Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the II Olympiad
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W. L. Long (New York A. C.) winning in 49 s. 2/5
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Dates | July 14 (semifinals) July 15 (final) |
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| Date | 4–6 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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Maxie Long United States
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William Holland United States
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Ernst Schultz Denmark
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The men's 400 metres was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, and July 15, 1900. The races were held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. 15 athletes from six nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
Maxie Long set a new Olympic record in the first round with 50.4 seconds. In the final he improved his own record when he ran 49.4 seconds.
In the first round, there were three heats. They were held on July 14. The top two runners in each advanced to the final.
First round, heat 1
This heat, featuring four American runners, resulted in an easy win for Long and the top three spots for the United States team.
First round, heat 2
Again, an American won the heat easily. Schulz took second place to qualify for the final.
First round, heat 3
The United States runners again took all three of the top spots in this heat.
Boardman, Lee, and Moloney withdrew because the final was held on a Sunday. Long and Holland did start, however, and Long led the entire way to win by five yards, with Schultz 20 yards behind the Americans.
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