Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 28 November 1956 & 29 November 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Jenkins |
 United States
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Karl-Friedrich Haas |
 United Team of Germany
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Voitto Hellstén |
 Finland
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Ardalion Ignatyev |
 Soviet Union
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These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The competition was held on 28 & 29 of November. Times are listed as both hand timing and automatic timing. Hand timing was the official time used in the 1956 Olympics.
The top three runners in each of the eight heats, advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
Heat five
Heat six
Heat seven
Heat eight
The top three runners in each of the four heats, advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
Top three in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Heat two
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