Competitors 42 from 23 nations | ||
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date 28 November 1956 & 29 November 1956 | ||
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.
Contents
Heats
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
Quarterfinals
The top three runners in each of the four heats, advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
Semifinals
Top three in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Heat two
References
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA