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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 5 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 6 August 2024 (repechage round)
  • 7 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 9 August 2024 (final)
← 2020
2028 →

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, from 5 to 9 August 2024. This will be 28th time that the men's 400 metres hurdles is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background[edit]

The men's 400 m hurdles has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, with a sole gap at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94[2] Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021
Olympic record
World leading  Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.46[3] Eugene, United States 30 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Samuel Matete (ZAM) 47.10
Asia (records)  Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 46.98
Europe (records)  Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94 WR
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.17
Oceania (records)  Rohan Robinson (AUS) 48.28
South America (records)  Alison dos Santos (BRA) 46.29

Qualification[edit]

For the men's 400 metres hurdles event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] Forty athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 48.70 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]

Rounds[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 10:05 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Repechage round[edit]

The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 12:00 (UTC+2) in the afternoon.[1]

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals are scheduled to be held on 7 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Final[edit]

The final is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 21:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 400 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 400 Metres Hurdles men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records - 400 Metres Hurdles men". World Athletics. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.