Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. There were a total number of 55 competitors.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record	46.78	Kevin Young Kevin Young (athlete) Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... (ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )	August 6, 1992
Olympic Record	46.78	Kevin Young Kevin Young (athlete) Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... (ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )	August 6, 1992

Final

RANK	TIME	LANE
	47.54	6
	47.78	1
	47.96	5
4.	47.98	4
5.	48.30	8
6.	48.41	7
7.	48.57	3
8.	48.78	2

Semi finals

RANK	TIME	LANE
1.	47.76	3
2.	48.21	1
3.	48.43	2
4.	48.45	6
5.	48.57	8
6.	48.61	7
7.	49.43	4
8.	50.32	5

RANK	TIME	LANE
1.	47.91	3
2.	48.28	4
3.	48.28	6
4.	48.28	7
5.	48.30	1
6.	48.52	2
7.	48.84	5
8.	48.91	8

Non-Qualifiers

RANK	FINAL	TIME
—		48.96
—		49.03
—		49.07
—		49.09
—		49.16
—		49.27
—		49.60
—		49.63
—		49.66
—		49.69
—		49.71
—		49.73
—		49.74
—		49.78
—		49.82
—		49.88
—		49.94
—		49.94
—		49.94
—		49.97
—		50.16
—		50.30
—		50.31
—		50.41
—		50.55
—		50.73
—		50.76
—		50.90
—		51.13
—		51.20
—		51.20
—		51.23
—		51.35
—		52.16
—		52.23
—		53.42
—		54.79
—		55.20
—		DNF

Medalists

Records

Final

Semi finals

Non-Qualifiers

See also