The men's 400 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924 and on Monday, July 7, 1924.

As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference.

Twenty-three hurdlers from 13 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record	54.0	Frank Loomis Frank Loomis Frank Farmer Loomis, Jr. was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in St...	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	August 16, 1920
	52.1(*)	Ivan Riley Ivan Riley Ivan Harris Riley was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal.-References:...	Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	May 31, 1924
Olympic Record	54.0	Frank Loomis Frank Loomis Frank Farmer Loomis, Jr. was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in St...	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	August 16, 1920

(*) not ratified as he knocked over a hurdle

Morgan Taylor

Morgan Taylor

Frederick Morgan Taylor was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic medals. Morgan Taylor, from Sioux City, Iowa, competed in both track and field and football at Grinnell College...

 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

Erik Wilén

Erik Vilhelm Wilén was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for Finland in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal.-References:*...

 used a similar style his 53.8 were also not accepted as world record but tolerated as Olympic record.

Round 1

All heats were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.

The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		54.8	Q
2		56.5	Q
3		56.8

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		55.0	Q
2		55.3	Q
3		56.0
4		DNF

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		56.0	Q
2		57.2	Q
3		58.0

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		57.2	Q
2		57.7	Q
—		58.5

Heat 5

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		55.8	Q
2		56.9	Q
3		57.0
4		58.5
5		60.0

Heat 6

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		55.4	Q
2		56.4	Q
3		56.7
4
5

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.

The best three finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		54.6	Q
2		54.9	Q
3		55.4	Q
4		55.6
5		56.7
6		57.3

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		56.6	Q
2		56.7	Q
3		58.4	Q
4		58.6
5		58.6
6		59.0

Final

The final was held on Monday, July 7, 1924. Charles Brookins

Charles Brookins

Charles Robert Brookins was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa and died in Des Moines, Iowa....

 who finished second was disqualified when he ran out of his lane. As Morgan Taylor

Morgan Taylor

Frederick Morgan Taylor was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic medals. Morgan Taylor, from Sioux City, Iowa, competed in both track and field and football at Grinnell College...

 knocked over a hurdle, which was against the rules in force at that time the Olympic record was credited to the second placed Erik Wilén

Erik Wilén

Erik Vilhelm Wilén was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for Finland in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal.-References:*...

, but the time was not ratified as world record.

Place	Athlete	Time
1		52.6
2		53.8 OR
3		54.2
4		56.2
—		DSQ
		DSQ