1952 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 400 m (men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 400 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 71 athletes from 35 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | July 24, 1952 (preliminary / quarter-finals) July 25, 1952 (semi-finals / final) |
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The men's 400-meter race at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki was held on July 24th and 25th, 1952 in the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki . 71 athletes took part.
Olympic champion was George Rhoden from Jamaica. He won ahead of his compatriot Herb McKenley and the American Ollie Matson .
Existing records
World record | 45.8 s | George Rhoden ( Jamaica ) | Eskilstuna , Sweden | 22nd August 1950 |
Olympic record | 46.2 s | Bill Carr ( USA ) | Los Angeles final , USA | August 5, 1932 |
Conducting the competition
The runners started twelve preliminary runs on July 24th. The two winners each qualified for the quarter-finals on the same day. The three fastest athletes from the quarter-finals reached the semi-finals, which, like the final, was held on July 25th. The first three qualified for the final from the preliminary rounds.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
Time schedule
July 24, 3:20 p.m .: Prelim
July 24, 6:35 p.m .: quarter-finals
July 25, 3 p.m .: semi-finals
July 25, 5:05 p.m .: Final
Prelims
Date: July 24, 1952, from 3:20 p.m.
Forward 1
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
Unofficial time electronically |
annotation |
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1 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | BR Germany | 47.5 s | 47.58 s | |
2 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 47.8 s | 47.95 s | |
3 | Edwin Carr | Australia | 48.0 s | 48.23 s | |
4th | Zoltán Adamik | Hungary | 48.5 s | 48.70 s | |
5 | Evelio Planas | Cuba | 49.4 s | 49.44 s | |
6th | Abdul Rehman | Pakistan | 51.2 s | 51.47 s |
Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Ardalion Ignatiev | Soviet Union | 48.1 s | 48.22 s | |
2 | Rolf Back | Finland | 48.5 s | 48.58 s | |
3 | Rupert Bloch | Austria | 49.6 s | 49.82 s | |
4th | Gérard Rasquin | Luxembourg | 50.0 s | 50.12 s | |
5 | John Anderton | South African Union | 50.3 s | 50.35 s | |
6th | Pongee type Ummarttayakul | Thailand | 52.9 s | 53.23 s |
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 47.3 s | 47.42 s | |
2 | Jack Carroll | Canada | 48.0 s | 48.05 s | |
3 | Egon Solymossy | Hungary | 49.2 s | 49.32 s | |
4th | Josef Steger | Switzerland | 49.2 s | 49.35 s | |
5 | Jaakko Suikkari | Finland | 50.9 s | 50.92 s | |
6th | Aurang Zeb | Pakistan | 51.0 s | 51.25 s |
Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 48.4 s | 48.57 s | |
2 | Terry Higgins | Great Britain | 48.7 s | 48.77 s | |
3 | Junkichi Matoba | Japan | 49.4 s | 49.57 s | |
4th | Vassilios Sillis | Greece | 49.7 s | 49.79 s | |
5 | Dogan Acarbay | Turkey | 50.7 s | 50.83 s | |
6th | Ivan Jacob | India | 51.3 s | 51.48 s |
Forward 5
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 48.0 s | 48.09 s | |
2 | Louis van Biljon | South African Union | 48.1 s | 48.31 s | |
3 | Roger Moens | Belgium | 48.6 s | 48.71 s | |
4th | Ferenc Bánhalmi | Hungary | 49.4 s | 49.55 s | |
5 | Aria Gill-Glick | Israel | 50.2 s | 50.27 s | |
6th | Ernst von Gunten | Switzerland | 50.7 s | 50.88 s | |
DSQ | Days Ekfeldt | Sweden |
Forward 6
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Times Whitfield | United States | 48.6 s | 48.68 s | |
2 | Guillermo Gutiérrez | Venezuela | 48.7 s | 48.82 s | |
3 | Gianni Rocca | Italy | 49.2 s | 49.51 s | |
4th | Gösta Brännström | Sweden | 50.1 s | 50.32 s | |
5 | Javier Souza | Mexico | 50.3 s | 50.47 s | |
6th | Emin Doybak | Turkey | 51.1 s | 51.34 s | |
7th | Fernando Casimiro | Portugal | 52.2 s | 52.33 s |
Forward 7
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Jacques Degats | France | 48.5 s | 48.60 s | |
2 | Morris Curotta | Australia | 48.7 s | 48.87 s | |
3 | Vincenzo Lombardo | Italy | 49.3 s | 49.53 s | |
4th | Rudolf Haidegger | Austria | 49.9 s | 50.01 s | |
5 | Albert Lowagie | Belgium | 50.1 s | 50.26 s |
Forward 8
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Hans Geister | BR Germany | 47.9 s | 47.99 s | |
2 | Yves Camus | France | 48.0 s | 48.06 s | |
3 | Milan Fillo | Czechoslovakia | 48.7 s | 48.91 s | |
4th | Guðmundur Lárusson | Iceland | 49.7 s | 49.81 s | |
5 | Sompop Svadanandana | Thailand | 53.6 s | 53.68 s | |
6th | Jeremias Stokes | Guatemala | 53.6 s | 53.81 s |
Forward 9
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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1 | Gene Cole | United States | 48.3 s | 48.44 s | |
2 | Alan Dick | Great Britain | 48.7 s | 48.84 s | |
3 | Edmunds Pīlāgs | Soviet Union | 49.2 s | 49.29 s | |
4th | Angel García | Cuba | 49.2 s | 49.34 s | |
5 | Antoine Uyterhoeven | Belgium | 50.0 s | 50.21 s | |
6th | Jean Hamilius | Luxembourg | 50.3 s | 50.75 s |
Forward 10
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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1 | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 48.1 s | 48.28 s | |
2 | Gerard Mach | Poland | 48.5 s | 48.64 s | |
3 | Paul Dolan | Ireland | 48.5 s | 48.81 s | |
4th | Jean-Pierre Goudeau | France | 48.8 s | 48.94 s | |
5 | Doug Clement | Canada | 50.0 s | 50.19 s |
Forward 11
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1 | James Lavery | Canada | 48.4 s | 48.47 s | |
2 | Yuri Lituev | Soviet Union | 48.8 s | 49.01 s | |
3 | Frank Rivera | Puerto Rico | 49.3 s | 49.48 s | |
4th | Antonio Siddi | Italy | 50.9 s | 51.03 s |
Forward 12
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1 | Ollie Matson | United States | 48.1 s | 48.17 s | |
2 | Hans Ernst Schneider | Switzerland | 48.7 s | 48.86 s | |
3 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil | 48.9 s | 49.05 s | |
4th | Schalk Booysen | South African Union | 49.0 s | 49.17 s | |
5 | Jiří David | Czechoslovakia | 49.1 s | 49.23 s | |
6th | Fred Hammer | Luxembourg | 49.6 s | 49.90 s | |
7th | Ossi Mildh | Finland | 50.2 s | 50.36 s |
Quarter finals
Date: July 24, 1952, from 6:35 p.m.
The Pole Gerard Mach and the Soviet Russian Juri Litujew did not make the quarter-finals.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 46.9 s | 46.98 s | |
2 | James Lavery | Canada | 47.5 s | 47.67 s | |
3 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Sweden | 47.8 s | 48.08 s | |
4th | Guillermo Gutiérrez | Venezuela | 48.6 s | 48.75 s | |
5 | Leslie Lewis | Great Britain | 49.0 s | 49.09 s | |
6th | Hans Ernst Schneider | Switzerland | 49.2 s | 49.32 s |
Run 2
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 47.2 s | 47.24 s | |
2 | Ollie Matson | United States | 47.4 s | 47.53 s | |
3 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | BR Germany | 47.4 s | 47.66 s | |
4th | Morris Curotta | Australia | 48.8 s | 48.86 s | |
5 | Rolf Back | Finland | 51.1 s | 51.53 s |
Run 3
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Times Whitfield | United States | 47.6 s | 47.74 s | |
2 | Hans Geister | BR Germany | 47.7 s | 47.81 s | |
3 | Jack Carroll | Canada | 47.7 s | 47.82 s | |
4th | Louis van Biljon | South African Union | 48.5 s | 48.63 s | |
5 | Jacques Degats | France | 48.8 s | 48.90 s | |
6th | Alan Dick | Great Britain | 49.0 s | 49.20 s |
Run 4
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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annotation |
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1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 47.4 s | 47.56 s | |
2 | Gene Cole | United States | 47.7 s | 47.88 s | |
3 | Ardalion Ignatiev | Soviet Union | 48.0 s | 48.25 s | |
4th | Yves Camus | France | 48.1 s | 48.43 s | |
5 | Terry Higgins | Great Britain | 49.1 s | 49.22 s |
Semifinals
Date: July 25, 1952, from 3 p.m.
The Swede Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt did not make it to the semi-finals.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
Unofficial time electronically |
annotation |
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1 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 46.3 s | 46.38 s | |
2 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | BR Germany | 46.4 s | 46.56 s | |
3 | Times Whitfield | United States | 46.4 s | 46.64 s | |
4th | Gene Cole | United States | 46.8 s | 46.94 s | |
5 | Ardalion Ignatiev | Soviet Union | 47.4 s | 47.49 s | |
6th | James Lavery | Canada | 47.7 s | 47.83 s |
Run 2
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
Unofficial time electronically |
annotation |
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1 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 46.4 s | 46.53 s | |
2 | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 46.5 s | 46.61 s | |
3 | Ollie Matson | United States | 46.7 s | 46.99 s | |
4th | Hans Geister | BR Germany | 46.7 s | 47.00 s | |
5 | Jack Carroll | Canada | 47.4 s | 47.61 s |
final
space | Surname | nation | Official time hand-stopped |
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1 | George Rhoden | Jamaica | 45.9 s | 46.09 s | OR |
2 | Herb McKenley | Jamaica | 45.9 s | 46.20 s | OR |
3 | Ollie Matson | United States | 46.8 s | 46.94 s | |
4th | Karl-Friedrich Haas | BR Germany | 47.0 s | 47.22 s | |
5 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 47.0 s | 47.24 s | |
6th | Times Whitfield | United States | 47.1 s | 47.30 s |
Date: July 25, 1952, from 3 p.m.
The Jamaicans Herb McKenley, George Rhoden and Arthur Wint were considered favorites to win the Olympic gold, and a triple success was expected. McKenley, who was runner-up in the 1948 Olympics behind Wint, wanted to do it right this time and not go too fast. His tactics against Wint also worked brilliantly. He took the lead early in the final, but couldn't keep up the pace. But now it was Rhoden who turned out to be McKenley's toughest opponent. Rhoden overtook Wint before the home stretch, McKenley also passed Wint and caught up with Rhoden again very closely. Both came to the finish hand-stopped at the same time. But it was not enough to win for McKenley. Wint fell back to fifth. With 45.9 s, the two winners set a new Olympic record . The unofficial electronic measurement, however, showed a difference of eleven hundredths of a second between the two runners.
Ollie Matson won the 17th medal in the twelfth Olympic final for the USA with his bronze medal.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, pp. 68–70
Web links
- SportsReference 400m , accessed September 25, 2017
- Official report pp. 275-277, engl. (PDF), accessed on September 25, 2017
- Helsinki 1952, George Rhoden, 400m (amateur footage) , published June 4, 2017 on youtube.com, accessed September 25, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 548 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c d e Official report page 266 (engl.)
- ↑ SportsReference (Eng.)