Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 19–20 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 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 | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920, and on Friday, August 20, 1920.
37 runners from 16 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 47.4(*) |  Ted Meredith |
Cambridge, MA (USA) | May 27, 1916 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 48.2 | Charles Reidpath |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 13, 1912 |
(*) 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Robert Lindsay (GBR) | 52.0 | Q |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Clarence Oldfield (RSA) | 52.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Tolly Bolin (SWE) | 52.6 |
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gaston Féry (FRA) | 51.1 | Q |
| 2 | John Ainsworth-Davis (GBR) | 51.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Karel Frankenstein (TCH) | 51.8 | |
| 4 | Frank Irvine (RSA) |
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frank Shea (USA) | 50.8 | Q |
| 2 | Henry Dafel (RSA) | 51.2 | Q |
| 3 | Sven Krokström (SWE) | 51.6 |
Heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Meredith (USA) | 51.6 | Q |
| 2 | Géo André (FRA) | 52.3 | Q |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Giuseppe Bernardoni (ITA) | 52.8 |
Heat 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bevil Rudd (RSA) | 50.6 | Q |
| 2 |  Erik Wilén (FIN) | 51.1 | Q |
| 3 |  Reinhold Saulmann (EST) | 51.6 | |
| 4 | Giovanni Tosi (ITA) | 51.8 |
Heat 6
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Emery (USA) | 52.6 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Butler (GBR) | 53.2 | Q |
| 3 | Karel Přibyl (TCH) | 54.0 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jules Migeot (BEL) | 55.1 |
Heat 7
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Schiller (USA) | 50.4 | Q |
| 2 | Nils Engdahl (SWE) | 50.6 | Q |
| 3 | Maurice Delvart (FRA) | 50.9 | |
| 4 |  Einar Mangset (NOR) | 51.3 |
Heat 8
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Sundblad (SWE) | 52.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Hec Phillips (CAN) | 52.3 | Q |
| 3 | Agide Simonazzi (ITA) | 53.0 | |
| 4 |  Purma Bannerjee (IND) | 53.1 |
Heat 9
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omer Corteyn (BEL) | 52.2 | Q |
| 2 | Hedges Worthington-Eyre (GBR) | 52.5 | Q |
| 3 |  Jean Proess (LUX) | 52.6 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} José García Lorenzana (ESP) | 52.8 |
Heat 10
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Morren (BEL) | 51.6 | Q |
| 2 | Miguel García Onsalo (ESP) | 52.0 | Q |
| 3 | Eugène Bayon (FRA) | 52.4 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ahmed Khairy (EGY) |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Engdahl (SWE) | 50.4 | Q |
| 2 | John Ainsworth-Davis (GBR) | 50.7 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Emery (USA) | 50.7 | Q |
| 4 | François Morren (BEL) | 50.8 | |
| 5 | Clarence Oldfield (RSA) | 51.1 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaston Féry (FRA) | 50.6 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Butler (GBR) | 50.7 | Q |
| 3 | Ted Meredith (USA) | 50.8 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Wilén (FIN) | 51.1 | |
| 5 | Hec Phillips (CAN) | 51.5 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Dafel (RSA) | 51.0 | Q |
| 2 | George Schiller (USA) | 51.3 | Q |
| 3 | Eric Sundblad (SWE) | 51.4 | Q |
| 4 | Robert Lindsay (GBR) | 51.7 | |
| 5 | Omer Corteyn (BEL) | 52.1 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Shea (USA) | 51.0 | Q |
| 2 | Bevil Rudd (RSA) | 51.2 | Q |
| 3 | Géo André (FRA) | 51.3 | Q |
| 4 | Miguel García Onsalo (ESP) | 52.6 | |
| 5 | Hedges Worthington-Eyre (GBR) | 52.7 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Engdahl (SWE) | 49.6 | Q |
| 2 | Bevil Rudd (RSA) | 49.7 | Q |
| 3 | John Ainsworth-Davis (GBR) | 49.9 | Q |
| 4 | Robert Emery (USA) | ||
| 5 | George Schiller (USA) | ||
| 6 | Gaston Féry (FRA) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Shea (USA) | 50.0 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Butler (GBR) | 50.2 | Q |
| 3 | Henry Dafel (RSA) | 50.4 | Q |
| 4 | Ted Meredith (USA) | 50.4 | |
| 5 | Géo André (FRA) | 50.5 | |
| 6 | Eric Sundblad (SWE) | 52.0 |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bevil Rudd (RSA) | 49.6 |
| 2 | Guy Butler (GBR) | 49.9 |
| 3 | Nils Engdahl (SWE) | 49.9 |
| 4 | Frank Shea (USA) | 49.9 |
| 5 | John Ainsworth-Davis (GBR) | 50.0 |
| 6 | Henry Dafel (RSA) | 50.1 |
References
- www.sports-reference.com
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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