Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of 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...

event at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Records broken:...

in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. The competition was held on September 3, 1960 and to on September 6, 1960. 59 competitors from 44 nations entered, but participated 54 competitors from 41 nations.

First round, heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder is a West German former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He was born in Königsberg....		46.7 seconds
2	Edgar Davis		47.2 seconds
3	Malcolm Yardley		47.3 seconds
4	Josef Trousil		47.4 seconds
5	John Asare-Antwi		47.7 seconds
6	Kimitada Hayase		49.1 seconds
7	Habib Sayed		53.8 seconds

First round, heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Alf Pettersson		48.3 seconds
2	Robbie Brightwell Robbie Brightwell Robert Ian Brightwell MBE is a former track and field athlete.He moved to England with his family in 1946 and grew up in Donnington, Shropshire...		48.4 seconds
3	Konstantin Grachev		49.3 seconds
4	Felix Heuertz		50.2 seconds
-	George Kerr George Kerr (athlete) George Ezekiel Kerr was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 400 metres and 800 metres twice making the Olympic Games final in the latter event....		DNS
-	N. Romero		DNS

First round, heat 3

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann was a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....		47.3 seconds
2	Barry Robinson Barry Robinson Barry David Robinson is a former English cricketer. Robinson was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire....		47.6 seconds
3	Lodewijk De Clerck		47.9 seconds
4	Anubes Ferraz Da Silva		48.0 seconds
5	Csaba Csutorás		48.2 seconds
6	Hugh Bullard		51.1 seconds

First round, heat 4

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Malcolm Spence		46.7 seconds
2	Kevan Gosper Kevan Gosper Kevan Gosper is a former Australian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was formerly a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee.-1956 Summer Olympics:...		47.1 seconds
3	Terry Tobacco		47.4 seconds
4	Gadi Ado		49.0 seconds
5	Marcel Lambrechts		49.5 seconds
6	Jorge Teran		49.6 seconds
7	Brahim Karabi		52.0 seconds

First round, heat 5

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	German Guenard		47.3 seconds
2	Jerzy Kowalski		48.3 seconds
3	Giuseppe Bommarito		48.6 seconds
4	Li Po-Ting		49.5 seconds
5	Clayton Glasgow		50.7 seconds
6	George Johnson		51.4 seconds

First round, heat 6

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Jack Yerman Jack Yerman Jack Lloyd Yerman is a former American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics....		47.2 seconds
2	Milkha Singh Milkha Singh Milkha Singh is an Indian athlete, who represented India in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...		47.6 seconds
3	Stanisław Swatowski		48.1 seconds
4	Manikavasagam Jegathesan		48.4 seconds
5	Iván Rodríguez		49.6 seconds
6	Claro Pellosis		51.4 seconds

First round, heat 7

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Malcolm Spence		47.6 seconds
2	Earl Young Earl Young Earl Verdelle Young is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics....		47.6 seconds
3	Bartonjo Rotich Bartonjo Rotich Bartonjo Rotich is a retired runner from Kenya who specialised in 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.He went to Alliance High School...		47.7 seconds
4	Zdenĕk Váňa		48.3 seconds
5	Vasilios Sillis		48.4 seconds
6	Manum Bumroongpruck		49.6 seconds

First round, heat 8

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Abdul Karim Amu		46.8 seconds
2	Gordon Day		47.1 seconds
3	Hans-Joachim Reske		47.2 seconds
4	Voitto Hellstén Voitto Hellstén Voitto Valdemar Hellsten was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for Finland in three Summer Olympics, in 1952, 1956 and 1960...		48.4 seconds
5	Jassim Karim Kuraishi		49.2 seconds
6	Fahir Özgüden		50.7 seconds

First round, heat 9

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Otis Davis Otis Davis For the baseball player, see Otis Davis Otis Crandall Davis is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics....		46.8 seconds
2	Jim Wedderburn		47.4 seconds
3	John Wrighton John Wrighton John Derek Wrighton MB, BS, FRCS in Ilford, Essex, is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy...		47.4 seconds
4	René Weber Renê Weber Renê Weber full name Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber, , is a former football player in Brazil and abroad; and for some time now, until presently , he had been working as soccer coach in Brazil and in other countries.He is currently the manager of UAE Premier division side Sharjah FC.Some information about...		47.6 seconds
5	Moussa Said		48.2 seconds
6	Amos Grodzinowsky		48.9 seconds

Second round, heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Carl Kaufmann		46.5 seconds
2	Milkha Singh		46.5 seconds
3	Malcolm Spence		46.9 seconds
4	Terry Tobacco		47.5 seconds
5	Edgar Davis		48.0 seconds
6	Malcolm Yardley		48.8 seconds
-	Alf Pettersson		DNS

Second round, heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Jack Yerman		46.4 seconds
2	Kevan Gosper		46.5 seconds
3	Manfred Kinder		46.7 seconds
4	Jim Wedderburn		47.0 seconds
5	German Guenard		47.2 seconds
6	John Wrighton		48.4 seconds

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