Venue Francis Field Competitors 4 from 1 nation | Dates August 31 | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. 4 athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on August 31, 1904.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
Harry Hillman ran 53.0 but he knocked over a hurdle and the hurdles were only 30 inches (76 cm) high.
References
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA