Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 68 participating athletes from 52 nations, with nine qualifying heats.[1][2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Quincy Watts of the United States, the third in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 15th overall title in the event by the United States. Steve Lewis became the third man (and first American) to win a second medal in the event. Samson Kitur earned Kenya's first medal in the men's 400 metres since 1972.

Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates1 August 1992 (heats)
2 August 1992 (quarter-finals)
3 August 1992 (semi-finals)
5 August 1992 (final)
Competitors69 from 52 nations
Winning time43.50 OR
Medalists
Quincy Watts
 United States
Steve Lewis
 United States
Samson Kitur
 Kenya
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In heat 1 of the semifinal round, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring 250 meters to the finish line and was disqualified due to outside assistance from his father. Despite the results, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

In heat 2 of the semifinal round, Quincy Watts ran the number 2 time in history, 43.71, only surpassed by the world record held by Butch Reynolds. At those trials, Danny Everett had run the previous number time in history 43.81, while Reynolds did not qualify. In heat 2, Everett suffered a foot injury and hobbled home. In the final, Watts again improved the number 2 time in history while breaking the Olympic Record with his 43.50 win.[3]

Background

This was the 22nd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Defending gold medalist Steve Lewis and bronze medalist Danny Everett of the United States, but Quincy Watts beat silver medalist Butch Reynolds at the U.S. Olympic trials to take the third spot. Roger Black of Great Britain had taken silver at the 1991 world championship.[2]

Angola, the Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritania, and Qatar appeared in this event for the first time. The Unified Team, consisting of some former Soviet republics, competed in the only Summer Games the Unified Team existed. One Yugoslav athlete competed as an "Independent Olympic Participant." The United States made its 21st appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

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.[2][4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World record Butch Reynolds (USA)43.29Zurich, Switzerland17 August 1988
Olympic record Lee Evans (USA)43.86Mexico City, Mexico18 October 1968

Quincy Watts set two new Olympic records. He first ran 43.71 in the semifinals and improved his mark in the final to 43.50.

The following national records were established during the competition:

NationAthleteRoundTime
 Central African RepublicMartial BiguetHeat 347.82

Schedule

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

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 1 August 199210:00Round 1
Sunday, 2 August 199219:15Quarterfinals
Monday, 3 August 199219:15Semifinals
Wednesday, 5 August 199220:35Final

Results

Heat 1
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Derek Redmond Great Britain 45.03Q
25 Roberto Hernández Cuba 45.07Q
36 Solomon Amegatcher Ghana 45.42Q
43 Dennis Blake Jamaica 45.92q
57 Aktawat Sakoolchan Thailand 46.78
61 Ali Faudet Chad 47.10
72 Jaime Rodrigues Mozambique 48.89

Heat 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
15 Troy Douglas Bermuda 46.02Q
22 Alvin Daniel Trinidad and Tobago 46.09Q
36 Thomas Schönlebe Germany 46.26Q
48 Seibert Straughn Barbados 46.54
51 Delon Felix Grenada 47.39
64 Mohamed Al-Malky Oman 48.00
77 Randolph Foster Costa Rica 48.80
83 Vanxay Sinebandith Laos 51.71

Heat 3
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Quincy Watts United States 45.38Q
25 Bobang Phiri South Africa 45.57Q
31 Rico Lieder Germany 45.86Q
42 Francis Ogola Uganda 45.87q
56 Ediélson Tenório Brazil 46.31q
67 Kossi Akoto Togo 46.97
73 Martial Biguet Central African Republic 47.82NR

Heat 4
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Simon Kemboi Kenya 45.84Q
21 Slobodan Branković Independent Olympic Participants 46.34Q
32 Devon Morris Jamaica 46.45Q
48 Patrick Delice Trinidad and Tobago 46.58
57 Subul Babo Papua New Guinea 47.17
65 Médard Makanga Republic of the Congo 48.17
73 Kenmore Hughes Antigua and Barbuda 48.56
86 Mohamed Amir Maldives 50.35

Heat 5
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
13 Danny Everett United States 45.68Q
24 David Grindley Great Britain 45.79Q
38 Andrea Nuti Italy 46.12Q
46 Innocent Egbunike Nigeria 46.51
51 Dmitry Kosov Unified Team 47.28
62 Joseph Adam Seychelles 47.68
77 Baptiste Firiam Vanuatu 48.98
85 Eulogio Ngache Equatorial Guinea 50.83

Heat 6
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
17 Samson Kitur Kenya 45.41Q
25 Susumu Takano Japan 45.96Q
36 Tamás Molnár Hungary 46.21Q
42 Anthony Wallace Jamaica 46.88
54 Camera Ntereke Botswana 47.32
63 Michael Joseph Belize 50.90
—1 Desai Wynter Virgin Islands DNF
8 Lamin Marikong The Gambia DSQ

Heat 7
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
13 Ian Morris Trinidad and Tobago 45.65Q
26 Benyounes Lahlou Morocco 45.73Q
34 David Kitur Kenya 46.22Q
45 Mark Garner Australia 46.26q
57 Apisai Driu Baibai Fiji 47.81
61 Henry Mohoanyane Lesotho 48.39
72 Mohamed Mehdi Hasan Bangladesh 48.62

Heat 8
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
13 Steve Lewis United States 45.14Q
26 Sunday Bada Nigeria 45.38Q
34 Sidnei de Souza Brazil 45.92Q
45 Cayetano Cornet Spain 46.13q
57 Tim Hesse Ghana 46.67
61 Michael McLean Canada 47.75
72 Samba Fall Mauritania 50.91

Heat 9
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Qatar 45.21Q
23 Roger Black Great Britain 45.94Q
35 Cephas Lemba Zambia 45.94Q
41 Marco Vaccari Italy 46.37
57 Takahiro Watanabe Japan 46.45
62 Foday Sillah Sierra Leone 47.00
78 João Francisco Capindica Angola 47.44
86 Stephen Lugor Sudan 48.94

Quarterfinal 1
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
15 Steve Lewis United States 44.54Q
23 Roberto Hernández Cuba 44.84Q
34 Roger Black Great Britain 45.28Q
46 Simon Kemboi Kenya 45.40Q
58 Thomas Schönlebe Germany 45.46
61 Slobodan Branković Independent Olympic Participants 45.90
77 Andrea Nuti Italy 45.96
82 Mark Garner Australia 46.85

Quarterfinal 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Derek Redmond Great Britain 45.02Q
26 Susumu Takano Japan 45.27Q
35 Troy Douglas Bermuda 45.67Q
43 Danny Everett United States 45.76Q
51 David Kitur Kenya 46.25
62 Ediélson Tenório Brazil 46.34
77 Alvin Daniel Trinidad and Tobago 46.44
88 Tamás Molnár Hungary 46.80

Quarterfinal 3
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
15 Ian Morris Trinidad and Tobago 44.78Q
28 David Grindley Great Britain 44.91Q
33 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Qatar 45.18Q
44 Sunday Bada Nigeria 45.34Q
57 Devon Morris Jamaica 45.67
62 Cayetano Cornet Spain 46.27
—6 Solomon Amegatcher Ghana DNF
1 Cephas Lemba Zambia DNF

Quarterfinal 4
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
15 Samson Kitur Kenya 44.66Q
23 Quincy Watts United States 45.06Q
36 Bobang Phiri South Africa 45.27Q
44 Benyounes Lahlou Morocco 45.38Q
52 Sidney Telles Brazil 45.55
61 Rico Lieder Germany 45.86
77 Francis Ogola Uganda 46.21
88 Dennis Blake Jamaica 46.49

Semifinal 1

Redmond was injured and did not finish without assistance.

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
13 Steve Lewis United States 44.50Q
24 Roberto Hernández Cuba 44.72Q
36 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Qatar 45.01Q
41 Susumu Takano Japan 45.09Q
52 Sunday Bada Nigeria 45.36
67 Troy Douglas Bermuda 45.59
78 Simon Kemboi Kenya 45.93
—5 Derek Redmond Great Britain DNF

Semifinal 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
16 Quincy Watts United States 43.71Q, OR
23 Samson Kitur Kenya 44.18Q
34 Ian Morris Trinidad and Tobago 44.21Q
45 David Grindley Great Britain 44.47Q
57 Roger Black Great Britain 44.72
61 Benyounes Lahlou Morocco 45.49
72 Bobang Phiri South Africa 45.59
88 Danny Everett United States 56.61

Final

The final was held on August 5, 1992.

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
4 Quincy Watts United States 43.50OR
7 Steve Lewis United States 44.21
5 Samson Kitur Kenya 44.24
46 Ian Morris Trinidad and Tobago 44.25
52 Roberto Hernández Cuba 44.52
63 David Grindley Great Britain 44.75
71 Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Qatar 45.10
88 Susumu Takano Japan 45.18

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. "400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. https://www.olympic.org/athletics/400m-men
  4. Official Report, vol. 5, pp. 40–41.
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