Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Stadium Australia
Dates22–25 September
Competitors68 from 44 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Michael Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Alvin Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Gregory Haughton
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
  1996
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia from 22 to 25 September 2000. [1] Sixty-eight athletes from 44 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.56 seconds by Michael Johnson of the United States, successfully defending his 1996 gold medal (the only man to do so in the history of the Olympic 400 metres race). It was the fifth in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 17th overall title in the event by the United States. Gregory Haughton's bronze was Jamaica's first medal in the event since the nation won back-to-back golds in 1948 and 1952.

Background

This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five of the finalists from 1996 returned: defending gold medalist Michael Johnson and fourth-place finisher Alvin Harrison of the United States, bronze medalist Davis Kamoga of Uganda, seventh-place finisher Davian Clarke of Jamaica, and eight-place Ibrahim Ismail Muftah of Qatar. Johnson had stretched his world championship streak to 4, set a new world record, and was the (overwhelming) favorite again in 2000. Both of the other medalists (Sanderlei Parrela of Brazil and Alejandro Cárdenas of Mexico) from the 1999 worlds were in Sydney as well.

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Ukraine appeared in this event for the first time; Russia appeared for the first time since 1912. The United States made its 23rd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run 45.80 seconds or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run 46.20 seconds or faster could be entered. [3]

Competition format

The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was used for the first round. There were 9 first-round heats, each with 7 or 8 runners. The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next five fastest overall. The 32 quarterfinalists were divided into 4 quarterfinals with 8 runners each; the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals, with no "fastest loser" spots. The semifinals featured 2 heats of 8 runners each. The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making an eight-man final. [4] [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.18 Seville, Spain 26 August 1999
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.49 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996

No world or Olympic records were set in this event.

The following national records were established during the competition:

NationAthleteRoundTime
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Gerald Clervil Heat 146.69
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Hamdan O Al-Bishi Heat 845.22

Schedule

Following the 1984 schedule, the event was held on four separate days, with each round being on a different day.

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 22 September 200010:40Round 1
Saturday, 23 September 200021:25Quarterfinals
Sunday, 24 September 200021:00Semifinals
Monday, 25 September 200020:25Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Round 1

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
11 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.26645.23Q
27 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0.15345.39Q, PB
35 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.16245.49Q
43 Dmitriy Golovastov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.23445.90q
52 Takahiko Yamamura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.26146.25
64 Carlos Santa Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.16946.40
78 Piotr Rysiukiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.22746.67
86 Gerald Clervil Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0.55646.69NR

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.22045.79Q
21 Patrick Dwyer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.196 s45.82 sQ
35 Alejandro Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0.143 s46.14 sQ
42 Neil de Silva Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.22046.84
53 Gustavo Aguirre Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 0.23747.03
63 Troy McIntosh Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.23747.06
7 Jonas Motiejūnas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 0.220DNF
4 Kennedy Ochieng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.178DNF

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.47245.55Q
23 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.48045.84Q
33 Soufiene Labidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0.25245.84Q
46 Jun Osakada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.23145.88q
51 Tawanda Chiwira Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0.20346.50
67 Nduka Awazie Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.31946.81
78 Johnson Kubisa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0.38746.97
2 Evripedes Demosthenous Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0.179DNF

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.29545.63Q
22 David Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.20745.69Q, PB
33 Marc Raquil Flag of France.svg  France 0.23845.72Q
47 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.20045.73q
56 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.55445.75q
65 Ato Modibo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.48645.91
74 Benjamin Youla Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.18347.54
81 Iliya Dzhivondov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0.20048.64

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.20945.22Q
23 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.24845.61Q, SB
37 Alessandro Attene Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.13445.79Q
44 Rohan Pradeep Kumara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0.49946.00
58 Salaheddine Bakar Al-Safi Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0.41446.16
65 Zsolt Szeglet Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.17646.19
76 Jamie Baulch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0.16446.52

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.46744.96Q
25 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.20445.30Q
32 Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.23645.39Q
43 Anastasios Gousis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.21146.38
57 Fawzi Al Shammari Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0.15746.38
68 Paramjit Singh Flag of India.svg  India 0.18846.64
74 Philip Mukomana Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0.50347.11

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.17645.25Q
22 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.18945.53Q, SB
33 Ibrahima Wade Flag of France.svg  France 0.26245.72Q
47 Malik Louahla Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0.15846.06
54 Sean Baldock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0.18046.45
68 Fabian Rollins Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.44746.85
76 Oleksandr Kaydash Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.58646.88

Heat 8

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Hamdan O Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0.15345.22Q, NR
22 Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0.21145.48Q
31 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0.23445.48Q
45 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0.45945.66q
53 Štefan Balošák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0.19246.42
67 Kenji Tabata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.14346.59
78 Rudieon Sylvan Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 0.24148.17
86 Basheer Al-Khewani Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0.45249.72PB

Heat 9

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
13 Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.32845.62Q
24 Christopher Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.50545.80Q
36 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0.62545.92Q, SB
47 Metija Sestak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.29545.95
55 Tomas Coman Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0.26346.17
62 Juan Pedro Toledo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0.28246.82
8 Daniel Batman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.378DNF

Overall results for Round 1

RankAthleteNationHeatLanePlaceTimeQual.Record
1 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66144.96 sQ
2 Hamdan O Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 84145.22 sQNR
Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 52145.22 sQ
4 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11145.23 sQ
5 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 75145.25 sQ
6 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 65245.30 sQ
7 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17245.39 sQPB
Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 62345.39 sQ
9 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 81345.48 sQ
Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 82245.48 sQ
11 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15345.49 sQ
12 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 72245.53 sQSB
13 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 34145.55 sQ
14 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 53245.61 sQSB
15 Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 93145.62 sQ
16 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48145.63 sQ
17 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 85445.66 sq
18 David Kipkorir Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 42245.69 sQPB
19 Marc Raquil Flag of France.svg  France 43345.72 sQ
Ibrahima Wade Flag of France.svg  France 73345.72 sQ
21 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 47445.73 sq
22 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46545.75 sq
23 Alessandro Attene Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 57345.79 sQ
Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 28145.79 sQ
25 Christopher Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 84245.80 sQ
26 Patrick Dwyer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21245.82 sQ
27 Soufiene Labidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 33345.84 sQ
Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 35245.84 sQ
29 Jun Osakada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 36445.88 sq
30 Dmitriy Golovastov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13445.90 sq
31 Ato Modibo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45645.91 s
32 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 96345.82 sQSB
33 Matija Sestak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 97445.95 s
34 Rhohan Pradeep Kumar Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 54446.00 s
35 Malik Louahla Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 74446.06 s
36 Alejandro Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25346.14 sQ
37 Salaheldin E Bakkar Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 58546.16 s
38 Tomas Coman Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 95546.17 s
39 Zsolt Szeglet Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 55646.19 s
40 Takahiko Yamamura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12546.25 s
41 Fawzi Al Shammari Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 67546.38 s
Anastasios Gousis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 63446.38 s
43 Carlos Santa Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 14646.40 s
44 Štefan Balošák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 83546.42 s
45 Sean Baldock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 74546.45 s
46 Tawanda Chiwira Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31546.50 s
47 Jamie Baulch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 56746.52 s
48 Kenji Tabata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 87646.59 s
49 Paramjit Singh Flag of India.svg  India 68846.64 s
50 Piotr Rysiukiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 18746.67 s
51 Gerald Clervil Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 16846.69 sNR
52 Nduka Awazie Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 37646.81 s
53 Juan Pedro Toledo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 92646.82 s
54 Neil de Silva Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 22446.84 s
55 Fabian Rollins Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 78646.85 s
56 Oleksandr Kaydash Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 76746.88 s
57 Johnson Kubisa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 38746.97 s
58 Gustavo Aguirre Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 23547.03 s
59 Troy McIntosh Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 26647.06 s
60 Philip Mukomana Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 64747.11 s
61 Benjamin Youla Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 44747.54 s
62 Rudieon Sylvan Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 88748.17 s
63 Iliya Dzhivondov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 41848.64 s
64 Basheer Al Khewani Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 86849.72 sPB
- Daniel Batman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 98-DNF
Evripedes Demosthenous Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 32-DNF
Jonas Motiejunas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 27-DNF
Kennedy Ochieng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24-DNF

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.15045.31Q
21 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.25145.43Q, PB
35 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 45.43Q
48 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.16345.45Q
57 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0.36445.52
66 Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0.19945.54
73 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.22145.54
82 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.19245.59

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
13 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.28345.06Q, SB
24 Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.47545.35Q
36 Hamdan O Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0.60045.35Q
48 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.18345.40Q
57 Ibrahima Wade Flag of France.svg  France 0.22345.61
62 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0.20745.74SB
75 David Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 46.00
81 Jun Osakada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.21746.15

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19544.25Q
24 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.47545.08Q
37 Alessandro Attene Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.15045.35Q, PB
48 Patrick Dwyer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.17445.38Q
51 Dmitriy Golovastov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.18445.66
65 Christopher Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.20445.76
72 Soufiene Labidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0.21546.01
83 Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.20346.32

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.19445.01Q, PB
24 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.44045.15Q
35 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0.16145.37Q, PB
43 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.30245.55Q
52 Marc Raquil Flag of France.svg  France 0.22445.56
61 Alejandro Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0.13945.66
78 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.22645.83
86 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0.54945.96

Overall results for quarterfinals

RankAthleteNationHeatLanePlaceTimeQual.Record
1 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 36144.25 sQ
2 Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47145.01 sQPB
3 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23145.06 sQSB
4 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 34245.08 sQ
5 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 44245.15 sQ
6 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14145.31 sQ
7 Hamdan O Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 26345.35 sQ
Alessandro Attene Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37345.35 sQPB
Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24245.35 sQ
10 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 45345.37 sQPB
11 Patrick Dwyer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 38445.38 sQ
12 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 28445.40 sQ
13 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11245.43 sQPB
Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 15345.43 sQ
15 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 18445.45 sQ
16 Eric Milazar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 17545.52 s
17 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13745.54 s
Sugath Thilakaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 16645.54 s
19 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 43445.50 sQ
20 Marc Raquil Flag of France.svg  France 42545.56 s
21 Arnaud Malherbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12845.59 s
22 Ibrahima Wade Flag of France.svg  France 27545.61 s
23 Alejandro Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 41645.66 s
Dmitriy Golovastov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31545.66 s
25 Davis Kamoga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 22645.74 s
26 Christopher Brown Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 35645.76 s
27 Sunday Bada Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 48745.83 s
28 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 46845.96 s
29 David Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25746.00 s
30 Soufiene Labidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 32746.01 s
31 Jun Osakada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21846.15 s
32 Jude Monye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 33846.32 s

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 Wet 400m olympics 2000.jpg
Semifinal 1

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.22044.53Q
25 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.16444.65Q
33 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.25844.93Q
42 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.21245.17Q
58 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.19845.18
64 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.47045.66
71 Patrick Dwyer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.17645.70
87 Hamdan O Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0.17945.98

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.49945.24Q
27 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.25345.38Q
35 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.52945.52Q
46 Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.19245.53Q
58 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0.16845.55
62 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.22945.61
71 Alessandro Attene Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.22146.41
3 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.270DNF

Overall results for semifinals

RankAthleteNationHeatLanePlaceTimeQual.Record
1 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16144.53 sQ
2 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15244.65 sQ
3 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 13344.93 sQ
4 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12445.17 sQ
5 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 18545.18 s
6 Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24145.24 sQ
7 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 27245.38 sQ
8 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25345.52 sQ
9 Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 26445.53 sQ
10 Daniel Caines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 28545.55 s
11 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 22645.61 s
12 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14645.66 s
13 Patrick Dwyer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11745.70 s
14 Hamdan O Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 17845.98 s
15 Alessandro Attene Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21746.41 s
- Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23DNF

Final

The finish of the race 400m finish olympics 2000.jpg
The finish of the race
RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.61043.84
Silver medal icon.svg4 Alvin Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.49044.40
Bronze medal icon.svg8 Gregory Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.34644.70SB
42 Sanderlei Claro Parrela Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.28045.01
51 Robert Maćkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.23245.14
67 Hendrick Mokganyetsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.44245.26
73 Danny McFarlane Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.33245.55
5 Antonio Pettigrew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.57645.42 DSQ

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The men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 76 competitors from 58 nations, with ten qualifying heats (76), four quarterfinals (32), and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took off on Wednesday August 8, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.16 seconds by Carl Lewis of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's 200 metres since 1968 and 13th overall. It was the third gold medal of the Games for Lewis, who was attempting to match Jesse Owens in winning the 100, 200, long jump, and 4x100 relay; his victory in this event left only the relay to go, in which the United States was heavily favored. The American team competed in a medal sweep in this event, the first since 1956 and the fifth overall for the United States, with Kirk Baptiste earning silver and Thomas Jefferson taking bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres</span>

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. It was held from August 4 to August 8. Eighty athletes from 56 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.27 seconds by Alonzo Babers, returning the United States to the top of the podium for the first time since 1972. Gabriel Tiacoh won the Ivory Coast's first Olympic medal in any event, with a silver.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres</span> Olympic athletics event

The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 78 participating athletes from 57 nations, with eleven qualifying heats (78), five quarterfinal races (40), two semifinals (16) and a final (8). The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Michael Johnson of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and 16th overall victory in the event. Frankie Fredericks of Namibia won his second straight silver medal, the eighth man to win multiple medals in the 200 metres. Ato Boldon earned Trinidad and Tobago's first medal in the event with his bronze.

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held from July 27 to July 30, 1980. Fifty athletes from 32 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.24 seconds by Viktor Markin of the Soviet Union, the nation's first title in the men's 400 metres and first medal in the event since 1956. With the United States boycotting the Games, the country was not represented on the podium for the first time since 1920. Australia earned its first medal in the event with Rick Mitchell's silver, while East Germany won its first medal with Frank Schaffer's bronze, which was the first medal by any German since the United Team took silvers in 1956 and 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles</span>

The men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Sunday 24 September and Monday 25 September 2000. Forty-four athletes from 31 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Anier García of Cuba, the nation's first championship in the event and first medal in the event since 1980. Mark Crear's bronze made him the 10th man to win a second medal in the event.

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held on July 26, 1976, July 28, 1976, and on July 29, 1976. Forty-four athletes from 29 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.14 seconds by Alberto Juantorena of Cuba, the nation's first medal in the event, breaking a string of five victories by the United States. Juantorena became the first man to win both the 800 metres and 400 metres in an Olympics. His winning time of 44.26 seconds remained as the fastest time at sea level until it was broken by Butch Reynolds in May 1987 in Columbus, Ohio.

The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place on August 4 and August 5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Twenty-seven athletes from 15 nations competed. The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes. The event was won by Bill Carr of the United States, that nation's second consecutive title and sixth overall in the event. Ben Eastman's silver marked the first time countrymen had gone one-two in the event since the United States did it at the first three Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres</span> Olympic athletics event

The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 22 and July 23. There were 71 competitors from 35 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by 0.16 seconds by American Andy Stanfield. Americans also took silver and bronze as the United States swept the medals in the event for the third time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres</span> Olympic athletics event

The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3–4 September. There were 57 competitors from 42 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.19 seconds by Valeriy Borzov of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event. Larry Black took silver, extending the United States' podium streak in the men's 200 metres to nine Games. Italy earned its first medal in the event since 1960 with Pietro Mennea's bronze.

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3, 4 and 7 September. Sixty-four athletes from 49 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.14 seconds by Vince Matthews of the United States, the nation's fifth consecutive and 12th overall victory in the event. The Americans' hopes to repeat their podium sweep of four years earlier were dashed by injury in the final. Bronze medalist Julius Sang became the first black African to win a sprint Olympic medal, earning Kenya's first medal in the event.

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