Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Men's 400 metres at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 2 (heats, quarter-finals) August 3 (semi-finals, final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 50 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 47.8 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[1] Fifty athletes from 20 nations competed.[2] NOCs were limited to 4 competitors each.[3] The event was won by Ray Barbuti of the United States, the first title for the Americans in the event since 1912 and the fifth overall. Jimmy Ball won Canada's first medal in the event, a silver.
Background
This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics.
None of the finalists from 1924 returned. The world record holder, Emerson Spencer, came in fifth at the U.S. Olympic trials and missed the team. Ray Barbuti won the U.S. trials.[2]
Chile and Greece appeared in the event for the first time. The United States made its eighth appearance in the event, the only nation to compete in it at every Olympic Games to that point.
Competition format
The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The first round had 15 heats, ranging from 2 to 5 athletes. The top two runners in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. There were 6 quarterfinals of 5 runners each; the top two athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals. The semifinals featured 2 heats of 6 runners each. The top two runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making a six-man final.[2][4]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() | 47.0 | Palo Alto, United States | 12 May 1928 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 47.6 | Paris, France | 11 July 1924 |
No records were set during this event.
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday, 2 August 1928 | 14:00 16:00 | Heats Quarterfinals |
Friday, 3 August 1928 | 14:00 16:00 | Semifinals Final |
Results
Round 1
The top two finishers in each of the 15 heats advanced to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hermon Phillips | ![]() |
49.4 | Q |
2 | Georges Dupont | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Zygmunt Weiss | ![]() |
50.8 | |
4 | Rinus van den Berge | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Víctor Villaseñor | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Emil Snider | ![]() |
50.4 | Q |
2 | François Prinsen | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Phil Edwards | ![]() |
49.8 | Q |
2 | Georges Krotoff | ![]() |
50.5 | Q |
3 | Jaroslav Vykoupil | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Stefan Kostrzewski | ![]() |
52.2 | |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Rinkel | ![]() |
50.2 | Q |
2 | Johann Bartl | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Émile Langenraedt | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Feliks Żuber | ![]() |
52.6 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jochen Büchner | ![]() |
50.2 | Q |
2 | Andries Hoogerwerf | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ray Barbuti | ![]() |
49.8 | Q |
2 | Sean Lavan | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Louis Lundgren | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Jenő Szalay | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Rudolfo Hannig | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Storz | ![]() |
50.6 | Q |
2 | Harry Broos | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Joaquín Miquel | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Ball | ![]() |
55.8 | Q |
2 | Roger Leigh-Wood | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
Heat 9
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jesús Moraila | ![]() |
1:00.0 | Q |
2 | James Hall | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
Heat 10
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | László Barsi | ![]() |
55.6 | Q |
2 | José Lucílo Iturbe | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
Heat 11
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Tierney | ![]() |
49.8 | Q |
2 | Alex Wilson | ![]() |
49.9 | Q |
3 | Klemens Biniakowski | ![]() |
50.8 |
Heat 12
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | René Féger | ![]() |
51.4 | Q |
2 | Billy Green | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | José Vicente Salinas | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 13
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hermann Geißler | ![]() |
50.2 | Q |
2 | Adje Paulen | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | László Magdics | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Vasilios Stavrinos | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Fritz Eyschen | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 14
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Otto Neumann | ![]() |
50.6 | Q |
2 | Fred Macbeth | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Charles Stuart | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Mór Gerő | ![]() |
Unknown |
Heat 15
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinhold Schmidt | ![]() |
50.0 | Q |
2 | Joseph Jackson | ![]() |
50.6 | Q |
3 | John Hanlon | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Alfonso García | ![]() |
Unknown |
Quarterfinals
The first two finishers in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hermon Phillips | ![]() |
49.6 | Q |
2 | Georges Krotoff | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Billy Green | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Reinhold Schmidt | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | James Hall | ![]() |
Unknown |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ray Barbuti | ![]() |
48.8 | Q |
2 | Alex Wilson | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Otto Neumann | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Georges Dupont | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Jesús Moraila | ![]() |
Unknown |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Ball | ![]() |
49.2 | Q |
2 | René Féger | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Euil Snider | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Andries Hoogerwerf | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Hermann Geißler | ![]() |
Unknown |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Storz | ![]() |
49.4 | Q |
2 | John Rinkel | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Joseph Jackson | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | François Prinsen | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | José Lucílo Iturbe | ![]() |
Unknown |
Quarterfinal 5
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Phil Edwards | ![]() |
49.2 | Q |
2 | Harry Broos | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Johann Bartl | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Joe Tierney | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Sean Lavan | ![]() |
Unknown |
Quarterfinal 6
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joachim Büchner | ![]() |
48.6 | Q |
2 | László Barsi | ![]() |
Unknown | Q |
3 | Roger Leigh-Wood | ![]() |
Unknown | |
4 | Adje Paulen | ![]() |
Unknown | |
5 | Fred Macbeth | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinals
The first three finishers in each of the two heats advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Ball | ![]() |
48.6 | Q |
2 | Ray Barbuti | ![]() |
48.8 | Q |
3 | Harry Werner Storz | ![]() |
49.0 | Q |
4 | László Barsi | ![]() |
49.2 | |
5 | Harry Broos | ![]() |
49.9 | |
6 | Georges Krotoff | ![]() |
Unknown |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joachim Büchner | ![]() |
48.6 | Q |
2 | Hermon Phillips | ![]() |
49.1 | Q |
3 | John Rinkel | ![]() |
49.1 | Q |
4 | Alex Wilson | ![]() |
49.2 | |
5 | René Féger | ![]() |
49.6 | |
6 | Phil Edwards | ![]() |
50.2 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Ray Barbuti | ![]() | 47.8 |
![]() | Jimmy Ball | ![]() | 48.0 |
![]() | Joachim Buchner | ![]() | 48.2 |
4 | John Rinkel | ![]() | 48.4 |
5 | Harry Werner Storz | ![]() | 48.8 |
6 | Hermon Phillips | ![]() | 49.0 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- Official Report, p. 374.
- Official Report, pp. 408–12.