Venue Empire Stadium | ||
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Dates August 4 (heats and quarterfinals)
August 5 (semifinals and final) Competitors 6 known from 3 known nations | ||
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.
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Round 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
Round 2
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record
References
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA