Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 6 (quarterfinals and semifinals) July 7 (final) |
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| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | |||||||||
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Morgan Taylor United States
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Erik Wilén Finland
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Ivan Riley United States
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The men's 400 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. 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.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
(*) not ratified as he knocked over a hurdle
Morgan Taylor 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 used a similar style his 53.8 were also not accepted as world record but tolerated as Olympic record.
All heats were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
All semi-finals were held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.
The best three finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
The final was held on Monday, July 7, 1924. Charles Brookins who finished second was disqualified when he ran out of his lane. As Morgan Taylor 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, but the time was not ratified as world record.
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