Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Edwin Moses (1987) | ||||||||||
Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Dates | 3 August 1984 (quarterfinals) 4 August 1984 (semifinals) 5 August 1984 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 30 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 47.75 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 45 competitors from 30 nations, with six qualifying heats (45 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Sunday August 5, 1984.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. American Edwin Moses won his second Olympic gold medal after 1976, while his 18-year-old teammate Danny Harris took the silver medal. Moses' gold was the United States' 13th victory in the event. Moses was the sixth man to win multiple medals in the event, and the second to win multiple golds. Harald Schmid of West Germany took bronze, giving that nation its first medal in the 400 metres hurdles since 1968.
Background
This was the 18th time the event was held. It had been introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme. However, when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter.
One of the eight finalists from the 1980 Games returned: seventh-place finisher Franz Meier of Switzerland. Also returning was 1976 gold medalist Edwin Moses of the United States, who had not competed in 1980 due to the American-led boycott. Moses had not lost a 400 metres hurdles race since 26 August, 1977; he had won 89 consecutive finals since then, including the inaugural 1983 World Championship. There was little expectation that anyone would challenge Moses, but if anyone could it was thought to be Harald Schmid of West Germany—the winner in Moses's last loss seven years earlier, the runner-up at the World Championship, and the 1978 and 1982 European champion. Moses' teenage teammate Danny Harris was also an up-and-coming contender.[2]
The Bahamas, Bahrain, Cameroon, Egypt, the Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Mozambique, Paraguay, Rwanda, the Seychelles, and the United Arab Emirates each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 17th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Competition format
The competition used the three-round format used every Games since 1908 (except the four-round competition in 1952): quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. The hurdles were 3 feet (91.5 centimetres) tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line, resulting in a 40 metres home stretch after the last hurdle. The 400 metres track was standard.
There were 6 quarterfinal heats with between 6 and 8 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 4 overall. The 16 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 4 in each semifinal advancing to the 8-man final.[2]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() |
47.02 | Koblenz, West Germany | 31 August 1983 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
47.64 | Montreal, Canada | 25 July 1976 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 3 August 1984 | 11:20 | Quarterfinals |
Saturday, 4 August 1984 | 18:25 | Semifinals |
Sunday, 5 August 1984 | 18:55 | Final |
Results
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on Friday August 3, 1984.
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Edwin Moses | ![]() |
49.33 | Q |
2 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | ![]() |
49.85 | Q |
3 | Michel Zimmermann | ![]() |
49.90 | q |
4 | Thomas Futterknecht | ![]() |
50.25 | |
5 | Thomas Nyberg | ![]() |
50.47 | |
6 | Gérard Brunel | ![]() |
50.99 | |
7 | Ahmed Ghanem | ![]() |
51.08 | |
8 | Phil Beattie | ![]() |
51.27 |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Harald Schmid | ![]() |
49.34 | Q |
2 | Karl Smith | ![]() |
49.66 | Q |
3 | Franz Meier | ![]() |
49.81 | q |
4 | Rik Tommelein | ![]() |
50.05 | q |
5 | Shigenori Omori | ![]() |
50.14 | |
6 | Yeoryiós Vamvakas | ![]() |
50.39 | |
7 | Oswaldo Zea | ![]() |
51.44 |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sven Nylander | ![]() |
49.88 | Q |
2 | Ryoichi Yoshida | ![]() |
50.24 | Q |
3 | René Djédjémél | ![]() |
50.27 | |
4 | Peter Rwamuhanda | ![]() |
50.55 | |
5 | Franck Jonot | ![]() |
51.39 | |
6 | Martin Gillingham | ![]() |
52.15 | |
7 | Vincent Confait | ![]() |
53.62 | |
8 | Nicolás Chaparro | ![]() |
56.98 |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Tranel Hawkins | ![]() |
49.51 | Q |
2 | Simon Kitur | ![]() |
49.70 | Q |
3 | Uwe Schmitt | ![]() |
49.77 | q |
4 | Ahmed Hamada Jassim | ![]() |
50.62 | |
5 | Ian Newhouse | ![]() |
51.14 | |
6 | Christer Gullstrand | ![]() |
51.27 | |
7 | Jean-Pierre Abossolo-Ze | ![]() |
52.85 | |
8 | Domingos Mendes | ![]() |
54.52 |
Quarterfinal 5
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Amadou Dia Bâ | ![]() |
49.94 | Q |
2 | Henry Amike | ![]() |
50.11 | Q |
3 | Ken Gray | ![]() |
50.46 | |
4 | Martin Briggs | ![]() |
50.80 | |
5 | Pierre Leveille | ![]() |
51.47 | |
6 | Meshak Munyoro | ![]() |
51.99 | |
7 | Faustin Butéra | ![]() |
54.36 | |
8 | Ibrahim Khamis | ![]() |
55.50 |
Quarterfinal 6
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Danny Harris | ![]() |
49.81 | Q |
2 | Greg Rolle | ![]() |
50.41 | Q |
3 | Lloyd Guss | ![]() |
51.02 | |
4 | Athanasios Kalogiannis | ![]() |
50.62 | |
5 | Jasem Al-Dowaila | ![]() |
51.45 | |
— | José Alonso | ![]() |
DNF |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on Saturday August 4, 1984.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Edwin Moses | ![]() |
48.51 | Q |
2 | Tranel Hawkins | ![]() |
48.94 | Q |
3 | Amadou Dia Bâ | ![]() |
49.44 | Q |
4 | Michel Zimmermann | ![]() |
49.79 | Q |
5 | Simon Kitur | ![]() |
49.80 | |
6 | Uwe Schmitt | ![]() |
50.08 | |
7 | Greg Rolle | ![]() |
50.16 | |
8 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | ![]() |
50.70 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Danny Harris | ![]() |
48.92 | Q |
2 | Sven Nylander | ![]() |
49.03 | Q |
3 | Harald Schmid | ![]() |
49.04 | Q |
4 | Henry Amike | ![]() |
49.36 | Q |
5 | Karl Smith | ![]() |
49.58 | |
6 | Franz Meier | ![]() |
49.89 | |
7 | Ryoichi Yoshida | ![]() |
49.92 | |
8 | Rik Tommelein | ![]() |
50.06 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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6 | Edwin Moses | ![]() |
47.75 |
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4 | Danny Harris | ![]() |
48.13 |
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5 | Harald Schmid | ![]() |
48.19 |
4 | 3 | Sven Nylander | ![]() |
48.97 |
5 | 7 | Amadou Dia Bâ | ![]() |
49.28 |
6 | 1 | Tranel Hawkins | ![]() |
49.42 |
7 | 8 | Michel Zimmermann | ![]() |
50.69 |
8 | 2 | Henry Amike | ![]() |
53.78 |
Results summary
See also
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 January 2021.