Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Alonzo Babers winning the gold medal | ||||||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
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| Dates | 4 to 8 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 76 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 76 competitors, with ten qualifying heats (76), four quarterfinals (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (7) took off.
Medalists
| Gold | Alonzo Babers United States |
| Silver | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast |
| Bronze | Antonio McKay United States |
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 43.86 | Lee Evans |
Mexico City (MEX) | October 18, 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 43.86 | Lee Evans |
Mexico City (MEX) | October 18, 1968 |
Results
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
Alonzo Babers (USA) |
44.27 |
 |
Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) |
44.54 |
 |
Antonio McKay (USA) |
44.71 |
| 4. |  Darren Clark (AUS) |
44.75 |
| 5. | Sunder Nix (USA) |
44.75 |
| 6. |  Sunday Uti (NGR) |
44.93 |
| 7. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
45.35 |
 Bertland Cameron (JAM) |
DNS |
Semifinals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
45.16 |
| 2. | Alonzo Babers (USA) |
45.17 |
| 3. | Darren Clark (AUS) |
45.26 |
| 4. | Sunder Nix (USA) |
45.41 |
| 5. |  Aldo Canti (FRA) |
45.59 |
| 6. |  Michael Paul (TRI) |
45.60 |
| 7. |  Kriss Akabusi (GBR) |
45.69 |
| 8. |  Susumu Takano (JPN) |
45.88. |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) |
44.64 |
| 2. | Sunday Uti (NGR) |
44.83 |
| 3. | Antonio McKay (USA) |
44.92 |
| 4. | Bertland Cameron (JAM) |
45.10 |
| 5. | Bruce Frayne (AUS) |
45.21 |
| 6. |  Elvis Forde (BAR) |
45.32 (NR) |
| 7. |  David Kitur (KEN) |
45.62 |
| 8. | .svg.png){kind=small} Dave Lishebo (ZAM) |
45.97. |
Quarterfinals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antonio McKay (USA) |
44.72 |
| 2. | Darren Clark (AUS) |
44.77 |
| 3. | Kriss Akabusi (GBR) |
45.43 |
| 4. | Dave Lishebo (ZAM) |
45.57 |
| 5. | John Anzarah (KEN) |
45.67 |
| 6. | Devon Morris (JAM) |
46.14 |
| 7. |  Allan Ingraham (BAH) |
46.14 |
| 8. | David Peltier (BAR) |
46.48. |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
45.26 |
| 2. | Sunder Nix (USA) |
45.31 |
| 3. | Elvis Forde (BAR) |
45.60 |
| 4. | Aldo Canti (FRA) |
45.64 |
| 5. |  Angel Heras (ESP) |
45.88 |
| 6. |  Marcel Arnold (SUI) |
46.10 |
| 7. | Philip Brown (GBR) |
46.63 |
| 8. | Anton Skerritt (TRI) |
46.93. |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Babers (USA) |
44.75 |
| 2. | Sunday Uti (NGR) |
45.01 |
| 3. | Bertland Cameron (JAM) |
45.16 |
| 4. | Bruce Frayne (AUS) |
45.35 |
| 5. | Todd Bennett (GBR) |
45.51 |
| 6. | Antonio Sánchez (ESP) |
45.79 |
| 7. |  Oddur Sigurdsson (ISL) |
46.07 |
| 8. |  Doug Hinds (CAN) |
46.19. |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) |
45.15 |
| 2. | David Kitur (KEN) |
45.78 |
| 3. | Michael Paul (TRI) |
45.84 |
| 4. | Susumu Takano (JPN) |
45.91 |
| 5. |  Erwin Skamrahl (FRG) |
46.39 |
| 6. | Mark Senior (JAM) |
46.50 |
| 7. | .svg.png){kind=small} Gerson Souza (BRA) |
46.65 |
| 8. | .svg.png){kind=small} Isidro del Prado (PHI) |
46.71. |
Preliminary Heats
Alonzo Babers wins heat of the 400 meters.
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dave Lishebo (ZAM) |
46.20 |
| 2. | David Peltier (BAR) |
46.57 |
| 3. | Allan Ingraham (BAH) |
46.72 |
| 4. |  Boubacar Diallo (SEN) |
46.73 |
| 5. |  Dean Greenaway (IVB) |
47.33 |
| 6. | Evaldo Rosa Silva (BRA) |
47.55 |
| 7. |  Ibrahim Okash (SOM) |
47.91 (NR) |
| 8. |  Issaka Hassane (CHA) |
49.64 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) |
45.96 |
| 2. | David Kitur (KEN) |
46.25 |
| 3. | Marcel Arnold (SUI) |
46.46 |
| 4. | Gary Minihan (AUS) |
46.93 |
| 5. |  Nordin Jadi (MAS) |
47.12 |
| 6. |  Tommy Johansson (SWE) |
47.77 |
| 7. |  Daniel Andre (MRI) |
49.09 |
| 8. | .svg.png){kind=small} Faustin Butera (RWA) |
51.41. |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
46.63 |
| 2. | Mark Senior (JAM) |
46.73 |
| 3. | Gerson Souza (BRA) |
47.02 |
| 4. |  Manuel Ramirez-Caicedo (COL) |
47.17 |
| 5. | Brian Saunders (CAN) |
47.40 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Mohamed Amer Al-Malky (OMA) |
47.61 |
| 7. |  Meesaq Rizvi (PAK) |
49.58. |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bertland Cameron (JAM) |
46.14 |
| 2. | Oddur Sigurdsson (ISL) |
46.30 |
| 3. | Doug Hinds (CAN) |
46.42 |
| 4. | Richard Louis (BAR) |
46.70 |
| 5. |  Jean Didace Bemou (CGO) |
47.26 |
| 6. | Hector LLatser (FRA) |
47.30 |
| 7. |  Phillip Pipersburg (BIZ) |
48.04 |
| 8. |  Alberto Lopez-Davila (GUA) |
52.21. |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Babers (USA) |
45.81 |
| 2. | Michael Paul (TRI) |
46.18 |
| 3. | Philip Brown (GBR) |
46.26 |
| 4. |  Moses Kyeswa (UGA) |
46.78 |
| 5. | Tim Bethune (CAN) |
46.98 |
| 6. |  Joseph Ramotshabi (BOT) |
48.11 |
| 7. |  Dawda Jallow (GAM) |
48.36 |
| 8. |  René Lopez Escobar (ESA) |
48.71. |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bruce Frayne (AUS) |
46.08 |
| 2. | Aldo Canti (FRA) |
46.14 |
| 3. | Susumu Takano (JPN) |
46.26 |
| 4. | .svg.png){kind=small} Nafee Mersal (EGY) |
46.46 |
| 5. |  Alfred Browne (ANT) |
47.29 |
| 6. |  Rashed Jerbeh (UAE) |
48.71 |
| 7. |  Siegfried Cruden (SUR) |
50.07. |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunder Nix (USA) |
45.42 |
| 2. | Elvis Forde (BAR) |
45.47 |
| 3. | Antonio Sánchez (ESP) |
46.03 |
| 4. | Anton Skerritt (TTO) |
46.30 |
| 5. | James Atuti (KEN) |
47.04 |
| 6. |  Adje-Adjeoda Vignon (TOG) |
47.43 |
| 7. |  Lapule Tamean (PNG) |
47.60 |
| 8. |  Pushpa Raj Ojha (NEP) |
52.12. |
| RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antonio McKay (USA) |
45.55 |
| 2. | John Anzarah (KEN) |
46.12 |
| 3. | Isidro del Prado (PHI) |
46.82 |
| 4. |  Leonardo Lolorte (MOZ) |
47.07 |
| 5. |  Joseph Rodan (FIJ) |
49.00 |
| 6. |  Agripa Mwausegha (MAW) |
49.12 |
| 7. |  Charles Moses (GHA) |
50.39. |
| RANK | HEAT 9 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erwin Skamrahl (FRG) |
45.94 |
| 2. | Angel Heras (ESP) |
46.06 |
| 3. | Todd Bennett (GBR) |
46.09 |
| 4. | Yann Quentrec (FRA) |
46.94 |
| 5. | Wilson David Santos (BRA) |
47.55 |
| 6. |  Mark Handelsman (ISR) |
48.17 |
| 7. |  Chris Madzokere (ZIM) |
48.49 |
| 8. |  Arsene Randriamahazoman (MAD) |
48.86. |
| RANK | HEAT 10 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kriss Akabusi (GBR) |
45.64 |
| 2. | Darren Clark (AUS) |
45.68 |
| 3. | Sunday Uti (NGR) |
45.74 |
| 4. | Devon Morris (JAM) |
45.80 |
| 5. | Mike Okot (UGA) |
46.68 |
| 6. |  Samuel Sarkpa (LBR) |
47.65 |
| 7. |  Mama Moluh (CMR) |
48.90. |
In popular culture
In the UK TV show Little Britain, character Denver Mills is credited as having won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1984 Olympics.
See also
References
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