1948 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 400 m (men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 400 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 53 athletes from 28 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Wembley Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 4, 1948 (preliminary / quarter-finals) August 5, 1948 (semi-final / final) |
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The men's 400-meter race at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held at Wembley Stadium on August 4 and 5, 1948 . 53 athletes took part.
The Olympic champion was the Jamaican Arthur Wint ahead of his compatriot Herb McKenley . Bronze went to Mal Whitfield from the USA.
Existing records
- World record : 45.9 s - Herb McKenley ( Jamaica ), Milwaukee , July 2, 1948
- Olympic record : 46.2s - Bill Carr ( USA ), Los Angeles final , August 5, 1932
Conducting the competition
The runners started the heats on August 4th. A total of twelve runs were completed. The two best runners qualified for the quarter-finals on the same day that the three best runners qualified for the semi-finals. The two semi-finals and the final were held on August 5th. In the semi-finals, the first three starters were able to qualify for the final.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
August 4, 1948, 2:30 p.m.
Forward 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Reardon | Ireland | 48.4 s | |
2 | Marko Račič | Yugoslavia | 50.5 s | |
3 | Chen Ying-long | China | 50.9 s | |
4th | Georgios Karageorgos | Greece | 54.5 s |
Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 48.4 s | |
2 | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 49.2 s | |
3 | Ferenc Bánhalmi | Hungary | 49.6 s | |
4th | Jaime Aparicio | Colombia | 50.8 s | |
5 | Guillermo Evans | Argentina | 51.8 s |
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zvonko Sabolović | Yugoslavia | 49.9 s | |
2 | Kurt Lundquist | Sweden | 50.0 s | |
3 | Antonio Pocoví | Argentina | 50.7 s | |
4th | Mario Rosas | Colombia | 51.4 s | |
5 | L. Hasso | Kingdom of Iraq | 56.8 s |
Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 48.4 s | |
2 | Dennis Shore | South African Union | 49.0 s | |
3 | Oskar Hardmeier | Switzerland | 49.2 s | |
4th | Angel García | Cuba | 50.2 s | |
5 | Bill Ramsay | Australia | 50.3 s |
Forward 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacques Lunis | France | 49.3 s | |
2 | Folke Alnevik | Sweden | 50.2 s | |
3 | Carlos Monges | Mexico | 50.9 s |
Forward 6
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Bolen | United States | 50.1 s | |
2 | John Bartram | Australia | 50.8 s | |
3 | Hazzard Dill | Bermuda | 53.0 s |
Forward 7
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 48.9 s | |
2 | Bjorn Vade | Norway | 49.6 s | |
3 | Ernie McCullough | Canada | 49.9 s | |
4th | Walter Keller | Switzerland | 50.3 s | |
5 | Runar Holmberg | Finland | 50.6 s |
Forward 8
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Times Whitfield | United States | 48.3 s | |
2 | Bill Roberts | Great Britain | 48.9 s | |
3 | Don McFarlane | Canada | 49.5 s | |
4th | Olavi Talja | Finland | 50.4 s | |
5 | Max Trepp | Switzerland | 50.9 s |
Forward 9
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 47.7 s | |
2 | Francis Schewetta | France | 48.9 s | |
3 | John De Saram | Ceylon | 51.2 s | |
4th | Tauno Suvanto | Finland | 51.5 s | |
5 | Dogan Acarbay | Turkey | 53.0 s |
Forward 10
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morris Curotta | Australia | 49.1 s | |
2 | Rosalvo Ramos | Brazil | 49.2 s | |
3 | Raymond Crapet | France | 49.4 s | |
4th | Kemal Horulu | Turkey | 51.5 s |
Forward 11
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Guida | United States | 49.0 s | |
2 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 49.3 s | |
3 | Gustavo Ehlers | Chile | 49.5 s | |
4th | Stefanos Petrakis | Greece | 54.5 s |
Forward 12
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Kunnen | Belgium | 50.0 s | |
2 | Bob McFarlane | Canada | 50.6 s | |
3 | Reynir Sigurðsson | Iceland | 51.4 s | |
4th | Jaime Itlmann | Chile | 51.5 s | |
5 | Stylianos Stratakos | Greece | 52.8 s |
Quarter finals
August 4, 1948, 5:15 p.m.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Times Whitfield | United States | 48.0 s | |
2 | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 48.6 s | |
3 | Rosalvo Ramos | Brazil | 48.7 s | |
4th | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 49.2 s | |
5 | Zvonko Sabolović | Yugoslavia | 49.5 s | |
6th | Folke Alnevik | Sweden | 50.6 s |
Run 2
The Belgian Herman Kunnen did not start the run.
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 47.7 s | |
2 | Morris Curotta | Australia | 48.4 s | |
3 | Dennis Shore | South African Union | 48.5 s | |
4th | Bill Roberts | Great Britain | 48.6 s | |
5 | Bjorn Vade | Norway | 49.7 s |
Run 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 48.0 s | |
2 | George Guida | United States | 48.0 s | |
3 | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 48.8 s | |
4th | John Bartram | Australia | 49.9 s | |
5 | Francis Schewetta | France | 49.9 s | |
6th | Marko Račič | Yugoslavia | 52.1 s |
Run 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Bolen | United States | 48.0 s | |
2 | Jimmy Reardon | Ireland | 48.3 s | |
3 | Bob McFarlane | Canada | 48.4 s | |
4th | Kurt Lundquist | Sweden | 48.4 s | |
5 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 48.8 s | |
6th | Jacques Lunis | France | 48.9 s |
Semifinals
August 5, 1948, 3 p.m.
Run 1
The Swede Rune Larsson did not run.
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 46.3 s | |
2 | Morris Curotta | Australia | 47.2 s | |
3 | Times Whitfield | United States | 47.4 s | |
4th | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 47.7 s | |
5 | Jimmy Reardon | Ireland | 47.8 s |
Run 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 47.3 s | |
2 | David Bolen | United States | 47.9 s | |
3 | George Guida | United States | 48.3 s | |
4th | Dennis Shore | South African Union | 48.8 s | |
5 | Rosalvo Ramos | Brazil | 49.1 s | |
6th | Bob McFarlane | Canada | 51.7 s |
final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 46.2 s | OR set |
2 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 46.4 s | |
3 | Times Whitfield | United States | 46.9 s | |
4th | David Bolen | United States | 47.2 s | |
5 | Morris Curotta | Australia | 47.9 s | |
6th | George Guida | United States | 50.2 s |
August 5, 1948, 4:45 p.m.
World record holder Herb McKenley from Jamaica was the top favorite. His compatriot Arthur Wint and the US runner Mal Whitfield, winner of the 800 meters , were among the medal candidates. In the final, McKenley picked up the pace and after 200 meters led by almost seven meters. In the last corner, however, he lost speed, the London air with its smog bothered him. 20 meters from the finish he was overtaken by Wint, who had lived in London for a few years and knew the air conditions.
Arthur Win's victory was the first ever Olympic victory by a Jamaican athlete at the Olympic Games.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, pp. 17–19
Web links
- SportsReference 400m , accessed August 19, 2017
- Official report , pages 246–247, engl. (PDF), accessed on August 19, 2017
- Before Usain Bolt - The First Jamaican Sprint Star Arthur Wint - London 1948 Olympics , published February 26, 2013 on youtube.com, accessed August 19, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 548 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" page 241
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" page 241
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" page 241
- ^ Official report "Athletic Timetable" page 241
- ↑ SportsReference (Eng.)