Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the III Olympiad
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Finish of 400 metres
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 29 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
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Harry Hillman |
 United States
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Frank Waller |
United States
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Herman Groman |
United States
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The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 12 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on August 29, 1904.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
Harry Hillman set a new Olympic record with 49.2 seconds.
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