Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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The finish of the men's 400 metres final
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| Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 4 (heats and quarterfinals) August 5 (semifinals and final) |
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| Competitors | 6 known from 3 known nations | |||||||||
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Arthur Wint Jamaica
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Herb McKenley Jamaica
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Mal Whitfield United States
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The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 4 and August 5. The final was won by Jamaican Arthur Wint coming from almost 10 meters back to catch teammate and world record holder Herb McKenley.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to Round 2.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record
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