The men's 400 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924, and on Monday, July 7, 1924.[1] Twenty-three hurdlers from 13 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Morgan Taylor of the United States, the fifth consecutive victory by an American in the event. Erik Wilén received silver (following the disqualification of Charles Brookins), Finland's first medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles. Another American, Ivan Riley, took bronze.
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Morgan Taylor | ||||||||||
Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Dates | July 6 (quarterfinals and semifinals) July 7 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 52.6 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
editThis was the fifth 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 six finalists from the 1920 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Géo André of France. The event, a very unusual one before 1920, was becoming more common; the AAU had added it to its programme. Morgan Taylor was the AAU champion and U.S. trials winner.[2]
Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Greece, and Italy each made their debut in the event. The United States made its fifth appearance, the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point.
Competition format
editThe competition featured the three-round format introduced in 1908: 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.
There were 6 quarterfinal heats, with between 3 and 5 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. The 12 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 6 athletes each, with the top 3 in each semifinal advancing to the 6-man final.[2]
As with all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference.
Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World record | 54.0 | Antwerp, Belgium | 16 August 1920 | |
Olympic record | 54.0 | Antwerp, Belgium | 16 August 1920 |
Morgan Taylor won the U.S. trials in a time of 52.6 but he also knocked over a hurdle, which was against the rules in force at that time. He did the same in the final of this competition so the time he set, again 52.6, was also not ratified as world record. As the second placed Erik Wilén used a similar style his 53.8 were also not accepted as world record but tolerated as Olympic record.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Round |
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Sunday, 6 July 1924 | 14:00 16:30 |
Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Monday, 7 July 1924 | 15:00 | Final |
Results
editQuarterfinals
editAll heats were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Charles Brookins | 54.8 | Q | |
2 | Humberto Lara | 56.5 | Q | |
3 | Philip MacDonald | 56.8 |
Quarterfinal 2
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chan Coulter | 55.0 | Q | |
2 | Erik Wilén | 55.3 | Q | |
3 | Louis Lundgren | 56.0 | ||
— | Pierre Arnaudin | DNF |
Quarterfinal 3
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Géo André | 56.0 | Q | |
2 | Henri Thorsen | 57.2 | Q | |
3 | Ioannis Talianos | 58.0 |
Quarterfinal 4
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Viel | 57.2 | Q | |
2 | Martti Jukola | 57.7 | Q | |
3 | Wilfrid Tatham | 58.5 |
Quarterfinal 5
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morgan Taylor | 55.8 | Q | |
2 | Frederick Blackett | 56.9 | Q | |
3 | Enrique Thompson | 57.0 | ||
4 | Richard Honner | 58.5 | ||
5 | André Fouache | 60.0 |
Quarterfinal 6
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Riley | 55.4 | Q | |
2 | Luigi Facelli | 56.4 | Q | |
3 | Jules Migeot | 56.7 | ||
4 | Warren Montabone | Unknown | ||
5 | Oscar van Rappard | Unknown |
Semifinals
editAll semifinals were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.
The best three finishers of each heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Charles Brookins | 54.6 | Q | |
2 | Morgan Taylor | 54.9 | Q | |
3 | Erik Wilén | 55.4 | Q | |
4 | Luigi Facelli | 55.6 | ||
5 | Roger Viel | 56.7 | ||
6 | Henri Thorsen | 57.3 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Riley | 56.6 | Q | |
2 | Géo André | 56.7 | Q | |
3 | Frederick Blackett | 58.4 | Q | |
4 | Chan Coulter | 58.6 | ||
5 | Martti Jukola | 58.6 | ||
6 | Humberto Lara | 59.0 |
Final
editThe final was held on Monday, July 7, 1924.
Frederick Blackett was disqualified for two false starts. After the race, Morgan Taylor's time was rejected as a world record because he knocked over a hurdle, which was against the rules in force at that time, while Charles Brookins, who had crossed the finish line in second, was disqualified for running out of his lane. As such, Erik Wilén was credited with an Olympic record, but his time was not ratified as world record.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Morgan Taylor | 52.6 | OR | ||
Erik Wilén | 53.8 | |||
Ivan Riley | 54.2 | |||
4 | Géo André | 56.2 | ||
— | Charles Brookins | DSQ | ||
Frederick Blackett | DSQ |
Results summary
editRank | Athlete | Nation | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Notes |
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Morgan Taylor | 55.8 | 54.9 | 52.6 | OR | ||
Erik Wilén | 55.3 | 55.4 | 53.8 | |||
Ivan Riley | 55.4 | 56.6 | 54.2 | |||
4 | Géo André | 56.0 | 56.7 | 56.2 | ||
5 | Charles Brookins | 54.8 | 54.6 | DSQ | ||
Frederick Blackett | 56.9 | 58.4 | DSQ | |||
7 | Luigi Facelli | 56.4 | 55.6 | Did not advance | ||
8 | Roger Viel | 57.2 | 56.7 | |||
9 | Henri Thorsen | 57.2 | 57.3 | |||
10 | Chan Coulter | 55.0 | 58.6 | |||
11 | Martti Jukola | 57.7 | 58.6 | |||
12 | Humberto Lara | 56.5 | 59.0 | |||
13 | Louis Lundgren | 56.0 | Did not advance | |||
14 | Jules Migeot | 56.7 | ||||
15 | Philip MacDonald | 56.8 | ||||
16 | Enrique Thompson | 57.0 | ||||
17 | Ioannis Talianos | 58.0 | ||||
18 | Richard Honner | 58.5 | ||||
Wilfrid Tatham | 58.5 | |||||
20 | André Fouache | 1:00.0 | ||||
21 | Warren Montabone | Unknown | ||||
22 | Oscar van Rappard | Unknown | ||||
23 | Pierre Arnaudin | DNF |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
External links
edit- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.