Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

Qualification

The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee

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was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 45.95 seconds or faster could be entered.

Results

All times shown are in seconds.
Q denotes qualification by place.
q denotes qualification by time.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes season best.

Round 1

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....	45.32	Q
2	Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	45.54	Q
3	Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.65 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Pretoria.-Achievements:-External links:...	45.95
4	Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	46.23
5	Jun Osakada Jun Osakada is a male track and field sprinter from Japan.-Achievements:-References:...	46.39
6	Lloyd Zvasiya	47.19
7	David Canal David Canal David Canal Valero is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.53 s 200 metres - 20.68 s *400 metres - 45.01 s...	47.23
8	Danilson Ricciuli	49.27

Clarke and la Grange led from the start but la Grange tired considerably in the final straight to let Alleyne, who ran a more even paced race, ease to a win with Clarke strong enough to hold onto second place.

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Chris Brown	45.09	Q, SB
2	Otis Harris Otis Harris Otis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	45.11	Q
3	Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....	45.34	q
4	Casey Vincent	46.09
5	Vincent Mumo Kiilu	46.31
6	Andrés Silva Andrés Silva Andrés Byron Silva Lemos is an Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles....	46.48
7	Stilianos Dimotsios	46.51	SB
8	Abdulla Mohamed Hussein	51.52

Dimotsios got a huge cheer from the home crowd, searching for a new sprint star, when his name was announced but unfortunately could not live up to their hopes trailing in seventh albeit in a seasons best time. Melizar led from the gun and forced Brown, who also ran a season's best, to work harder than he would have liked in the last 100 m but it was Harris who looked more relaxed than the others.

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Anton Galkin	45.43	Q
2	Geyman Lopez	45.44	Q
3	Alejandro Cardenas Alejandro Cárdenas Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka....	45.46	q
4	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....	45.57	q
5	Ato Modibo Ato Modibo Ato Stephens is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2003 CAC Championships, and took the silver at the 2005 edition...	46.29
6	Mitsuhiro Sato Mitsuhiro Sato is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....	46.70
7	Takeshi Fujiwara	48.46
8	Youba Hmeida	49.18

This was by far the closest of the heats. Cardenas went off hard from the start and led into the home straight ahead of Galkin and Kinlaya who were battling for second. Kinlaya started to tire but not as much as Cardenas whose 5 metre lead soon disappeared with the fastest finisher, Lopez, pouncing at the last moment to cross the line in a photofinish with Galkin and Cardenas. Some recompense for Cardenas getting beaten on the line was his fastest loser qualification along with Kikaya.

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School...	45.41	Q
2	Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...	45.61	Q
3	Sofiane Labidi Sofiane Labidi Sofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...	46.04
4	Daniel Caines Daniel Caines Daniel Stephen Caines is an English athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.-Early life:He was educated at Solihull School, a British independent school in the affluent West Midlands town of Solihull...	46.15
5	Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth...	46.20
6	Evans Marie Evans Marie Evans Marie is a sprinter from Seychelles. He represented Seychelles at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-External links:...	48.23	PB

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With lane one empty and the Congolese athlete failing to start just six competitors challenged for the two automatic qualifying places. Caines, the 2001 World Indoor Champion

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went stride for stride with Brew on his outside but, not fully fit after a knee injury, lost form after 250 m. leaving Brew free to accelerate away and pass Simpson who had taken the lead at the last bend and finished second. The fast finishing Labidi came from nowhere to take third.

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...	45.31	Q
2	Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*...	45.37	Q
3	K. Mathews Binu K. M. Binu Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800 metres. He holds the current 400 metres national record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics on 20 August 2004...	45.48	q, NR
4	Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.54 s 200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...	45.70	q
5	California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....	45.88
6	Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd is a sprinter from Dominica who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in Lawrence. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds...	47.98
7	Fawzi Al Shammari Fawzi Al Shammari Fawzi Dahash Awadh Al-Shammari is a Kuwaiti athlete who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.-Achievements:-Achievements:2005 West Asian Games - gold medal 2003 Pan Arab Championships - gold medal...	48.25
8	Saeed Al Adhreai	49.39

If the race had been over 300 m. van Branteghem might have stood a chance as he went out like a bullet before tiring very quickly in the final straight. This let in Santa and Banda to relatively easy qualification. An improving Binu

K. M. Binu

Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800 metres. He holds the current 400 metres national record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics on 20 August 2004...

broke his national record in placing third and gained a fastest losers place along with Molefe and van Branteghem who must work on his pacing if he is to reach the final.

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...	45.56	Q
2	Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Career:Schultz took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s....	45.88	Q
3	Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria...	46.03
4	Zsolt Szeglet Zsolt Szeglet Zsolt Szeglet is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres.He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004...	46.16
5	Malachi Davis Malachi Davis Malachi Davis is a former British Olympic athlete.Davis was a member of the UCLA athletics team, competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.-Athens Olympics:...	46.28
6	Oleg Mishukov	46.41
7	Dadi Denis	47.57

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Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson (athlete)

Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...

's successor looked like coming from this round in the shape of Jeremy Wariner who eased down to nearly walking pace in the last ten metres such was the difference in class. Schultze took second but had to work quite hard.

Heat 7

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...	45.23	Q
2	Hamdan O Al Bishi	45.31	Q
3	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....	45.59	q
4	Matija Sestak	45.88	q
5	Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...	46.16
6	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....	46.32
7	Sajid Muhammad	47.45	SB
8	Moses Kamut Moses Kamut Moses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...	48.14	SB

Blackwood's class told as he and Al Bishi controlled the race, easing down the nearer they got to the line. Weigopwa and Sestak both maintained their form and ran through the line which gave them both a place in the next round.
Muhammad and Kamut though someway back both ran their season's best.

Heat 8

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	45.40	Q
2	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...	45.59	Q
3	Timothy Benjamin Timothy Benjamin Timothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...	45.69	q
4	Clinton Hill Clinton Hill (athlete) Clinton Hill is an Australian athlete. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his family moved to Australia in 1997. He became an Australian citizen in June 2000 and was selected for the national 400 metres team....	45.89
5	Adem Hecini Adem Hecini Adem Hecini is an Algerian athlete who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.In the 800 metres he won the silver medal at the 1996 African Championships, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at three World Championships as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000...	46.50
6	Luis Luna	47.92
7	Jonni Lowe	48.06
8	Anderson Jorge Oliveira dos Santos	48.77

After a false start by Santos and then a prolonged delay before the restart the race was relatively straightforward. Sambu led for the first ninety percent of the race before Djhine eased past him with an out of form Tim Benjamin back in third.

Heats summary

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	2	Chris Brown	45.09	Q, SB
2	2	Otis Harris Otis Harris Otis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	45.11	Q
3	7	Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...	45.23	Q
4	5	Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...	45.31	Q
4	7	Hamdan O Al Bishi	45.31	Q
6	1	Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....	45.32	Q
7	2	Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....	45.34	q
8	5	Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*...	45.37	Q
9	8	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	45.40	Q
10	4	Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School...	45.41	Q
11	3	Anton Galkin	45.43	Q
12	3	Geyman Lopez	45.44	Q
13	3	Alejandro Cardenas Alejandro Cárdenas Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka....	45.46	q
14	5	K. Mathews Binu K. M. Binu Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800 metres. He holds the current 400 metres national record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics on 20 August 2004...	45.48	q, NR
15	1	Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	45.54	Q
16	6	Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...	45.56	Q
17	3	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....	45.57	q
18	7	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....	45.59	q
18	8	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...	45.59	Q
20	4	Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...	45.61	Q
21	8	Timothy Benjamin Timothy Benjamin Timothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...	45.69	q
22	5	Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.54 s 200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...	45.70	q
23	5	California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....	45.88
23	6	Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Career:Schultz took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s....	45.88	Q
23	7	Matija Sestak	45.88	q
26	8	Clinton Hill Clinton Hill (athlete) Clinton Hill is an Australian athlete. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his family moved to Australia in 1997. He became an Australian citizen in June 2000 and was selected for the national 400 metres team....	45.89
27	1	Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.65 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Pretoria.-Achievements:-External links:...	45.95
28	6	Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria...	46.03
29	4	Sofiane Labidi Sofiane Labidi Sofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...	46.04
30	2	Casey Vincent	46.09
31	4	Daniel Caines Daniel Caines Daniel Stephen Caines is an English athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.-Early life:He was educated at Solihull School, a British independent school in the affluent West Midlands town of Solihull...	46.15
32	6	Zsolt Szeglet Zsolt Szeglet Zsolt Szeglet is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres.He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004...	46.16
32	7	Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...	46.16
34	4	Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth...	46.20
35	1	Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	46.23
36	6	Malachi Davis Malachi Davis Malachi Davis is a former British Olympic athlete.Davis was a member of the UCLA athletics team, competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.-Athens Olympics:...	46.28
37	3	Ato Modibo Ato Modibo Ato Stephens is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2003 CAC Championships, and took the silver at the 2005 edition...	46.29
38	2	Vincent Mumo Kiilu	46.31
39	7	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....	46.32
40	1	Jun Osakada Jun Osakada is a male track and field sprinter from Japan.-Achievements:-References:...	46.39
41	6	Oleg Mishukov	46.41
42	2	Andres Silva Andrés Silva Andrés Byron Silva Lemos is an Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles....	46.48
43	8	Adem Hecini Adem Hecini Adem Hecini is an Algerian athlete who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.In the 800 metres he won the silver medal at the 1996 African Championships, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at three World Championships as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000...	46.50
44	2	Stilianos Dimotsios	46.51	SB
45	3	Mitsuhiro Sato Mitsuhiro Sato is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....	46.70
46	1	Lloyd Zvasiya	47.19
47	1	David Canal David Canal David Canal Valero is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.53 s 200 metres - 20.68 s *400 metres - 45.01 s...	47.23
48	7	Sajid Muhammad	47.45	SB
49	6	Dadi Denis	47.57
50	8	Luis Luna	47.92
51	5	Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd is a sprinter from Dominica who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in Lawrence. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds...	47.98
52	8	Jonni Lowe	48.06
53	7	Moses Kamut Moses Kamut Moses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...	48.14	SB
54	4	Evans Marie Evans Marie Evans Marie is a sprinter from Seychelles. He represented Seychelles at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-External links:...	48.23	PB
55	5	Fawzi Al Shammari Fawzi Al Shammari Fawzi Dahash Awadh Al-Shammari is a Kuwaiti athlete who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.-Achievements:-Achievements:2005 West Asian Games - gold medal 2003 Pan Arab Championships - gold medal...	48.25
56	3	Takeshi Fujiwara	48.46
57	8	Anderson Jorge Oliveira dos Santos	48.77
58	3	Youba Hmeida	49.18
59	1	Danilson Ricciuli	49.27
60	5	Saeed Al Adhreai	49.39
61	2	Abdulla Mohamed Hussein	51.52

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Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...	44.87	Q
2	Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...	45.00	Q
3	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	45.01	q
4	Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*...	45.23
5	Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....	45.23
6	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....	45.58
7	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...	45.84
8	Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.54 s 200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...	46.03

Wariner was fastest away and immediately closed down on Banda in the lanes outside him but Djhone ran a very fast second and third hundreds to take the lead round the final bend. With Djhone tiring Wariner eased into the lead when they entered the home straight and although not as comfortable as in the first round he held on to cross the line first with the fastest semi-final time. Blackwood stayed on well to catch the very tired Djhone on the line and claim the second automatic qualifying spot by 1/100th of a second.

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School...	45.05	Q
2	Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	45.27	Q
3	Chris Brown	45.31
4	Geyman Lopez	45.52
5	Alejandro Cardenas Alejandro Cárdenas Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka....	45.64
6	K. Mathews Binu K. M. Binu Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800 metres. He holds the current 400 metres national record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics on 20 August 2004...	45.97
7	Matija Sestak	46.54

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Brown of The Bahamas, the fastest qualifier from round one, again started very quickly and held a metre advantage over the field entering the final 100m. Brew then took control and eased to a relatively easy first place with Brown paying for his initial effort to be run down by the fast finishing Clarke.

Semifinal 3

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...	44.97	Q
2	Otis Harris Otis Harris Otis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	44.99	Q
3	Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....	45.08	q
4	Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...	45.58
5	Hamdan O Al Bishi	45.59
6	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....	45.67
7	Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Career:Schultz took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s....	46.23
8	Timothy Benjamin Timothy Benjamin Timothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...	46.28

The erratically long holds on the blocks by the starter once again upset the athletes and they all rose to compose themselves for another attempt at the start. It was a very even break but at 200 m. Francique began to pull away. Harris of the United States soon closed him down and ran on for first with Simpson, finishing strongly, taking second ahead of the very tired Francique who was coming to a standstil as he crossed the line.

Semifinals summary

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	1	Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...	44.87	Q
2	3	Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...	44.97	Q
3	3	Otis Harris Otis Harris Otis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	44.99	Q
4	1	Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...	45.00	Q
5	1	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	45.01	q
6	2	Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School...	45.05	Q
7	3	Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....	45.08	q
8	1	Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*...	45.23
8	1	Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....	45.23
10	2	Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	45.27	Q
11	2	Chris Brown	45.31
12	2	Geyman Lopez	45.52
13	1	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....	45.58
13	3	Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...	45.58
15	3	Hamdan O Al Bishi	45.59
16	2	Alejandro Cardenas Alejandro Cárdenas Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka....	45.64
17	3	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....	45.67
18	1	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...	45.84
19	2	K. Mathews Binu K. M. Binu Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800 metres. He holds the current 400 metres national record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics on 20 August 2004...	45.97
20	1	Cedric van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.54 s 200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...	46.03
21	3	Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Career:Schultz took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s....	46.23
22	3	Timothy Benjamin Timothy Benjamin Timothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...	46.28
23	2	Matija Sestak	46.54

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Final

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...	44.01	PB
	Otis Harris Otis Harris Otis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	44.16	PB
	Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School...	44.42	PB
4	Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....	44.66
5	Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...	44.76	PB
6	Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	44.83	PB
7	Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...	44.94
8	Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...	45.55

Wariner looked older than his twenty years as he ran a near perfect race. Prior to the race he had been advised by his mentor

Mentor

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that there would be nobody setting a fast pace and that he was not to panic finding himself in the lead entering the final straight.

Otis Harris blew the plans out of the water as he went off hard and Wariner would not close on him until the last hundred meters. Harris held on strongly to take silver with Brew giving the United States a clean sweep as they had also previously managed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1988 Seoul Olympics.

The winning time of 44.00 seconds was the fastest time recorded for the event since Michael Johnson's gold medal winning time at the Sydney Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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. Seven sprinters ran under 45 seconds and five personal bests were recorded.

This was the third consecutive Summer Olympiad where the gold medal winner in the 400m was a present or former member of the Baylor University track team.

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