Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Men's 400m took place.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates12 August 2016
(Heats)
13 August 2016
(semi-final)
14 August 2016
(final)
Competitors53 from 33 nations
Winning time43.03 WR
Medalists
 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa
 Kirani James  Grenada
 LaShawn Merritt  United States
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12–14 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1]

Summary

Kirani James was the Olympic champion in 2012 and was in good form before the competition with a run of 44.08 seconds placing him second on the global rankings. The 2008 Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt topped the lists for the season as the only man under 44 seconds. Wayde van Niekerk ranked third and was the 2015 World Championships winner. At that competition the trio had all run under 44 seconds for medals (a first for the sport) and were the principal challengers to the Olympic title. Two younger athletes, Baboloki Thebe and Machel Cedenio, were the next fastest athletes to enter.[2][3] James was the fastest in the first round with 44.93 and Cedenio was the other heat winner under 45 seconds. The 2016 World Indoor Champion Pavel Maslák, David Verburg and Rafał Omelko qualified as fastest losers. Former European champions Martyn Rooney and Kevin Borlée were eliminated. [4]

In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt. Cedenio won the 2nd semi final ahead with van Niekerk second. Bralon Taplin won the third semi final. Fastest loser qualifiers Karabo Sibanda, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Ali Khamis all set personal bests.[5]

In the final, the three favorites James, van Niekerk and Merritt were drawn in lanes 6, 8 and 5 respectively and led from the start. By the end of the turn, van Niekerk had a clear 2 metre lead, Merritt just slightly ahead of James who had closed the gap during the turn. Cedenio was another four metres back, with Taplin another metre back. In the home straight van Niekerk increased his lead while James overtook Merritt, finishing 2nd and 3rd. Cedenio was 4th, Taplin faded and in lane 1, eighteen year-old Karabo Sibanda finished fifth.

Van Niekerk set a new world record of 43.03 seconds, beating Michael Johnson’s previous record set at the 1999 World Championships by 0.15 seconds. No other athlete had won a major championship from lane 8.[6] Johnson was in the stadium, working in the British commentary booth.[7]

Cedenio set the national record for Trinidad and Tobago and Ali Khamis in sixth set the national record for Bahrain.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 Seville, Spain 26 August 1999
Olympic record 43.49 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996
Area
Time (s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 43.48 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa
Asia (records) 43.93 Yousef Ahmed Masrahi  Saudi Arabia
Europe (records) 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe  East Germany
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records) 		43.18 Michael Johnson  United States
Oceania (records) 44.38 Darren Clark  Australia
South America (records) 44.29 Sanderlei Parrela  Brazil

The following new world, Olympic and African record were established during this competition:

Date Event Athlete Time WR OR AR
14 August Final  Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 s WR OR AR

The following national records were established during the competition:

Country Athlete Round Time Notes
Slovenia  Luka Janežič (SLO) Semifinals 45.07 s
Bahrain  Ali Khamis (BRN) Semifinals 44.49 s
South Africa  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) Final 43.03 s WR, OR, AR
Trinidad and Tobago  Machel Cedenio (TTO) Final 44.01 s
Bahrain  Ali Khamis (BRN) Final 44.36 s

Results

Round 1

[8]

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago 0.179 44.98 Q
2 7 Gil Roberts United States 0.168 45.27 Q
3 4 Yoandys Lescay Cuba 0.199 45.36 Q, SB
4 6 Fitzroy Dunkley Jamaica 0.176 45.66
5 3 Kevin Borlée Belgium 0.138 45.90
6 5 Alberth Bravo Venezuela 0.205 46.15
7 1 Alex Lerionka Sampao Kenya 0.199 46.62
8 8 Ousseini Djibo Idrissa Niger 0.173 50.06

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Bralon Taplin Grenada 0.162 45.15 Q
2 2 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 0.151 45.53 Q
3 7 Karabo Sibanda Botswana 0.166 45.56 Q
4 1 Matteo Galvan Italy 0.154 46.07
5 3 Raymond Kibet Kenya 0.234 46.15
6 6 Mehboob Ali Pakistan 0.212 48.37
7 8 Bachir Mahamat Chad 0.188 48.59
– 5 Anas Beshr Egypt 0.141 DQ R163.3a

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 0.147 45.26 Q
2 2 Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic 0.148 45.61 Q
3 8 Javon Francis Jamaica 0.172 45.88 Q
4 6 Jonathan Borlée Belgium 0.162 46.01
5 3 Alphas Kishoyian Kenya 0.147 46.74
6 5 Brandon Valentine-Parris Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.144 47.62
– 4 Alonzo Russell Bahamas 0.159 DQ R163.3a

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago 0.153 45.24 Q
2 4 Luka Janežič Slovenia 0.148 45.33 Q
3 6 Baboloki Thebe Botswana 0.155 45.41 Q
4 1 Chris Brown Bahamas 0.147 45.56 SB
5 2 Martyn Rooney Great Britain 0.154 45.60
6 7 Julian Jrummi Walsh Japan 0.149 46.37
7 8 Gustavo Cuesta Dominican Republic 0.143 46.92
8 3 James Chiengjiek Refugee Olympic Team 0.213 52.89

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 8 LaShawn Merritt United States 0.235 45.28 Q
2 3 Abdelalelah Haroun Qatar 0.190 45.76 Q
3 6 Isaac Makwala Botswana 0.242 45.91 Q
4 2 Vitaliy Butrym Ukraine 0.166 45.92
5 4 Donald Blair-Sanford Israel 0.163 46.06
6 5 Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago 0.201 46.15
7 7 Hederson Estefani Brazil 0.234 46.68

Heat 6

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Kirani James Grenada 0.156 44.93 Q
2 5 Rusheen McDonald Jamaica 0.179 45.22 Q, SB
3 2 Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain 0.142 45.26 Q
4 3 David Verburg United States 0.167 45.48 q
5 7 Winston George Guyana 0.186 45.77
6 8 Diego Palomeque Colombia 0.159 46.48
– 4 Abbas Abubakar Abbas Bahrain 0.192 DQ R163.3a

Heat 7

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Ali Khamis Bahrain 0.161 45.12 Q
2 1 Steven Gardiner Bahamas 0.149 45.24 Q
3 8 Liemarvin Bonevacia Netherlands 0.142 45.49 Q
4 5 Rafał Omelko Poland 0.177 45.54 q
5 4 Pavel Maslák Czech Republic 0.183 45.54 q
6 6 Mohammad Anas India 0.158 45.95
7 2 Orukpe Erayokan Nigeria 0.180 47.42 SB
8 3 Yuzo Kanemaru Japan 0.144 48.38

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Kirani James Grenada 0.144 44.02 Q, SB
2 6 LaShawn Merritt United States 0.271 44.21 Q
3 2 Karabo Sibanda Botswana 0.174 44.47 q, PB
4 7 Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic 0.155 44.71 SB
5 1 Javon Francis Jamaica 0.170 44.96
6 5 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 0.181 45.02
7 8 Liemarvin Bonevacia Netherlands 0.166 45.03 SB
8 3 Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago 0.157 45.13

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago 0.243 44.39 Q
2 3 Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 0.156 44.45 Q
3 2 Pavel Maslák Czech Republic 0.185 45.06 SB
4 6 Luka Janežič Slovenia 0.154 45.07 NR
5 1 David Verburg United States 0.159 45.61
6 4 Rusheen McDonald Jamaica 0.182 46.12
7 7 Abdelalelah Haroun Qatar 0.173 46.66
– 8 Baboloki Thebe Botswana N/A N/A DNS

Semifinal 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Bralon Taplin Grenada 0.171 44.44 Q
2 8 Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain 0.143 44.48 Q, PB
3 3 Ali Khamis Bahrain 0.145 44.49 q, NR
4 4 Gil Roberts United States 0.151 44.65 SB
5 5 Steven Gardiner Bahamas 0.156 44.72
6 7 Yoandys Lescay Cuba 0.216 45.00 PB
7 2 Rafał Omelko Poland 0.164 45.28
8 1 Isaac Makwala Botswana 0.173 46.60

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 8 Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 0.181 43.03 WR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 Kirani James Grenada 0.134 43.76 SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 LaShawn Merritt United States 0.204 43.85 SB
4 3 Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago 0.203 44.01 NR
5 1 Karabo Sibanda Botswana 0.164 44.25 PB
6 2 Ali Khamis Bahrain 0.148 44.36 NR
7 4 Bralon Taplin Grenada 0.181 44.45
8 7 Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain 0.138 44.61

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 400m". Rio 2016 Organisation. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-10). Preview: men's 400m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-12.
  3. ↑ senior outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-12.
  4. ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-13). Report: men's 400m heats – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
  5. ↑ Minshull, Phli (2016-08-14). Report: men's 400m semi-finals – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  6. ↑ South African beats Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m world record for gold
  7. ↑ "Wayde van Niekerk smashes Michael Johnson's record to claim 400m gold". Guardian. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Start List" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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