay-References:*...	48.87
3	Vincenzo Lombardo	49.53
4	Rudolf Haidegger	50.01
5	Albert Lowagie	50.26

Heat eight

Rank	Name	Time
1	Hans Geister Hans Geister Hans Geister was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Duisburg-Hamborn.He competed in the 4 x 400 metre relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Günter Steines, Heinz Ulzheimer and...	47.99
2	Yves Camus	48.06
3	Milan Filo	48.91
4	Guðmundur Lárusson	49.81
5	Sompop Svadanandana	53.68
6	Jeremias Stokes	53.81

Heat nine

Rank	Name	Time
1	Gene Cole	48.44
2	Alan Dick	48.84
3	Edmunds Pīlāgs	49.29
4	Angel García Ángel García Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school...	49.34
5	Antoine Uyterhoeven	50.21
6	Jean Hamilius Jean Hamilius Jean Hamilius is a former Luxembourgian politician and government minister from the Democratic Party. served as Minister for Public Works in Gaston Thorn's government...	50.75

Heat ten

Rank	Name	Time
1	Jean Hamilius Jean Hamilius Jean Hamilius is a former Luxembourgian politician and government minister from the Democratic Party. served as Minister for Public Works in Gaston Thorn's government...	48.28
2	Gerard Mach	48.64
3	Paul Dolan Paul Dolan Kenneth Paul Dolan is a former Canadian national team and Canadian Soccer League goalkeeper.-Club career:...	48.81
4	Jean-Pierre Goudeau	48.94
5	Doug Clement	50.19

Heat eleven

Rank	Name	Time
1	James Lavery	48.47
2	Yuriy Lituyev	49.01
3	Francisco Rivera	49.48
4	Antonio Siddi Antonio Siddi Antonio Siddi was an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He also competed in the long jump....	51.03

Heat twelve

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ollie Matson Ollie Matson Ollie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...	48.17
2	Hans Ernst Schneider	48.86
3	Argemiro Roque	49.05
4	Schalk Booysen	49.17
5	Jiří David	49.23
6	Fred Hammer	49.90
7	Ossi Mildh	50.36

Quarterfinals

The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics....	46.98
2	James Lavery	47.67
3	Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt	48.08
4	Guillermo Gutiérrez	48.75
5	Les Lewis	49.09
6	Hans Ernst Schneider	49.32

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time
1	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952....	47.24
2	Ollie Matson Ollie Matson Ollie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...	47.53
3	Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	47.66
4	Morris Curotta Morris Curotta Morris Joseph Curotta was an Australian track and field athlete. In the 1948 Summer Olympics he competed in the 100 metres, 400 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. In the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed in the 400 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay-References:*...	48.86
5	Rolf Back	51.53

Heat three

Rank	Name	Time
1	Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...	47.74
2	Hans Geister Hans Geister Hans Geister was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Duisburg-Hamborn.He competed in the 4 x 400 metre relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Günter Steines, Heinz Ulzheimer and...	47.81
3	Jack Carroll Jack Carroll Jack Carroll is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....	47.82
4	Louis van Biljon	48.63
5	Jacques Degats	48.90
6	Alan Dick	49.20

Heat four

Rank	Name	Time
1	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics....	47.56
2	Gene Cole	47.88
3	Ardalion Ignatyev Ardalion Ignatyev Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR....	48.25
4	Yves Camus	48.43
5	Terry Higgins Terry Higgins Terrence Higgins, known as Terry Higgins, was among the first people known to die of an AIDS-related illness in England. He died on July 4, 1982. He worked as a Hansard reporter in the House of Commons and as a barman in the nightclub Heaven...	49.22

Semifinals

The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics....	46.38
2	Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	46.56
3	Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...	46.64
4	Gene Cole	46.94
5	Ardalion Ignatyev Ardalion Ignatyev Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR....	47.49
6	James Lavery	47.83

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time
1	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics....	46.53
2	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952....	46.61
3	Ollie Matson Ollie Matson Ollie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...	46.99
4	Hans Geister Hans Geister Hans Geister was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Duisburg-Hamborn.He competed in the 4 x 400 metre relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Günter Steines, Heinz Ulzheimer and...	47.00
5	Jack Carroll Jack Carroll Jack Carroll is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....	47.61

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952....	46.09	OR
	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics....	46.20
	Ollie Matson Ollie Matson Ollie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...	46.94
4	Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	47.22
5	Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics....	47.24
6	Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...	47.30

Key: OR = Olympic record; DQ = Disqualified

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